Internship: Photography & styling
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Helping hands – custom chairs for UMCs
3D-printing of a complex shape These positive chairs were made on assignment for Heldergroen and SoFoKleS, and will be placed in university hospitals in the Netherlands. Making a shape like this is difficult and therefore costly when using traditional techniques. But this is a perfect project for our 3D-printers! Plastic with a pillow We used […]
Remastered – A collection of recycled CD’s
Remastered – A collection of recycled CD’s Research – Reusing discarded CD’s When talking about plastic waste, we usually think about plastic packaging and disposable products. In order to reach a fully circular economy however, we will also need to find a solution for strong and longlasting plastic products that have lost their use and […]
De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank – From paper tray to plant stand Plastic waste from moving In 2020, De Nederlandse Bank moved to a temporary location so that their building at Frederiksplein in Amsterdam could be renovated. During the move, about 200 kilogram of blue paper trays appeared. Normally, this clean and brightly coloured plastic waste would […]
Fairphone – From phone case to sustainable stool
Fairphone – From phone case to sustainable stool Recycling phone cases Sustainable phone company Fairphone came to us with a special request: “are you able to recycle phone cases that have pieces of metal and silicones glued onto it?” Yes, we can! Fairphone was looking for a solution to sustainably process their old phone cases. […]
HEMA – From make-up display to waste bin
HEMA – From make-up display to waste bin A unique waste stream In 2019, all make-up displays in HEMA‘s stores were replaced. Therefore, over 2000 kilo of plastic waste came to surface. The plastic type of these displays (ABS) is rarely recycled in The Netherlands. Since the displays were collected and separated, we were able […]