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.
2023-2026 / InterregNSR project in which we develop value chains for flax, hemp, cattail and miscanthus to create products and…
2021-2024 / A programme in which different partners in the value chain work together to develop biobased reusable alternatives for…
House of Design has been asked to create an appealing design for three subprojects on and around the N361 between…
2023-2024/ setting up a local value chain creating biobased, micro plastic free curtains
2022-2024 / 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
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…
2020 / House of Design has been approached by Sport4connect to add ‘making’ with sustainable materials to the course they…
2019-2020 / Advice to the municipality of Groningen for circular manufacturing industry around waste flows in the municipality through the…
2019 / Designers and entrepreneurs in the city center of Groningen worked together on circular solutions to be hospitable while…
2016-2019 / European Erasmus+ project. Development of circular design teaching materials, including study cases and tools.
2017-2028 / Greening of the city center of Leeuwarden. A healthy place for people and bees. Circular solutions for heat…
2018-2020 / European Erasmus+ project. Innovative training for students from the Netherlands, Spain and Bulgaria focused on crafts, new techniques…
2018 / Feasibility study into sustainable local biobased production chains in the municipality of De Marne.
2017-2021 / European Interreg NSR project. Developing biobased and biodegradable drinking cups for festivals, using PHA
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.
2016-2018/ A European Erasmus+ project to make teachers more competent and confident in 3D (printing) thinking & doing.
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…