A day off to explore new Things – thanks to Noemi from karpet who gave me the tip – I visited the beautiful Showroom eco design home in Zurich Binz. A really nice space with an interesting selection of products. Especially the furniture from Piet Hein Eek which Cora Ruoss imports exclusively are worth a closer look. The Dutchman designs and manufactures for many years successfully his unique products made from recycled materials. In Eindhoven where he changed an old ceramic factory into an atelier-showroom-restaurant, the furniture and accessories are Custom Made with exquisite craftsmanship. I like the scrap wood furniture, an idea as “a reaction against the prevalent craving for flawlessness” Piet Hein Eek says. This imperfection creates a new aesthetic; the uncommon materials combined with simple and equally uncommon methods became the theme running through his work.
I like the challenge to get the most out of existing circumstances, the use and development of material that is abundantly available, as a sustainable concept.

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