REDUX — Benedetta Pompili

Design, ceramics, editorials

Hello, I’m Benedetta, a social designer and material researcher based in Amsterdam. I explore how materials connect culture, environment, and design. With a background in ceramics, I collaborate with archaeologists, artisans, and industry partners to experiment with materials and learn from traditional crafts. I see materials not just as substances, but as carriers of history, knowledge, and cultural meaning. Through research and design, I aim to rediscover techniques, learn from craftsmanship, and create dialogue across different fields.

REDUX

In collaboration with BESLEY & SPRESSER
Lisbon Architectural Triennale 2025 ed.
Supported by AC Minerals
2025 - ongoing

REDUX, ph. by Rui Cardoso, 2025.

REDUX, detail, ph. by Rui Cardoso, 2025.

The Redux installation was developed for the Lisbon Triennale 2025 in collaboration with architecture studio BESLEY & SPRESSER and AC Minerals.
Asbestos remains a persistent and large scale global health and environmental crisis. Though its use is banned in many countries, it endures in ageing buildings, legacy mine sites, landfills and older housing stock.
AC Minerals Asbeter has developed a mechanical‐chemical process to destruct asbestos fibres and convert asbestos-contaminated cement into benign, CO2-neutral raw materials.
The installation, presented as part of the 2025 Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, comprises two sculptural columns, each made from a distinct material derived from neutralised asbestos: one from MACMA, a cementitious structural material, and the other from a former-asbestos mineral glaze, applied to a ceramic base.

REDUX, detail, ph. by Rui Cardoso, 2025.

REDUX, ph. by Rui Cardoso, 2025.

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