2014 catalogue of dvdk products
DESCRIPTION
At Studio Dirk Vander Kooij developing new techniques for new designs is an ongoing job. Dirk (1983) considers ways of developing a new design just as interesting as the new design itself. It requires constant readjustment of techniques until the form Dirk has in mind appears. Dirk works on the interface of design, craft and production. An old 3D printer inspired Dirk's graduation assignment at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, where he studied between 2005 and 2010. The main drawback those printers had, was that they couldn't produce large objects like pieces of furniture. Dirk, the very first person ever, did succeed in printing larger objects. “If you accept the low resolution structure and you try not to hide it but rather treasure it, it becomes a beautiful and fair ornament", explains Dirk.TRANSCRIPT
NEW PLACE / NEW STORY
project: new babylon, the hague
Index.
Chubby Chairpage 8
Flow Dining Chair Pulse Low Chair
Fresnel Suspending Soap Cabinet
page 10 page 12
Flow Open Rocking Chairpage 14 page 16 page 18
Elephant Skin Table Flow Coffee Tablepage 20 page 22
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RvR Chairpage 24
Fat Line Table Changing Vase Satellite Lamp
Chubby Coat Hanger / Coat Rack
page 26 page 30 page 32
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Melting Pot (Side) Tablepage 34
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Lenses Vase - Limited Edition
8 Black Chubby Chair
Precise as toothpaste, heavy like oak, colors like pure paint, designed by a clown.
Chubby Chair.
material reused plastic weight 10 kg usage dining
Red Chubby Chair
477
468
762
415
uni color green, blue, yellow, red , natural blended stone red, moss green, aqua blue, ash grey
10 Yellow Dining Chair
A characteristic, butterfly-look support combined with the best comfort.
Flow Dining Chair.
material reused plastic weight 10 kg usage dining
587
805
443
412
uni color green, blue, yellow, red , natural blended stone red, moss green, aqua blue, ash grey
12 Gradient Black Pulse Low Chairs
A sturdy chair made up from thick, wavy lines. The original.
Pulse Low Chair.
material reused plastic weight 13 kg usage lounging
518
783
424
400
blended stone red, moss green, aqua blue, ash grey gradient green, blue, yellow, red
14 Fresnel Suspending Light
Inspired by the Fresnel Lens we created a pendant lamp. Just like a Fresnel Lens you can direct the light by tilting the lamp a little.
Fresnel Suspending
material reused polycarbonate width 40 / 60 / 80 cm usage indoors
light source LED
16 Ash Grey Flow Open Rocking Chair
Working, dining & lounging, now combined in one chair.
Flow Open Rocking Chair.
material reused plasticweight 12,5 kg usage dining | lounging | working
616
840
434
410
uni color green, blue, yellow, red , natural blended stone red, moss green, aqua blue, ash grey
18 Soap Cabinet
Soap Cabinet
material reused plastic bubbles wooden shelves usage lounge room | tv room
naturaluni color
The Soap Cabinet has bubbles ev-erywhere which contrasts beauti-fully with the clean lines of the wooden shelving.
1922 514
746
20 Elephant Skin Table
1950
780
900
Elephant Skin Table.
material reused plastic length 195 / 235 / 295 cm usage dining | office
color black
The Elephant Skin Table is created through a process of baking 100% recycled plastics. By doing so a matte, wrinkly texture appears re-sembling Elephant Skin.
1950
780
900
22 Aqua Blue Flow Coffee Table
The sturdy support grows down from the table top to form the legs that come together in the middle. The relatively large size of the table top has a beautiful -wood like- pattern of lines.
Flow Coffee Table.
material reused plastic weight 15 kg usage loungingoption polished top
1085
500
350
uni color green, blue, yellow, red , natural blended stone red, moss green, aqua blue, ash grey gradient green, blue, yellow, red
24 Natural RvR Chair
This RvR Chair is an elementary and therefore ageless de-sign. The Chubby Chair formed the basic principle, except now it will be in one piece. A Chubby in one piece has been a cherished wish of us for a long time and with the new robot arm we are now capable of moving the Chubby directly from the production plate into the mould where it gets its ultimate form.
The result is a beautifully layered line pattern of intertwin-ing legs and armrests - someone said similar to an Escher drawing.
Moreover, the interplay of lines reveals how the chair is made.
RvR Chair
material reused plastic weight 8 kgusage dining / workingoption armrests
uni color green, blue, yellow, red , natural blended stone red, moss green, aqua blue, ash grey
26 Rectangle Black Fat Line Table
Fat Line Table. cross legged / four legged
material reused plastic forbo desktop length four legged: 95 / 195 / 245 cross legged: rnd 100 / 120 | ellipse 200 x 110 usage dining | office
A combination of the comfort of a rubber desk top with the rock solid features of the Endless material.
748
923
uni color green, blue, yellow, red , natural blended stone red, moss green, aqua blue, ash grey
28 Diffuser Cabinet - Limited Edition
Calculated Chaos - Limited Edition
30 Black Changing Vase
We made these vases from scraps of plastic, melted down and built up in layers by a robotic arm. Each Changing Vase is a deliberately distorted take on the profile of a tradi-tional vase. The result is a unique perspective that changes depending on where the viewer stands.
The vases are created using leftover granules, shredded re-cycled plastics, from other products. We are already using waste material for our products, but there are always little bits of material left over. Throwing the material away is a waste of resources. Besides that, the material’s attractive earthly colors are an asset.
Changing Vase.
material reused plastic usage indoors waterproof
each vase is uniquely coloredcolor
488
347 412 463
647
550 636
838
687
32 Satellite Lamp
The layered structure breaks and scatters the light pleasantly. Three circular light sources can be sepa-rately adjusted for intensity and warmth.
Satellite Lamp.
material reused polycarbonateweight 6 kg usage indoors
3 x high efficient T5light sources60W day light40W + 22W warm lightadjustable intensity / temperature
507
567
568
34 Chubby Coat Hangers on a Coat Rack
When our robot is changing colors we use in our Coat Hanger, featuring a unique shade or gradient for each Coat Hanger. What is a Coat Hanger without a Coat Rack?
440
251
245
382
Chubby Coat Hanger and Coat Rack .
material reused plastic wooden rodsusage wardrobe set of 8 different gradients of natural, blue, yel-
low, red, green, blackcolors
36
Melting Pot (Side) Table
It just takes once adding too little raw material while produc-ing an Endless chair to end up with a wastrel. A lot of waste is also left over after testing periods for new products.
We realized that this was a unique material. Such big chunks clean and recycled plastic each with its own history, identity and color pattern, it is hard to find anywhere.
With that in mind, we designed the Melting Pot. Like a true chef de cuisine, we melt big chunks of chair or table into very stylish tables. The material that emerges is so dense that it practically looks and feels like marble. The form of the Melting Pot side table is elementary, sturdy and practical. The table is made of a massive cone that perfectly fits the likewise massive round table top. Quite beautiful patterns of color emerge during the production process; no two speci-mens are the same.
material reused plastic2 dimensions side table round: lxwxh 47x47x40 side table square: lxwxh 47x47x40
All Material Table - Limited EditionAll Material Table- Limited Edition38
Studio Dirk Vander KooijHemkade 18G-2171506 PR Zaandam
+31 (0) 85 87 69 629
photos byStudio Dirk Vander Kooij
cover photo bySam Walravens
portrait of Dirk byMike Bink