De Kledingbibliotheek looks like a clothing shop but works like a library. You borrow, you wear (for four weeks,) you return, repeat; eliminating a hefty amount of wastage and avoiding blowing your student loan in one week. There are multiple ways to contribute to the crowd-funded project via their reward-based donation system, which is inclusive of several months of free membership through to private up-cycling workshops for you and your friends.
On top of an extensive and diverse collection for young women of all shapes and sizes, they are also offering a platform for young designers by recruiting several, fair-trade fashion brands to put their garments on loan.
There’s no denying we are fans of this start-up. Environmentally-friendly frivolity is finally becoming available in fashion. At De Kledingbibliotheek, garments transcend their status as long-term investments and become guilt-free methods of self-expression, on borrowed time of course.
A storage unit on the outskirts of town can be expensive and come with complicated contracts. New platforms allow users to hire out their lofts, garages or sheds to people in the neighbourhood that need storage space.
Human Hotel is a purpose-driven home-sharing community for creatives to host, meet and support each other.
In the past decades, cities invested heavily in underground car parking. Now we've entered the Age of Cycling, similar infrastructure for bicycles is emerging. Last year, Utrecht opened a giant underground bicycle parking garage — the largest in the world.