Material-Antics – Material-Centric Design Studio, Material Upholstery and Recovery Services.

01 / WE ARE

Ottawa's newest design and local upholstery service, serving the public and commercial businesses!
Whether for a single custom chair project or an entire restaurant re-upholstery, we are scalable and adaptable!
We offer affordable reupholstery, soft parts replacement,
and design services.
Call me today!

02 / REUPHOLSTER & REVAMP

STRESS FREE

We offer a night owl service to prevent loss of services or down-time for your business.

We can remove damaged parts at the end of your business day, re-upholster, and replace by the very next morning!

KNOW HOW

Our work features high‑performance automotive, medical, and marine‑grade vinyls that meet provincial health and safety standards.
And when you collaborate with a product designer, you get the benefit of expert guidance every step of the way.

RE-DESIGN

Consulting and Problem Solving is a service we are proud to offer!

Sometimes the solution is modifying something that isn’t working just right for you or making a few key alterations to make it a better fit for your unique needs!

Let’s design something together!

03 / REPLACE & REPAIR

Extend life

A little TLC and a few fix-ups and your item can be good as or better than new!

Small repairs and patches can extend the life of your favourite products!

A new velcro piece here, a webstrap replacement there, let’s extend the life of our products and help the environment!

customize

The best fit and function of a product sometimes takes a little innovation, modification, and a determination to get the most out of something!

Adapting things for unique needs or abilities can make a huge difference in everyday comfort, independence, and happiness!

statement

Appreciating the history of an object and showcasing its character and charm, can be executed in so many interesting ways!

Adding a bit of you to an object, or making a new something of your own creation to express yourself can make you shine!

Tap into your creative potential!

04 / REPURPOSE & UPCYCLE

Sustainable Recovery

Expert techniques for salvaging high-value materials from furniture and goods destined for landfills, focusing on
leather and premium textiles.

Creative Innovation

Material-centric approach to design, reimagining discarded resources as raw materials for bold, artistic creations.

Community Impact

Workshops and resources that empower makers to explore sustainable practices and circular design thinking.

Come explore the creative potential!

MISSION

To reclaim materials and showcase their potential as valuable design artifacts through innovative upcycling.

We champion
sustainable design by rescuing
material destined for landfills or fixing products to work better for you.

VISION

A world where the weathered becomes beautiful and discarded materials inspire creative opportunities.

We’re building a
circular economy that celebrates both beauty and environmental responsibility through innovative material reuse or adaptation.

History

Founded by a design aficionada passionate about sustainable innovation. We’re hyper-focused on reclaiming usable resource materials and putting them to better use.

Finding appropriate and good uses for materials that are repurposable, enables us to imagine what’s possible a cleaner future!

Work

We track local discarding patterns and transform emerging material streams into repurposing resources.

Through rescue-recovery and hands-on material exploration, we invite others to explore and engage in sustainable design and circular thinking collaborations.

MATERIAL MATTERS…

UPHOLSTERY & REPAIR

On and Off-site services to refresh your equipment and furniture to extend product life and improve or maintain functionality and performance.

Material repurposing

Prioritizing materials first — imagining new uses for overlooked materials and re-evaluating their attributes to reveal design opportunities.

material Recovery

Specializing in repurposing durable leather from retired upholstered furniture, and being a local source for rescued leather inventory.

LOCAL MINING & rEACH-out

Networking with local companies and tracking local patterns like curbside giveaways to identify material streams for creative repurposing opportunities.

05 / WE ARE

Nathalie Tambay

Creative Director & Founder

+1 (613) 818-2854

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