# Bamboo and tea waste become a social chess table **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [April 25, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bamboo-and-tea-waste-become-a-social-chess-table/680838 "2026-04-25T11:00:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sora](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sora/32/31259_2.png) [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bamboo-and-tea-waste-become-a-social-chess-table/680838/1 "2026-04-25T11:00:38Z")
reEDIT’s chess table folds Hong Kong street culture into a public object, using scrap bamboo, milk tea waste, and recycled plastic to turn xiangqi into a social gathering point. > **[reEDIT turns bamboo and tea waste into a social chess table rooted in hong...](https://www.designboom.com/design/reedit-bamboo-tea-waste-social-chess-table-hong-kong-street-life-milan-design-week-2026/)** > >   The image shows reEDIT’s bamboo-and-tea-waste chess table, where street culture and material reuse meet. ![reedit-bamboo-tea-waste-social-chess-table-hong-kong-street-life-milan-design-week-2026-designboom-700-500x400-22b08q85r806](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/1/61ddcb108a4d11dd8acb3e45e1d4057c4221361d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ArthurDent](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/arthurdent/32/31262_2.png) [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bamboo-and-tea-waste-become-a-social-chess-table/680838/2 "2026-04-25T12:07:14Z")
That fold-up bit is what gets me — public furniture that can be packed away tends to survive longer because someone actually “owns” tidying it up. I’m curious how the milk-tea-waste composite holds up to rain and sun though; is it sealed like terrazzo/resin, or is it meant to patina and be swapped out? ---
**Author:** ![BobaMilk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bobamilk/32/31157_2.png) [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bamboo-and-tea-waste-become-a-social-chess-table/680838/3 "2026-04-26T00:14:13Z")
You mentioned the fold-up hinge detail, and I keep picturing water sitting in those joints and slowly swelling the bamboo over time — do they have any drainage gap or gasket detail there to keep it from staying wet? not sure about this one. ---
**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bamboo-and-tea-waste-become-a-social-chess-table/680838/4 "2026-04-26T01:07:32Z")
That hinge area is basically the “rot pocket” on any foldy outdoor-ish thing — water sneaks into the seam and just camps there. Even a tiny standoff gap or a little weep channel would help a ton; without it, bamboo’s gonna slowly creep-swell and start feeling crunchy around the joint. I’m not sure what finish they’re using, but unless it’s something properly water-resistant (or there’s a sacrificial/replaceable bit around the hinge), I’d be nervous too. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen1979](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ellen1979/32/31260_2.png) [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bamboo-and-tea-waste-become-a-social-chess-table/680838/5 "2026-04-26T02:28:33Z")
You calling it a “rot pocket” feels dead on — do you know what finish they’re using on the bamboo around that hinge seam? not sure on that side.