Below you find a selection of the most relevant projects that are the basis of our vision and method how we deal with different subjects in the field of sustainability.
2023/ setting up a local value chain creating biobased, micro plastic free curtains
2022 / Research into the opportunities of Ulva seaweed for the biobased manufacturing industry in the north of the Netherlands.
2021 / Designers cooperate with SMEs to develop sustainable and circular climate adaptive solutions for the innercity of Groningen
2021-2024 / A programme in which different partners in the value chain work together to develop biobased reusable alternatives for…
2019-2023 / European Erasmus+ project with secondary schools and expert partners working together to develop cross subject lesson material to…
2019-2022 / Developing products creating circular value chains from local renewable resources in the province of Groningen cooperating with all…
2021/ A project in which we research the innovative possibilities in the cultivation, preparation and processing of food in Hooghalen…
House of Design has been approached by Sport4connect to add ‘making’ with sustainable materials to the course they offer to…
House of Design has been asked to create an appealing design for three subprojects on and around the N361 between…
local value chain for innovative re-use in Groningen
Design route with circular design in the centre of Groningen.
Education process for circulair design in Europe.
Beestreet is a project that focuses on the greening of inner cities for people and bees, the reduction of heat…
Innovative training for students from the Netherlands, Spain and Bulgaria focused on crafts, new techniques and circular economy.
Feasibility study into sustainable local production chains in the municipality of De Marne.
The development of sustainable drinking cups for festivals, using PHA which is harvested from local waste water.
Crafts and craftsmanship as a source for innovation and sustainability
Sustainable alternatives for the innercity of Groningen
How can digitization play a role in city dressing (decoration and expressions of a city) in Leeuwarden?
A social design lab developing unique Frisian souvenirs for LF2018 and others.
This partnership aims to make an important contribution to prepare schools to meet the challenges which 3D education will bring.
What are innovative, sustainable and local alternatives to the asbestos roofs of Groninger farms?
Shared Stores – an event to indent to the changing of inner cities in which shop keepers and designers co-operate…
We investigate the possibilities of local crops, materials, knowledge, talent and demand, in order to arrive at local sustainable production…