Réno makes its official debut with its first collection of furniture and decorative objects, a meeting point between the centuries-old art of Vietnamese lacquer, contemporary design, and an innovative material recrafted from discarded plastic.
Developed from UPGREEN Vietnam’s expertise in material research and transformation, Réno creates objects that do more than fulfil the practical needs of a space. They help define its character. Once-discarded plastic fragments are collected, sorted and restructured into durable panels, each with its own texture, composition and tonal identity. Upon this new material foundation, Vietnamese lacquer is reinterpreted through a contemporary visual language, bringing together time-honoured craftsmanship and a new way of engaging with matter.
Every design is conceived as a visually complete composition, in which proportion, colour, surface and hand-finishing come together to create a presence of depth and distinction.
The inaugural collection begins with familiar objects of everyday life: tables, cabinets, stools, display plinths and decorative pieces. Through Réno’s language, these familiar functions are reimagined through distilled forms, richly nuanced surfaces and hand-executed lacquer details. The result is a collection designed to inhabit everyday life while retaining the expressive power of functional art.
OLD MATERIAL, A NEW SENSIBILITY
Réno’s material foundation is formed from used plastic waste—matter that is commonly regarded as having reached the end of its value. Through a process of collection, sorting, cleaning and treatment, these discarded components are restructured into new surfaces suitable for furniture and interior objects.
Rather than completely erasing the material’s origins, Réno preserves the flecks of colour, flowing veins and irregular movements that emerge during the recycling process. Each panel therefore carries its own visual identity. Some surfaces recall the mineral depth of natural stone; others appear as compressed compositions of colour, shaped by multiple previous lives.
This very irregularity creates a richly layered backdrop for lacquer.
The handcrafted lines do not entirely conceal the material beneath. Instead, they coexist with the plastic particles, marbled patterns and traces of reconstruction, forming a surface that feels at once organic and unmistakably shaped by the human hand.
Réno does not treat recycled material as a message that must come before beauty.
First and foremost, the material must enrich the form, colour and sensory experience of the object. Its origin in discarded plastic introduces another, quieter layer of value: the possibility of achieving refinement without beginning with the extraction of additional natural resources.
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LACQUER, A NEW CHAPTER
Lacquer is an art of layers, time and patience.
A finished surface is never created in a single gesture. It gradually takes shape through repeated stages of applying colour, allowing it to dry, sanding, refining and building once again.
The distinctive depth of lacquer comes from this process. Each layer conceals what lies beneath while simultaneously allowing earlier layers to reveal themselves.
Réno approaches lacquer with deep respect for traditional craftsmanship, while refusing to confine it to familiar forms of expression.
Rather than reproducing classical motifs, the brand distils the rhythms, colours and emotional qualities of Vietnamese art, translating them into forms made for contemporary living.
On each object, lacquer is more than decoration.
Lines inspired by branches, foliage, flowing water and the movement of the natural world are developed in response to the structure of the individual piece. Some details emerge vividly against deep fields of colour. Others appear only fleetingly beneath the light, allowing the surface to shift continuously with perspective and distance.
When lacquer meets recycled material, two processes of transformation converge.
One is formed through layers of colour, time and human craftsmanship. The other is reconstructed from fragments of material that have already lived another life.
Neither conceals the other. Together, they create a surface of depth, one that preserves both the memory of the material and the sensibility of the artisan.
FROM FUNCTION TO SENSATION
An object of furniture must first be able to live naturally within a space.
For Réno, however, function is only the beginning of the design process.
A storage cabinet becomes a rhythmic composition of open volumes and enclosed surfaces.
A cylindrical stool is developed as an object that may serve simultaneously as seating, a side table or a sculptural accent.
A plant stand does more than elevate greenery; it shapes the way nature enters an interior composition.
A table is no longer simply a horizontal plane, but a convergence of use, storage and display.
Curves are introduced to soften geometric structures. Proportions are carefully calibrated to create a sense of solidity without visual heaviness.
Open spaces are deliberately preserved, allowing light to pass through while enabling each object to establish a natural relationship with the surrounding architecture.
The recycled surfaces, with their variations in veining and tone, lend each form greater expression. When combined with lacquer, the material does more than provide structure. It becomes an active part of the way the object interacts with light and space.
