KRUKJE / Blooey
KRUKJE is made from recycled or local ‘Stadshout’ wood and produced in social co-creation with the 50|50 Wood workshop. The design is simple and robust using the beautiful ‘imperfections’ of its origin and makers to create an iconic stool/side table.
Sustainability
Made from local ‘Stadshout’ (Rotterdam) sourced from Buurman or recycled left-over oak from the 50|50 Wood workshop
Society
Handmade in Enschede by sheltered workshop 50|50 Wood (Salvation Army) where disadvantaged people are coached and trained to become craftsmen.
Design
Remko Verhaagen (Blooey)
Buy KRUKJE and support ONZE fabriek and our shared vision of positive impact by design.
“We help our participants to learn new skills and to feel purposeful again. To work with a design studio like Blooey is extra motivating.”
Workshop coach at 50|50 Wood
“This is Linden wood from the Heemraadsingel in Rotterdam. It was planted in 1960 and cut down by the municipality services due to trunk rot by a fungus on April 1st 2019.”
Upcycler at Buurman
Our partners
50|50 Workcenter (Salvation Army)
50|50 offers reintegration, sheltered workplaces and meaningful daytime activities for 1500+ people every year. Each participant of the programn has his own learning goals and is helped by trained supervisors to learn a craft and find a new job.
Buurman
Buurman is a workshop and DIY shop for reused materials. What was once waste gets a second life as circular resources for design. Buurman also offers ‘Stadshout’ - local wood from Rotterdam. In this way they contribute to a sustainable world.