portfolio - dirk vander kooijdownload.dirkvanderkooij.com/files/press/201407-portfolio.pdf ·...

Elephant Skin Stools, 2008

Material: Recycled Plastics

The Elephant Skin Stool is created through a

process of baking 100% recycled plastics.

By doing so a matte, wrinkly texture

appears resembling Elephant Skin.

Elephant Skin Table, 2008

Material: Recycled Plastics

The Elephant Skin Table is created through

a process of baking 100% recycled plastics.

By doing so a matte, wrinkly texture

appears resembling Elephant Skin.

Prototype ‘Endless Prototyping’, 2009

Material: Reused Plastics

3d printing is a most precise technique, that

is why it is hard to print a chair, because it is

taking ages to finish one. In furniture you do

not need a precision of 0,01 mm. Endless

Prototyping is a concept, of a extreme low

resolution printer using recycled plastics,

creating a beautiful honest ornament of

stacked lines.

It was Dirk’s graduation project.

PORTFOLIO

Endless Chairs, 2010.

Winner Dutch Design Award 2011


This is the archetype, the first chair that

satisfied us. In the beginning the small robot

memory presented some limits that caused

the geometric and jagged look. The

simplicity of the form leaves plenty of room

to do full justice to the “Pulse Structure”. In

the past, the “Pulse Structure” was a given,

we had no choice. We do have a choice

now, nevertheless we faithfully left this

model as is, a sturdy, heavy chair, made up

of thick, wavy lines.

Calculated Chaos, 2011

Material: Reused Plastics / Aluminum Finish

Programmatically speaking, the

‘Calculated Chaos’ chair required a

complete re-imaging of the technical

code. While typically, 3D printed objects

have a clean outer layer and a filling

pattern between, in this case it was peeled

away, leaving the internal filling structure

exposed.

Endless Flow Dining Chair, 2011


Characteristic for the Endless Flow dining

chair is the support, a butterfly-look design.

The front and rear legs form triangles that

join one another in the middle and fuse

together. Triangles are a very strong and

reliable construction, while this design

leaves enough flexibility to counteract any

irregularities on the floor.

Satellite Lamp, 2011

Material: Glass like Synthetics

This floor lamp was built up using the robot,

the layered structure breaks and scatters

the light pleasantly. The lamp consists of

three circular light sources which can be

separately adjusted for intensity and

warmth. Two large knobs that work like a

mixing tap control the light: one knob for

warm and one for cold. By directing the

light towards the wall, it produces splendid

concealed lighting.

PORTFOLIO

All Material Table, 2011

Material (Photo): PolyEthylene, Copper and

Ashwood

The table table is built up out of ingots. An

ingot is one chunk of pure material without

any contamination, the goldbar for

example. The table could exist out of 100

kilo of copper ingots. All Material is in that

way a design object as well as a

investment in raw materials. All materials

are possible, if the materials could be

applied solid and pure.

Endless Flow Rocking Chair, 2011


As with the Endless Flow Low Chair, it took

54 prototypes before we achieved the

optimum comfort the chair now offers. The

chair has a distinct similarity to a

thoughtfully wound up ball of string. This

can only be done with the Endless

production technique.

Endless Flow Coffee Table, 2011


The relatively large size of the table top has

a beautiful pattern of lines. The support

grows down from the table top to form the

legs that come together in the middle. The

Flow Coffee Table nicely illustrates that the

Endless production technique not only

inspires, but requires unparalleled styling as

well.

Triangulate Lamp, 2012

Imagine buying some object, made up out

of all these little triangles, but after a while

one comes across a more appealing

design. One simply disassembles the object

and reassembles a more attractive design.

And it's all done without using any tools!

Recycling is no longer necessary... This lamp

looks like a geometric cloud. A small lamp,

or a slightly bigger one for above a table,

or even enormous clouds for public spaces.

Dirk presented this lamp during Bejing

Design Week.

PORTFOLIO

Y-Table, 2012


Bruls & Co asked Dirk Vander Kooij to come

up with a design for the tables of the lobby

of the Theatre in Maastricht, The

Netherlands.

Endless Flow Open Rocking Chair, 2012


Working, dining & lounging... Now

combined in one chair.

Chubby Chair


Precise as toothpaste. Heavy like oak.

