WAYST
Pronounced waste“What is discarded carries its own history. Our work is simply to listen.”
WAYST is an ongoing collection by Alkaline that explores the design potential of discarded materials. Rooted in material experimentation and hands-on making, the project reframes waste as a starting point for design rather than an end — treating remnants of the built environment as raw material with future value.
A collection built on the belief that demolition sites are not endpoints — they are supply chains. Collection One focuses on demolition waste: broken brick, construction remnants and terrazzo offcuts reclaimed from local waste streams across KwaZulu-Natal, that would otherwise be sent to landfill.
Through casting, shaping and surface treatment, these fragments are transformed into functional objects that retain traces of their past. Surface irregularities, aggregate and texture are not concealed — they are integral to the final form. The marks of making are not concealed. They are the work.
Reclaim
Broken brick, construction remnants and terrazzo offcuts, collected from local waste streams across KwaZulu-Natal.
Cast
The fragments are crushed, graded and cast into form.
Etch
The surface is etched back to reveal the aggregate inside.
Polish
Finished by hand. Irregularities stay — they are integral to the final form.
“Brick, steel, concrete — materials that held walls, now holding light.”
WAYST Pendant 01 · Winner, AIDA Awards 2026
Takes its proportions from a traditional brick, with a dome added to diffuse the light.
Brick rubble & cement · 120 × 100 × 190 mm
A cone-shaped pendant in maroon oxide, cast using brick and tile rubble.
Brick & tile rubble · Made to order
Two tapered legs, monolithic and load-bearing, rise from the same demolition rubble as WAYST Pendant 01 — terrazzo dense with reclaimed brick,
Concrete and reclaimed brick aggregate Dimensions: 500 × 300 × 500 mm
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