About Us

Born out of the need to rethink society's view of the oceans as a source of planetary resilience.

Our Story

REEFRACT was founded in Berlin in 2023. After visiting fishmongers and learning that they throw out hundreds of shells every week, we started investigating how deep this problem goes.

Humans throw away millions of metric tons of shells annually. What if we could use these naturally occurring structures to bolster our resilience to climate change?

REEFRACT began facing this challenge by becoming part of the prestigious BeVisioneers Mercedes Benz Fellowship's first cohort for sustainable ventures. In 2024, we won two grants, launched the first instalments in the Adriatic Sea of the Mediterranean, and began our first batch of innovative ceramics.

Now we are refining our material further and exploring sites for instalments worldwide.