Tuesday 30 December 2008
Monday 22 September 2008
Desycling Amsterdam 2008 a big succes!
Neighbors make trendy design products with their garbage
During 2008 LSDP organized a great project Neighbors from New-West in Amsterdam together with designers made a series of design products with their garbage which they self brought to the temporary ‘Desycle Center’.
During 4 months they worked together in workshops and transformed old cardboard boxes, plastic bags, old clothes and furniture in trendy bags, jewelry and hip wallets and lamps.
Other neighbors, shops and organizations worked together bringing their contacts for the project and supplying material, like the vegetable and fruits shop Emre and Juttersdok (well known second hand shop from Amsterdam) among others. As result there is a big local network that wants to continue desycling activities, like the 10 coaches that are now able to start training other people.
End of June all the results and the great design were exhibits in an event during 4 days in the famous Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. The exhibition was also build with garbage and old materials; people were fascinated with the transformation. 7,000 pet bottles were giving form to the 4 pavilions where workshops and other desycling activities took place. The shop was always full of people who wanted to buy a desycling manual to transform their garbage in something new.
A public discussion was organized during the course of the event. It brought together people from different disciplines, like minister of Social Affairs of the neighborhood Westerpark, representatives of recycling companies, second hand companies, welfare organizations as HIVOS, designers and neighbors. They discussed themes as participation, recycling and the feasibility of a permanent Desycle Center to start in 2009. General conclusion was the willingness to work together in creating a better world, starting with local activities as Desycling Amsterdam.
During 2008 LSDP organized a great project Neighbors from New-West in Amsterdam together with designers made a series of design products with their garbage which they self brought to the temporary ‘Desycle Center’.
During 4 months they worked together in workshops and transformed old cardboard boxes, plastic bags, old clothes and furniture in trendy bags, jewelry and hip wallets and lamps.
Other neighbors, shops and organizations worked together bringing their contacts for the project and supplying material, like the vegetable and fruits shop Emre and Juttersdok (well known second hand shop from Amsterdam) among others. As result there is a big local network that wants to continue desycling activities, like the 10 coaches that are now able to start training other people.
End of June all the results and the great design were exhibits in an event during 4 days in the famous Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. The exhibition was also build with garbage and old materials; people were fascinated with the transformation. 7,000 pet bottles were giving form to the 4 pavilions where workshops and other desycling activities took place. The shop was always full of people who wanted to buy a desycling manual to transform their garbage in something new.
A public discussion was organized during the course of the event. It brought together people from different disciplines, like minister of Social Affairs of the neighborhood Westerpark, representatives of recycling companies, second hand companies, welfare organizations as HIVOS, designers and neighbors. They discussed themes as participation, recycling and the feasibility of a permanent Desycle Center to start in 2009. General conclusion was the willingness to work together in creating a better world, starting with local activities as Desycling Amsterdam.
We will post in the New Year more news about the plans for 2009! Look at the activities in the weblog: www.desycling08.blogspot.com
Tuesday 15 July 2008
LSDP and Desycle at Droombaan
LSDP gave a great Desycle commission to the smart candidates of KRO’s television program Droombaan.
It was great to work together with the professional people of Eyeworks. Especially by the rushing Latin style that made us feel at home.
Watch for the results the program at Saturday August 10 from 20.05 – 20.40 hours at Nederland 3.
And further: http://www.droombaan.kro.nl/
http://droombaan.kro.nl/uitzendingen/seizoen1/uitzending5/20080803.aspx
It was great to work together with the professional people of Eyeworks. Especially by the rushing Latin style that made us feel at home.
Watch for the results the program at Saturday August 10 from 20.05 – 20.40 hours at Nederland 3.
And further: http://www.droombaan.kro.nl/
http://droombaan.kro.nl/uitzendingen/seizoen1/uitzending5/20080803.aspx
Saturday 12 July 2008
We moved!
Last Wednesday we all moved out of Post CS building to our new offices at Vijzelstraat. The new building is called Duintjer CS. It is the former ABN AMRO building.
From now on our new address is:
Vijzelstraat 72
Office 2.14
1017 HL Amsterdam
Come and visit us!
From now on our new address is:
Vijzelstraat 72
Office 2.14
1017 HL Amsterdam
Come and visit us!
Wednesday 25 June 2008
Desycling Amsterdam 2008
Take a look at the Desycling Amsterdam 2008 weblog (in dutch) http://desycling08.blogspot.com/
And the desycling website (also in dutch) www.desycling.com
More information in English will follow.
For more contact about this project contact us at desycle@lsdp.nl
And the desycling website (also in dutch) www.desycling.com
More information in English will follow.
For more contact about this project contact us at desycle@lsdp.nl
Wednesday 28 May 2008
Friday 16 May 2008
Desycled Chiptas in Museum of Bags and Purses Amsterdam
From May 25 till Augustus 17 the chipsbag designed by LSDP will be exposed in the Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam in a special exposition ‘Green Bags’.
You may visit the museum at Herengracht 573 (close to Rembrandtplein). The opening hours are Monday-Sunday 10.00 – 17.00 hours
Tuesday 18 March 2008
Desycling blog online
Project Desycling Amsterdam 2008 has from now on it’s own weblog!
On http://desycling08.blogspot.com/ you can read all about the Desycling project. Who is involved? How is the project progressing? And of course there will be many pictures of happenings.
Click on the link and find out yourself!
On http://desycling08.blogspot.com/ you can read all about the Desycling project. Who is involved? How is the project progressing? And of course there will be many pictures of happenings.
Click on the link and find out yourself!
Friday 14 March 2008
Latin Sisters in Het Parool
Newspaper “Het Parool” has written a nice big article about us and project Desycling Amsterdam 2008. (26-2-08) http://www.lsdp.nl/pers/Het-Parool.pdf
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