Cheap Characters

Could a toilet plunger also function as a table leg?

Hosted by Annemijn Adriaensen

This project is now archived and was part of DDW21

Event type

Exhibition

Location

Station

Design Perron

Fuutlaan 12

5613 AB

Fotograaf: Fabio Jansen

‘Cheap Characters’ is a collection that consists of five interior objects as a reaction to our present-day society, which is furnished with quick and fleeting things. Due to mass production we live in a society in where there is an enormous amount of uniform and similar products that can easily be

‘Where has the connection with our living environment gone to?’

I have been looking for ways to transform cheap soulless items into valuable and distinctive objects. By using simple methods and craftmanship like weaving, cutting and sewing I am discovering the possibilities that they have to offer. For example, could a toilet plunger also function as a table leg or what can you make out of a swimming tube? Cheap Characters’ shows how we can achieve more connection by approaching our everyday objects differently. I want to inspire the viewer by showing how an authentic living environment could look like and invite them to start making things themselves again.

Photographer: Fabio Jansen

Hosted by

Annemijn Adriaensen
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About Annemijn Adriaensen

Hi, My name is Annemijn Adriaensen and I am a product designer and material researcher. The starting point for my designs are the every day stuff that I collect in stores like the secondhand shop, construction market and discounter stores. During my design process, I am going on an adventures with my collection of everyday materials that I have found in the stores.

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