Waste, transformed into remarkable surfaces.

A wooden table with a glossy finish featuring a colorful decorative inlay along the edge, placed on a bright blue background.

Close-up of a wooden parquet flooring with scattered colorful game pieces, including blue, red, and green

A wooden floor with a pattern of small, colorful rectangles arranged in a grid.

We’re Stratum Marquetry.

We have created a genuinely distinctive surface material that designers can specify and makers can work with.

Available as Tiles, Slats, Boards or Raw Staves, in the following patterns:

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A black silhouette of a frog perched on top of a layered cake with a small frog figure beside it on a stand, against a white background.

Waste Material Rescue Service

We partner with like-minded businesses, collecting their surplus materials, before repurposing them into our patterned surfaces.

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A black and white drawing of a kitten with a raised paw.

A black dog sitting on a yellow and red sweatshirt.

A black circle with the phrase "Almost everything" written in stylized, black letters, arranged in three lines.

Company

Built for bigger commissions

Years spent refining our process — and investing in the right machines and tools — mean production is fast, accurate and built to repeat.

Our signature patterns are designed around materials we know we can source reliably, so they scale cleanly from a single piece to a full commission. And our Waste Material Rescue Service has built the kind of partner network that keeps serious stock on hand, so volume is never the constraint.

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Two smiling men standing outside a woodworking shop, one with a yellow tape measure attached to his apron, both wearing work aprons.

Close-up of a wooden chessboard with light and dark wood pieces and purple accents on a blue background.

sustainability

5% for the planet

We donate 5% (because 1% didn’t feel enough) of our profits to Plant 1 Cornwall who plant trees and maintaining woodland habitats here in Cornwall.
Material Rescue Service

Working with businesses within our network, we source & repurpose their waste into our patterned materials.
Signature Patterns

Designed around what others discard. Our signature patterns turn readily available off-cuts into scalable, customisable surfaces—maximising the potential of local waste materials.
100% recyclable packaging

All our products are delivered in recyclable packaging with clear guidance on how to do exactly that.
Green Energy

We power our workshop from 100% renewable sources, such as solar, wind and hydroelectric power. Our aim is to also have our own solar system!