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published on 05.05.2025

Interview

Natura Mater’s organic strength

Whether using bio-sourced or reused materials, eco-construction is all the rage, with the opening of new agencies to support architects and material libraries. For Natura Mater, a Brussels-based company operating for five years, consultancy, material access, and training form the core of a virtuous business model open to all kinds of entrepreneurs, including designers. It’s a green, grassroots vision driven by co-founder Margaux Cambier.

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An interview by Mikael Zikos for Wallonie-Bruxelles Design Mode

Where does the Natura Mater concept come from?

Today we’re founding partners — Jeremy Boomer and I — both architects by training and contractors. We realised that many of our contacts were faced with a lot of waste on the one hand and a lack of information about eco-responsible construction on the other, so we were having a hard time convincing contractors to take on building or renovation projects. Personally, we both found ourselves in this situation, purely by coincidence, when we wanted to renovate our homes. So the initial concept of Natura Mater came to us ‘naturally’, so to speak: to make eco-responsible materials part of the norm, by building on what already exists.