We lead with design. For us, sustainability is not a compromise or a category — it's a fundamental element of good design. When we couldn't find a beautifully designed table setting that didn't cost the earth something in return, we made one. maaterra exists so you never have to choose between the two.

We started with plates. Fallen palm leaves, cleaned with water and light, molded with heat, etched by hand — simply a leaf. Then we added cotton napkins, plant-based cups, bamboo utensils and straws. Different materials, one standard: everything we make is 100% compostable, industrially and at home, and returns to earth within a season.*

We are committed to a process — from collection through manufacturing to compostability — that leaves as little behind as possible. We review that process continuously, because the best solution today may not be the best solution tomorrow. That commitment is the one thing we will never compost.