Common Banquet

Faced with the invasion of Phragmites australis, which threatens Quebec’s biodiversity, this project transforms the plant into durable furniture.

Harvested along roadsides, crushed, and blended with gypsum cement or resin, the reed becomes a robust biomaterial. The table, expandable via a rail system, can be infinitely adapted by adding new segments.

By redirecting this ecological waste into a local circular economy, the project reduces resource extraction and raises awareness through action: each piece embodies the reclamation of ecosystems, one stem at a time.

Mission

Our project aims to eradicate the common reed by harvesting it massively to create a constructive resource for furniture shaped by excess. The Common Banquet transforms the reed into a complicit material: a final feast with the invader, where furniture becomes a tool for repair, and each table set brings us closer to its eradication.

Created over the span of 12 weeks

Awards & Recognition

• Archi- Prize | [2025]
  Awarded for clarity of concept, simplicity, and quality of execution.

• ADIQ Prize | [2025]
  Membership to the Quebec Association of Industrial Designers