Sungai Carafe
Symbiotic Design, Shaped by Rivers.
Crafted with intention and innovation, the Sungai Carafe is a vessel of restoration. Made using consumer glass waste retrieved from Bali’s rivers, each carafe transforms discarded material into ceramics. Showcasing that what once polluted our planet can now serve a purpose. Reclaimed, crafted, and reimagined by hand, the Sungai Carafe embodies a full-circle philosophy: from water, for water.
In a creative collaboration, glass waste retrieved by the 155 river warriors at Sungai Watch is transformed into ceramics by material researcher Sara Howard. This innovative material is then brought to life by Kevala Ceramics, where skilled artisans craft it into beautiful products for homes and hospitality.
Crafted with intention and innovation, the Sungai Carafe is a vessel of restoration. Made using consumer glass waste retrieved from Bali’s rivers, each carafe transforms discarded material into ceramics. Showcasing that what once polluted our planet can now serve a purpose. Reclaimed, crafted, and reimagined by hand, the Sungai Carafe embodies a full-circle philosophy: from water, for water.
In a creative collaboration, glass waste retrieved by the 155 river warriors at Sungai Watch is transformed into ceramics by material researcher Sara Howard. This innovative material is then brought to life by Kevala Ceramics, where skilled artisans craft it into beautiful products for homes and hospitality.
Glass makes up 4.6% of all the waste Sungai Watch collects from Bali’s rivers.
That’s roughly 26,300 kilograms every year.
Despite its ability to be reused infinitely without losing purity, glass isn’t fully recycled in Bali. The high cost of transporting it to industrialised islands like Java for processing often makes it economically unviable to keep the material within the economy.
In typical ceramic manufacturing, we rely on mined or quarried minerals that are extracted, processed, and imported into Bali to be transformed into ceramic products. These convoluted supply chains are often tied to ecological and social issues. By building a bespoke waste material ecology for Kevala, I can begin to establish a direct relationship with material suppliers, knowing who extracted the material, how it was processed, and ensuring we are working with a waste material that has reached its perceived end of life.
The Sungai Carafe is an embodiment of symbiotic partnerships, where resource preservation and ecological restoration are at the forefront. Glass waste retrieved by the 155 river warriors at Sungai Watch is transformed into ceramics by material researcher Sara Howard. This innovative material is then brought to life by the artisans at Kevala Ceramics, who hand-make the carafe that represents the future we hope to leave for the next generation.
In typical ceramic manufacturing, we rely on mined or quarried minerals that are extracted, processed, and imported into Bali to be transformed into ceramic products. These convoluted supply chains are often tied to ecological and social issues. By building a bespoke waste material ecology for Kevala, I can begin to establish a direct relationship with material suppliers, knowing who extracted the material, how it was processed, and ensuring we are working with a waste material that has reached its perceived end of life.
The Sungai Carafe is an embodiment of symbiotic partnerships, where resource preservation and ecological restoration are at the forefront. Glass waste retrieved by the 155 river warriors at Sungai Watch is transformed into ceramics by material researcher Sara Howard. This innovative material is then brought to life by the artisans at Kevala Ceramics, who hand-make the carafe that represents the future we hope to leave for the next generation.
The Sungai Carafee is available for wholesale and pre-orders for the second drop now.
Contact Kevala Ceramics to purchase ︎︎︎