Pepijn De Greef

Sampling everyday objects into new design

Pepijn De Greef's studio is a Ghent-based design studio that creates circular interior objects from what already exists: existing forms, residual materials and everyday inspiration.


What was once a plastic pipette box or milk funnel is given a second life in the studio as a lamp, vase or stool. Each object starts from an existing form, often found and reused as a mould, and is produced with post-consumer plastic, collected and processed locally. The result is a collection that is recognisable in form, surprising in material and playful in character.


The studio consciously chooses a design practice that combines sustainability, aesthetics and social engagement. Production takes place locally and partly in collaboration with social workshops. The result: objects that are not only circular, but also tangible, visually strong and ready for use in the home, office or public space.


Everything the studio creates reflects a fascination with the familiar and the unseen. With shapes we see every day but rarely really look at. That sense of wonder, quiet, simple but full of meaning, is what Pepijn De Greef wants to share with his studio.

Pepijn has been carrying this mark or scar since his childhood on his left thumb. It's a reminder of a seemingly insignificant incident. Meanwhile, his thumb has acquired the function of distinguishing between left and right quickly. A trivial incident with a practical twist.

Now the scar gets a new function as a mark of the studio. A shape that depicts memory for Pepijn.

With the studio we produce sustainable, durable and consciously minded.

Sustainable

  • Production is 100% done Belgium, we want to produce as local a possible .
  • The plastic we use is all post industrial waste, we give plastics its true potential. 
  • Products are 100% mechanically connected, when a piece is broken it can easily be replaced.


Durable

  • Products are made with use in mind, a product is made to be lived with. 
  • Finishes on steel is or galvanised or powder coated, both processes are durable.


Consciously

  • Production is mostly done in the studio.
  • When we outsource work we work with local sheltered workplaces and local craftspeople. We build up a good connection with the people around us.
  • We produce with little stock, this guarantees there is no unnecessary production. 
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