Embassy of Sustainable Design

The road to a circular economy is a complex process that requires a clear vision and goals, sufficient investments and sometimes daring choices for a difficult route. But above all, it is focused on the long term. The Embassy of Sustainable Design brings the industry, academic partners and the world of design together.

Certainly, large companies can have a lot of impact because of their market position and scale, The partners in the Embassy are united by a common goal: to create an atmosphere of open and transparent cooperation to share knowledge.

Meet our partners

Partners placed based on exposition route, select a location for projects on a specific location.

Circo

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Brabant Delta delivers bioplastic from sludge

The bioplastic PHA breaks down under natural conditions within a year.

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Bio Bound concrete products from recycled materials

Bio Bound makes circular, biobased concrete products for the design of public spaces such as tiles, and street furniture.

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Circular furniture from Leferink and KP Interieur

Leferink and KP Interieur have developed a circular collection together with partners.

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Emma safety shoes are now fully circular

Emma safety shoes hopes to produce the entire collection in a circular way by the end of 2019.

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Bringing design and business together

Bringing the creative and manufacturing industries together, especially in SMEs. In order to strengthen the movement towards a circular economy.

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Bio4Pack's fully compostable packaging

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Kloeckner Metals' Benelux Façade as a service

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Reckitt Benckiser

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Connected Pack to assist circular behavior

Using a combination of print and mobile technology to help people make sustainable choices in brands and products.

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Firm of the Future

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Ant farm with self-managing teams

Ants find their way to food effectively and with minimal use of energy.

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Biomimicry - nature’s principles for a sustainable future

Mimic nature and use it as a model, benchmark or mentor. This is called biomimicry.

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Climate game Quagga Island - Go for the climate challenge

How do you rebuild the destroyed Quagga Island?

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ArtEZ Future Makers

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Labyrinth of Sustainability

Labyrinth of Sustainability challenges visitors to design the most sustainable t-shirt possible.

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IKEA

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Step by step towards a circular world

IKEA is guided by a powerful vision to create a better everyday life for the many people.

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Renewi

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Shaping the circular economy together

Almost two thirds of all the waste that Renewi collects is processed into new raw material.

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Dolly cart made from car parts

The interior of a car contains many parts made of composites, such as plastics that are sometimes reinforced with steel.

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Monomaterial industrial workwear

In various companies, special jackets are used only once, due to hygiene.

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Machine for processing PIR insulation boards

Panels consisting of so-called PIR foam covered with wood or metal are often used for the insulation of walls and roofs.

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Tires are the shoes of a car

A car tire consists of several layers and materials.

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FrieslandCampina

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Softwaretool to analyse impact of packaging

FrieslandCampina has developed software to measure and analyze the environmental impact and recyclability of packaging.

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You can make the difference!

The consumer plays an important role in sorting packaging waste.

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TU Eindhoven

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Common Closet

In a world where there is increasingly more than merely the physical, and more objects gain a virtual identity, connecting clothes is a natural next step.

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The consequences of eco-friendly behaviour

Does it make sense to take the bike, reuse bottles and have a vegetarian lunch?

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Dressed in biomaterial made from apples

Danielle Ooms (Industrial Design graduate, TU/e) developed a completely biological material based on apples.

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Design a fully circular system

Designing a fully circular system for the entire life cycle of a product is not that easy.

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KPMG

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Open innovation is key to sustainability

Sustainable innovation starts with collaboration.

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Circularity requires radically different thinking

Sustainability and circularity require radically different thinking.

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Larger scale has more impact

Coming up with new ideas and products is step one.

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NS

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Tabletop football set from re-used train flooring

After 20 years the double-deckers were modernized to be able to last for another 20 years.

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Stools of used train seat sitting

After 20 years the double-deckers were modernized to be able to last for another 20 years.

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Climate neutral and circular

NS wants to be sustainable and transport passengers climate neutral.

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Design Academy Eindhoven

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Rebloom, second life for discarded flowers

Jetske Korenromp gave remnants of the flower auction and wilted bouquets in the store a second life as ecological packaging material.

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From trash to terrazzo tile

Bottom ash remains after incinerating household waste.

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Flax on the beach, a more sustainable surfboard

Surfboards usually consist of a core of lightweight plastic with a top layer of fiberglass and synthetic resin.

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Wen’an, plastic capital of China

On January 1, 2018, China stopped importing plastic waste.

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Wageningen University & Research

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Boosting knowledge and awareness of bio-economy

Plant based components find their way to all kinds of applications.

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DeMeeuw

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DeMeeuw

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NEZZT is building for the future.

A future which requires sustainable, flexible ways of thinking and doing - also in the area of living.

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TU Delft

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Circular thinking for big industries

TU Delft is participating in the European Ecobulk project.

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Design strategies for re-use of composites

Composite materials make lightweight constructions and a long service life possible, but recycling often leads to a loss of quality.

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Bridge of blades – re-use of turbine parts

Stijn Speksnijder, a graduate student at TU Delft, designed a bridge for cyclists and pedestrians using discarded blades from a wind turbine.

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Outdoor furniture – re-use of turbine parts

Blades from a windmill are made of fiberglass on a wooden core.

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Product housing re-use of turbine parts

It is possible to shred composite material from a windmill blade and reuse it in a thermoplastic material.

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Gielissen

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Gielissen | Interiors | Exhibitions | Events

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DSM-Niaga Ecor

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The Canary Gingko* Rug, with Niaga® Inside

Carpet and floor coverings can hardly be recycled due to the different layers, materials, glues and treatments.

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A safe nest for the baby

DSM-Niaga and Royal Auping joined forces to speed up their circular ambitions by redesigning a mattress for circularity.

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Now also a circular mattress

DSM-Niaga and Royal Auping joined forces to speed up their circular ambitions by redesigning a mattress for circularity.

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Van tapijt tot tapijt

This is a demonstration version of a so-called extruder.

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Design Centre Amsterdam

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Can virtual fashion stop fast fashion?

Digital design of clothing saves materials. Iris van Wees goes one step further.

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Restoring the soul of Syrian cities

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Empowering for circular behaviour

Mobile phones - and other electronic devices - can in principle be used for much longer.

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The constant search for new materials

Designers are constantly looking for new, sustainable materials.

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The Asphyxia installation

The Asphyxia installation (= suffocation) shows the level of air pollution in the immediate vicinity.

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Province of Noord-Brabant

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Circular economy in the Province of Noord-Brabant

The Province of Noord-Brabant challenges inhabitants, governments, and businesses to (re)use (raw) materials more often and in a smarter way.

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Gielissen MarinHome

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MarinHome Tiny Eco

The materials used in the construction of our "smallest" houseboat have been chosen to ensure that they are the best in the market when it comes to sustainability and reflects the WELL Building standards.

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NS Mobility Experience

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Mobility Experience Park – Sustainable mobility experience

NS comes up with ideas from door to door. About modes of transport too: how you will get from your front door to the station and from the station to your final destination.

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YKSI

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Rethinking Plastic: design with a mission

One designer thinks of a way to collect plastic waste from rivers, lakes and harbours and process it into usable products.

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