The former Schellens Fabriek in Eindhoven became Something.bigger for Dutch Design Week 2023 - a creative hub for designers, artists, and makers as residents and host to Nothing Happens If Nothing Happens by the digital and physical design platform Isola. The exhibition showcased innovative biomaterials, circular products, and collectible design pieces.
The German designer behind the limewood and bouclette Big Marshmallow (Ottoman), Paul Ketz, claims that it suits any environment "from throne room to lounge area" and that the segmented shapes are like "a fountain of youth that seems to float gently around." We're not quite sure about any of that, but it does look super comfy and it certainly makes a statement! In case you didn't spot the visual reference or the clue in the name, Paperclip by Esmee Gruson was in fact inspired by the ubiquitous paperclip, "enlarged and deformed into a new absurd reality," with the intention of questioning comfort, functionality, and the boxes into which we place things.
("these beams") originated from a collaboration between Plastiek Breda and Soeps Creative Collective. At their simplest, they are sustainably manufactured, recycled plastic beams with holes in them - together they can be used as a modular system to make almost anything, from seating to sleeping pods. "Together we build a creative ecosystem without limits to sustainable thinking and action," says the team. "These are easy to use, encourage reuse, and therefore reduce the purchase of new materials and/or products." MESA is a side table handmade from 100% natural and biodegradable eucalyptus bark by the Portuguese multi-disciplinary design practice DUBLO Studio. Eucalyptus bark falls naturally from the tree and can be collected from the ground and, at the end of its life, the stool can be returned to the earth as compost. "This conceptual work is intended to show a field of application for plant materia
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