UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
PAST EVENTS:
APRIL 10/2025 · 6:15 - 7pm CEST
TALK: Visionary Voices of Circular Value Chains
LOCATION: MILAN ITALY - MASTERLY - PALAZZO GIURECONSULTI
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APRIL 8-13/2025
MASTERLY - THE DUTCH IN MILANO
LOCATION: MILAN ITALY - PALAZZO GIURECONSULTI
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MARCH 17-21/2025
HOUT- EN MEUBILERINGSCOLLEGE
LOCATION: AMSTERDAM
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DUTCH DESIGN WEEK
LOCATION: KLOKGEBOUW EINDHOVEN
STAND: H3
OCTOBER 19-27/2024
Dutch Design Week rocks! From October 19-27 the Future>Factory>Furniture> consortium exposes in the Klokgebouw in Eindhoven [Strijp-S, Hall 3]. Together with koninklijke CBM and Dutch Design Week we portrait emerging trailblazers in the furniture industry. The goal: to make the transition together towards a circular chain of sustainable Dutch design.
Get off the couch! First portrait Annemiek Koster from "Enschede Textielstad”, which has grown into the most sustainable and scalable textile producer in the Netherlands, creates high-quality woven fabrics from recycled raw materials (reused cotton, denim, wool, Tencel, hemp, and flax). Together with Annemiek, the ‘koninklijke CBM’ ánd ‘Dutch Design Week, the Future>Factory>Furniture group presents: Food for thought. The Dutch translation of it, ‘stof tot nadenken’, litterally means fabric to think over. For the special Dutch Design Week occasion the FFF group transformed their fabric residue into a new yarn, from which Enschede Textielstad has woven a new cloth. Each member upholstered their icon with this sustainable fabric, CSrugs made a rug out of it. The result is stunning!
PAST EVENTS:
OCTOBER 21-29/2023
DUTCH DESGIN WEEK
LOCATION: EINDHOVEN
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During the Dutch Design Week from October 21 to 29, six renowned Dutch interior brands join forces. In the collaborative presentation "Future > Factory > Furniture" at the Klokgebouw, Arco, CS Rugs, Gelderland, Label van den Berg, Lande Family, and Leolux are taking responsibility to achieve an ambitious goal: a more sustainable living environment.
JANUARY 14-18/2024
IMM
LOCATION: COLOGNE
STAND: H 4.2
Visionary Voices of Circular Value Chains invites you to an inspiring conversation on April 10 @ Masterly, Palazzo Giureconsulti Milan. [Doors open from 6:00pm]. Visit the exhibition before or after the event. Explore new perspectives, ask your questions, and meet people who, -like you-, are looking for circular solutions. Let's start walking the talk!
How do we make circular design the new standard? What happens when designers, researchers, and entrepreneurs join forces internatioinally? With 2 panelists from the Netherlands: Annemieke Koster from Enschede Textielstad and Dirk van Deursen from Wood Loop & CBM and 2 panelists from Italy: Gabriele Tempesta from LeNSlab Polimi and Mattia Trovato from Manteco. Please sign up if you would like to join the conversation with the experts! [free entrance]
During Milan Design Week 2025 The Future > Factory > Furniture > (FFF) consortium will present an ambitious initiative aimed at the transition to a circular and sustainable living industry. The project, in collaboration with Dutch Design Week and CBM, aims to promote international cooperation and knowledge sharing. FFF strives to develop timeless, sustainable products that counter the growth of cheap, fast furniture in the European market. The initiative focuses on innovation, co-creation, and experimenting with new materials and processes. FFF calls on consumers, designers, and other stakeholders to contribute to a circular future for the living industry. The presentation in Milan is supported by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and the Consulate General, who emphasize the importance of international cooperation.
March 17-21, the ‘Hout- en meubileringscollege’ organises ‘the circular festival’. The Future>Factory>Furniture> group is contributing to this initiative that has been set up to discover all aspects of this field and the challenges the furniture and interior industry is facing towards the future when it comes to sustainable production and circular economics. Future>Factory>Furniture> provides for an explanatory, appealing presentation. A week full of inspiring workshops!
Future>Factory>Furniture> is the first joint presentation of six renowned furniture and textile companies. Arco, CSrugs, Gelderland, Label Vandenberg, Lande Family, and Leolux manufacture furniture distinguished by both their physical and visual longevity. For decades, we have been producing in the Netherlands, and we consciously choose to continue doing so. True to the mission of our predecessors, we are both rooted and forward-looking. This stance presents us with significant challenges. Further sustainability of the industry, a journey we have been on for years, is undoubtedly the most significant for the current generation.
The complex ecological challenges of our time require a fundamental transformation, one that no single producer can achieve alone. It requires collaboration based on the craftsmanship and ambition for innovation that we, as companies, share. From our specific strengths, we want to collectively explore how to embed circularity more deeply into our business processes, addressing numerous issues that demand answers.
By placing our dilemmas on the table, we initiate a dialogue with each other and with the visitors of the IMM. Every link in the chain must contribute to the design of a circular living environment. From raw material extraction to the furniture and its journey into the market. And at the end of the cycle, back to reclaiming and reusing the original raw materials.
The presentation for IMM is designed by Overtreders-W.