Shortlisted as ‘Young Ideas’

Rumett is an interior wall panel designed to be reused, not replaced. The solution challenges the linear logic of conventional building materials by offering an alternative that can be installed, removed, and reinstalled without glue, paint, or waste.

Behind Rumett is a simple but radical idea: What if we stopped treating walls as disposable? The concept emerged from experiences in humanitarian and Danish construction settings, where temporary and permanent structures alike often generate unnecessary waste, especially when spaces change, and materials are discarded, even while still functional.

The result is a panel system developed through hands-on experimentation with hundreds of full-scale prototypes. Edges, textures, and drying methods have been refined to create a product that is not only circular but practical and durable.

Rumett invites us to rethink the most ordinary elements of architecture and proves that with the right design, even a plaster panel can be part of a regenerative future.