About Bene

About Bene

About Bene

About Bene

About Bene

bFRIENDS by BENE Sustainable office accessories ensure order in no time at all and create an inspiring atmosphere in the office. This idea is made real with bFRIENDS. By recycling post-consumer plant-based plastic objects, a biodegradable material is made. 3D printing is then utilised to create the products of the bFRIENDS collection. The collection is the result of a remarkable three-way collaboration between Bene, its longstanding design collaborator Pearson Lloyd, and Batch.Works, a London start-up specialising in 3D-printed consumer products. The three companies have come together, pooled their expertise, and developed the new line of products using locally sourced recycled post-consumer PLA from Reflow, a specialist in recycling the bioplastics used in products such as food packaging for 3D printing. Batch.Works’ process sources raw materials by intercepting a local waste stream, requires no tools in production, generates no waste itself, and manufactures on demand, minimising any need for storage or warehousing. Furthermore, with no need for centralised global production, bFRIENDS products can be produced via a distributed network of local manufacturing hubs, cutting shipping distances for both raw material and finished product, and significantly shortening supply chains and lead times. The bFRIENDS products are being recycled and can be returned to Bene showrooms worldwide or sent to us for this purpose. We then feed the material into a new product cycle.Read their story