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Dirk Vander Kooij’s Repurposed Robot Prints “Endless” Furniture From Recycled E-Waste

04/04/2012
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  • Dirk Vander Kooij Endless Flow Rocking Chair Blue
    Dirk Vander Kooij is set to unveil a new line of "" furniture made from recycled e-waste at "The Future in the Making", an exhibition organised by Domus that will take place during Milan Design Week 2012. The young winner of the 2011 Dutch Design Award has reprogrammed an old industrial robot to extrude electrical appliances into chairs and tables. Vander Kooij, who until now has focused on synthetics, will present a new and different range of materials in Milan.
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  • Dirk Vander Kooij Endless Flow Dinning Chair Twotone
    Dirk Vander Kooij is set to unveil a new line of "" furniture made from recycled e-waste at "The Future in the Making", an exhibition organised by Domus that will take place during Milan Design Week 2012. The young winner of the 2011 Dutch Design Award has reprogrammed an old industrial robot to extrude electrical appliances into chairs and tables. Vander Kooij, who until now has focused on synthetics, will present a new and different range of materials in Milan.
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  • Dirk Vander Kooij Endless Flow Rocking Chair Black
    Dirk Vander Kooij is set to unveil a new line of "" furniture made from recycled e-waste at "The Future in the Making", an exhibition organised by Domus that will take place during Milan Design Week 2012. The young winner of the 2011 Dutch Design Award has reprogrammed an old industrial robot to extrude electrical appliances into chairs and tables. Vander Kooij, who until now has focused on synthetics, will present a new and different range of materials in Milan.
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  • Dirk Vander Kooij 3D Printing Robot
    Dirk Vander Kooij is set to unveil a new line of "" furniture made from recycled e-waste at "The Future in the Making", an exhibition organised by Domus that will take place during Milan Design Week 2012. The young winner of the 2011 Dutch Design Award has reprogrammed an old industrial robot to extrude electrical appliances into chairs and tables. Vander Kooij, who until now has focused on synthetics, will present a new and different range of materials in Milan.
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Dirk Vander Kooij Endless Flow Rocking Chair Blue

Dirk Vander Kooij is set to unveil a new line of "" furniture made from recycled e-waste at "The Future in the Making", an exhibition organised by Domus that will take place during Milan Design Week 2012. The young winner of the 2011 Dutch Design Award has reprogrammed an old industrial robot to extrude electrical appliances into chairs and tables. Vander Kooij, who until now has focused on synthetics, will present a new and different range of materials in Milan.

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