ChopValue

ChopValue is a Vancouver-founded manufacturer that turns discarded bamboo chopsticks into furniture and interior surfaces. Collected from restaurants through a network of local microfactories, the chopsticks are cleaned, pressed under heat and bound into a composite the company describes as harder than maple and stronger than oak.

The model is deliberately distributed: each microfactory sources waste within its own city and produces locally, cutting transport while keeping a circular material loop visible to clients. Founded by Felix Böck, the company works with architects and brands on fit-outs, and in 2026 partnered with Sungai Design on Muara, a stool in bamboo chopsticks shown at Jia CURATED in Bali.