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At The Product Chronicles Re—gained, a new R&D label for circular design, is showing three new projects based on three design classics; with discarded carpet tiles, unused office cabinets by Friso Kramer and 5,000 old tote bags from Dutch Design Week.
Re—gained is a R&D label for circular design and aims to spark sustainable development in product design and production. Projects are focused on (re)using, adapting and improving existing products and materials and turning waste into value.
Re—gained is showing three new projects within three diverse collaborations:
_Together with Studio Simone Post we helped develop a new carpet product for Sparo in which pattern and colour is used to give a completely new look and cohesion to the old carpets.
_Starting with a batch of 5,000 DDW bags with an old logo, Re—gained invited Atelier Reservé and Boro Atelier to develop a new product together. Boro did research into dyeing and screen-printing with another waste material; onion peels from restaurant RIJKS®. The Reservéboys designed a garment where the bags stand out amongst other leftover fabrics they always work with.
_Commissioned by the UvA, Jan Willem ter Steege from PTSA carried out design research into what can be made with the many discarded Friso Kramer office cabinets that are no longer in use because libraries like the UB are increasingly developing as places for meeting and sharing digital knowledge.
