Studio Klarenbeek&Dros

Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros form a duo since 2004.
Studio Klarenbeek & Dros collaborate on R&D and design
projects striving for local new economies and production
chains, material development and durable design objects
for public space, interior design and consumer products.

They combine and connect forces by creating new
networks and collaborations with universities, high-tech
companies as well as farmers and local producers. Their
clients vary from Dutch Ministries, Province of Utrecht,
LUMA, ZLTO, Droog, Moooi and the City of Zaandam.

The projects focus on social, circular and site specific
designs and products. The mycelium Project started with
the creation of the Mycelium Chair (NL, 2010), which was
published and exhibited extensively and resulted in the
founding of a company for mycelium based products
named Krown (NL, 2017). Also the studio worked on
several projects on the development of biopolymers from
local sources, 3D Bakery (NL, 2015), AMS ‘Circular Supply
Chain for the City’ (NL, 2016) and the Algae Lab at Luma,
Arles (FR, 2017), resulting in sustainable products from
Algae focussing on durable and sustainable production
methods.

Next to the studio’s projects Eric and Maartje are tutors at
the master programme of the Dutch Design Academy
Eindhoven and Eric as well at the Master of Architecture in
Tilburg. In 2011 he founded the ArTechLab at Artez
Enschede and this year the Biolab at Design Academy
Eindhoven is given form.

Talk and discussion: Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 19:00

www.ericklarenbeek.com / www.maartjedros.nl /
www.krown.bio / www.atelier-luma.org/algaelab