What is Zeoform? A Material Revolution, Made Real

Harry Ashton
Aug 21
2 min read

Updated: Aug 22

Something bolder and smarter is taking hold on the factory floor.

In the design world, change doesn’t always arrive with fanfare. Sometimes, it shows up quietly disguised as waste paper, water, and an idea strong enough to shift systems. At Project Project, we’ve always followed material firsts.

Our curiosity has taken us from natural stone to sculptural wax and now, to Zeoform, a biodegradable material unlike anything else. It doesn’t just mimic the look of timber or the strength of plastic. It reimagines what materials should do in the 21st century: give more than they take.

Meet Zeoform: A Material Built for the Future

So, what is Zeoform?

It’s a patented, biodegradable composite made from just waste paper and water. No glue, no toxins, no resins. What you get is a fully natural material that behaves like wood, shapes like plastic, and gleams like ceramic.

Fifteen years in the making, Zeoform’s innovation is backed by millions in R&D and a vision rooted in circular design. Made in

Byron Bay from recycled paper, water, and hemp fibre, it transforms low-value waste into high-performance, heirloom-grade objects, while leaving nothing behind but beauty and biodegradability.

It’s not just a material. It’s proof that design can be a tool for environmental healing.

Why Zeoform Matters

In a time when greenwashing clouds our screens and landfills fill faster than we can count, Zeoform offers something radically different:

Fully natural & biodegradable: No toxins, no synthetics, no compromise.
Closed-loop thinking & Carbon-sequestering: Waste becomes form, form returns to earth.

At Project Project, we believe good design is as much about material honesty as it is about aesthetic exploration. Zeoform speaks directly to that belief: a future-forward material that refuses to separate form from function, ethics from elegance.

Zeoform in the Iceberg Collection

The Iceberg Collection is the first of its kind in Australia and Project Project are proud to be able to collaborate with Zeoform as their first retail partner, showcasing the material’s potential across different kinds of furniture, and sculptural forms.

Up close, Zeoform reveals its tactility: smooth but not cold, organic yet refined. Though smooth to the touch, Zeoform’s surface appears rough, almost like the moon. Pigments sink into its texture, creating soft, matte finishes in white, charcoal, and earth tones. It’s malleable during making, then sets hard like timber. The designers describe working with it as “somewhere between clay and stone, but with its own personality.”

The name “Iceberg” nods not only to form and colour, but to what lies beneath: a vast shift in what’s possible when design meets material innovation with purpose.

Designing for the Future

Zeoform isn’t just a beautiful material; it’s a systems-level response to the challenges of modern manufacturing. As designers, we’re no longer just making products; we’re shaping the conditions of the future. That means asking harder questions about origin, impact, and afterlife.

At Project Project, we don’t believe in sustainability as a trend. We believe in material intelligence, responsible production, and the quiet courage it takes to change course. Zeoform aligns with that ethos and expands it.