Reworking Surfaces with Weez & Merl

Sometimes a project begins by noticing what’s already there.

Weez & Merl had been working with SíSí on a series of coasters made from recycled plastic, with a distinct marbled finish. Around the same time, our Eva trolley was introduced into the space, and the connection felt immediate. Same colour, same material language, with a durability suited to the pace of service.

From there, the idea was simple: take what was already working and extend it into the trolley.

Weez & Merl’s work is grounded in seeing waste plastic not as a byproduct, but as a raw material. Their process starts with collecting and sorting LDPE plastic from local waste streams in Brighton & Hove, ranging from packaging to materials from the bar and retail industries. Each panel carries the equivalent of around 100 plastic bags, reworked into something stable and long-lasting.

The material itself is built through layers. Most of the plastic they work with is clear, forming a translucent base. Colour is introduced sparingly, using fragments of coloured plastic to create depth without losing that sense of clarity. The marbled effect comes from cutting, rearranging, and recomposing these layers by hand before the material is compressed into sheets, CNC cut, and finished.