There’s plenty of nice items on the streets during garbage collection times — a good part of my apartment’s interior consists of furniture that I’ve found this way. The Goedzak has the ability to give special attention to the products that are still useful and invite passers-by to take them. The designers are currently looking for a Dutch municipality to roll out an experiment with the bag to see if it works. There’s only one little problem: taking stuff from the streets is considered theft in the Netherlands and therefore illegal. But still…
Dutch design collective Droog has shaped contemporary design practices through their modern, minimalistic and innovative products. In recent years, they've expanded their scope, now spearheading urban-related projects. What is co-founder Renny's take on the drastic changes we witness in our cities?
We spoke to musician, biologist and plant enthusiast Karel Hendriks while taking a stroll around the local neighbourhood in Amsterdam North to investigate some of the city’s urban wastelands, rethinking how we could look at weeds in the city.
In Baltimore, an employment project has been set up to upcycle wood from demolition projects into new consumer products.