Réno does not create objects merely to occupy a room.
It creates pieces capable of transforming the rhythm, perspective and emotional atmosphere of an entire space.
ROOTED IN HERITAGE, DEFINED BY TASTE
Vietnamese identity within Réno is not expressed through the repetition of immediately recognisable symbols.
Instead, it is embedded in the brand’s approach to colour, line, material and craftsmanship.
It can be found in the softness of forms inspired by nature; in the depth of lacquered surfaces; in the restraint with which details are revealed; and, above all, in the respect given to the process of making.
Réno believes that a design rooted in Vietnamese identity does not need to appear nostalgic.
When the spirit of a craft is properly understood and transformed through a new way of thinking, it can exist naturally within contemporary spaces while preserving its own cultural depth.
Applying lacquer to an unfamiliar material foundation is also part of Réno’s way of carrying tradition forward.
The craft is not confined to a familiar format. It is given a new context in which to develop, adapt and expand its expressive possibilities.
This is a way of preserving tradition through movement rather than repetition.
EVERY SURFACE, A UNIQUE EXPRESSION
The processes of material formation and hand-finishing create subtle distinctions across every Réno piece.
Two objects may share the same design, yet they will never be entirely identical in their veining, tonal transitions, reflections or the rhythm of their surface details.
In some areas, the particles of the material remain clearly visible. Elsewhere, colours merge into a deep and subdued field.
Upon this surface, each lacquered line continues to be shaped by the individual movement of the artisan’s hand.
These differences are not accidents to be eliminated. They are part of what gives each object its vitality.
Every piece is therefore the result of a dialogue between the design drawing, the nature of the material and the maker’s intuitive response.
Design establishes the structure. Technique provides precision. Material and craftsmanship introduce a character that cannot be fully replicated through mass production.
Réno’s sense of singularity does not come from a deliberate attempt to appear unusual.
It emerges naturally from the way each object is made.
BEAUTY FIRST, WITH VALUES BENEATH
Réno does not place the story of recycling before the aesthetic experience.
A product must first persuade through its form, colour, proportion and quality of finish. It should inspire the desire to look, to touch and to live with it—before its owner discovers the additional layers of meaning beneath the surface.
Through this approach, the material’s origins become a discreet yet meaningful part of the design.
Beauty is not used to illustrate a message. Instead, a responsible choice is made so that beauty may become more complete.
Réno believes that the lasting value of an object begins with its ability to make people want to keep it.
When a piece is beautiful enough to outlast short-lived trends, useful enough to remain part of everyday life and refined enough to create an emotional attachment, its positive impact emerges naturally.
FROM OBJECTS TO A LIVING UNIVERSE
Réno begins with furniture and décor, but the brand’s vision extends beyond individual objects.
In the future, Réno seeks to create experiential spaces in which furniture, art, craftsmanship, light and architecture are brought together within a considered whole.
Within these environments, objects will not simply be placed on display. They will be presented in the contexts that allow their character, material depth and craftsmanship to be fully experienced.
Réno also envisions its spaces as meeting points for Vietnamese brands that share the same standards of aesthetics, quality and refinement.
Each brand may bring its own distinct language, while contributing to an ecosystem that reflects the breadth and diversity of contemporary Vietnamese creativity.
It is not merely a place in which beautiful objects are presented.
It is a place where a way of living is curated and expressed through design.
RÉNO: BEAUTY, MADE
Réno was founded on the belief that the beauty of an object is not determined by its outward appearance alone.
It is shaped by design thinking, precision of proportion, material depth, the time invested in its making and the sensitivity of the human hand.
Every piece brings together an ancient craft and a material recrafted from discarded plastic; Vietnamese identity and a design language capable of belonging in international spaces; practical function and aesthetic value that can be preserved over time.
With Réno, what was once discarded is not simply given a new function, and lacquer is not merely applied to an object.
Together, they create an entirely new presence.
A presence with depth and character.
A presence capable of becoming a distinctive signature within spaces shaped by a refined and discerning eye.
RÉNO
Recrafted materials. Vietnamese lacquer. Contemporary expression.