Colors like pure paint. Designed by a clown.

Chubby Coat Hanger, 2012

Material: Reused Plastics2

When our robot is changing colours it spills

some material. We are using this material to

create a Chubby Coat Hanger. Because

each color transition is different every single

coat hanger is unique.

PORTFOLIO

Fat Line Table, 2013

Material: Reused Plastics, Rubber Top

Introducing the Fat Line Table: a

combination of the comfort of a rubber

desk top with the rock solid features of the

Endless material. The Fat Line Table comes

in different colors and sizes.

Diffuser Cabinet, 2013

Material: Tulip wood, Tung Oil Finish

The Diffuser Cabinet is a result of acoustic

studies. A mathematical principle shapes

the cabinet design-wise, resulting in an

ornament that optimizes the acoustic

performance of your room. Acoustics are

often neglected, but not with the Diffuser

Cabinet. The cabinet does not remove

sound energy, but can be used to

effectively reduce distinct echoes and

reflections, while still leaving a live sounding

space.

New Babylon Chair, 2013

Material: Tulip wood, Tung Oil Finish

The New Babylon Chair is built up with thin

lines of reused plastics resembling a silk like

colour pattern. It comes with a comfortable

pod shape with cushion.

PORTFOLIO

Melting Pot Side Table, 2013/2014


It just takes once adding too little raw

material while producing 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.

We kept and sorted all of this waste; such

big chunks clean and recycled plastic

each with its own history, identity and color

pattern, it is hard to find anywhere.

With this material in mind, Dirk designed the

Melting Pot. Like a true chef de cuisine, we

melt big chunks of chair or table into a very

stylish little side table. 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

specimens are the same.

Changing Vase, 2013


Each Changing Vase is a deliberately

distorted take on the profile of a traditional

vase. The result is a unique perspective that

changes depending on where the viewer

stands. The vases are created using leftover

granules, shredded recycled plastics, from

other Dirk Vander Kooij 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.

PORTFOLIO

Lenses Vase, 2013


New Babylon wanted a large object in the

lobby. It was to be a three meter high vase.

The largest one printed ever, done in crystal

clear synthetic material. The sober design

contrasts the surrounding rich decoration.

Each "little loop" has the form of a lens

which creates a shimmering effect. The

incoming day light is reflected and lights up

the whole vase. When it's dark, the vase is lit

by no less than 12,000 LEDS!

In a short period of time "the Vase" has

grown into a meeting point and as such it

has become an icon for New Babylon.

Soap Cabinet, 2014

Material: Reused plastic bubbles

Wooden shelves

The Soap Cabinet has bubbles everywhere

which contrasts beautifully with the clean

lines of the wooden shelving.

PORTFOLIO

Fresnel Suspending Lamp, 2014

Material: Reused Polycarbonate

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.

RvR Chair, 2014


The RvR Chair is a stackable chair. It's an

elementary and therefore ageless design.

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 Dirk 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 mold

where it gets its ultimate form.

The result is a beautifully layered line

pattern of intertwining legs and armrests -

like someone said similar to an Escher

drawing. Moreover, the interplay of lines

reveals how the chair is made.

Fat Line Coat Rack, 2014


Wooden Rods

The Coat Rack system consists of simple

elements with thick lines recycled plastic.

These elements keep three wooden rods

fixed, the top two are a hats or bags

plateau, the lower one coat. The system

can be produced in any length. For longer

lengths, are more wall elements used.

PORTFOLIO

Not Only Hollow Chair, 2014


At Studio Dirk Vander Kooij, techniques are

developed to make a better world. The

chair is created with a completely new,

high-tech process. An in-house developed

robot melts plastic, in to a pipe like shape

and then carefully writes out the shape of

this chair, somewhat like 3d printing.

Each line is hollow to minimize resources,

and the source is 100% recycled synthetics.

The minimalistic shape and the extremely

low resolution make the looks of the chair

closely related to how it's made.

It is not only recycled or minimizing

resources, it's not only a new developed 3d

printing process, it is not only a catchy

design piece...

The true beauty lies in the combination of it

all.

PORTFOLIO

portfolio - dirk vander kooijdownload.dirkvanderkooij.com/files/press/201407-portfolio.pdf ·...

Documents