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17-25 October 2026

Pomace

Learning Circularity from Olive

Hosted by Random Works

This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

Wickerwork with Pomastic
Wickerwork with Pomastic
Project Pomace is a cultural study and a design experiment focused on olive cultivation. It narrates a unique understanding of circular design inspired by the qualities of olive cultivation in Karaburun. And it features a series of bio-based material design experiments by using olive pomace.
What can we learn about circular design thinking from existing everyday practices? Some vernacular means of production can provide us with inspiring examples. Project Pomace explores the local olive cultivation culture in Karaburun, Turkey to understand t
3D molding with Pomastic
3D molding with Pomastic
Pattern designs with Pomastic
Pattern designs with Pomastic
Bio-based 3D printing with olive pomace
Bio-based 3D printing with olive pomace
The circular journey of olive and its by-products
The circular journey of olive and its by-products

About Random Works

The project team is an interdisciplinary collective with members who work freelance or as academics in the Netherlands and Turkey. The backgrounds of the team members are architecture, product design, urban planning, visual design and media arts. The team also includes a local NGO called Olive Academy Karaburun, with members from the fields of economics, social sciences and engineering. Also, Karaburun Municipality is the local supporter of the project.

Colofon

Initiator, Designer Serdar Aşut
Product Designer Iris Jönsthövel
Visual Designer Melis Baloğlu
Computational Designer Friso Gouwetor
Product Designer Betül Hafızoğlu
Film Maker Yaman Umut Bilir
Editor Emre Gönlügür
Local Host Olive Academy
Local Supporter Karaburun Municipality

Partners

Sponsored by Pomace
Sponsored by Pomace
Sponsored by Pomace