Vision
A world where materials are produced without extracting new resources.
Mission
To make nature-based waste materials the preferred global choice through innovation, design, and collaboration.
Rooted in nature’s integrity,
Ottan™ Materials help industries decarbonize at scale.
The next material age starts with what we already have.
Every year, industries extract billions of tons from the earth. Forests cleared. Minerals mined. Ecosystems strained. All to make materials that already exist in another form, grown, harvested, and left behind. The earth already made everything we need.
At OTTAN, we take what has been grown and left behind. Food byproducts, agricultural waste, returned as surfaces of lasting quality. Materials that carry the memory of nature, reduce carbon, and bring timeless beauty to the spaces we inhabit.
A future where we stop taking from nature and start working with what it already gives us.
Ayşe Yılmaz
Founder & CEO
Inspired by nature, Ayse is dedicated to building regenerative systems where creation no longer depends on extraction. Leading the company from R&D to commercialisation and early global adoption, she is holding two patents in sustainable material innovation.
Her work has received global recognition, including the EMAAR Innovation Challenge in Sustainability (Dubai), the Women of the Future ESG Award (London), and the Global ESG Awards (Cannes) and featured by platforms such as BBC, WGSN, and Fortune.
Beyond material innovation, she is deeply committed to human growth — cultivating awareness, creativity, and integrity through movement, dance, music, breath-work, and visual arts. As a public speaker and guest lecturer, she focus on inspiring systemic change toward a more regenerative and circular future.
Our Framework
Industrial & Systemic
Scalable solutions that integrate seamlessly into existing industries and infrastructure.
Innovative & Creative
Human & Nature-Centric
Cutting-edge materials and processes that drive the future of design and manufacturing.
Materials for humans, grounded in nature's integrity, designed to honor our shared roots.
Everything we make begins with what we believe.
Design with Purpose
We design with purpose, letting nature tell the story of every creation, setting a new standard of aesthetics.
Commit to Sustainability
We choose what sustains life, reducing extraction and emissions, protecting, creating, and regenerating.
Innovate Boldly
We dare to reimagine the status quo, bold enough to invent, and steadfast enough to make it real.
Embrace World-Centric Consciousness
We look beyond ourselves, shaping every decision with the planet, people, and generations to come in mind.
Collaboration over Competition
Through collaboration, we thrive together, building with partners, communities, and industries to shape lasting change.
Supported by Leading Accelerators
Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
