THE METAL HOUSE × DESIGNERS

Studio RENS | Material Depot

Materials are often beautiful as they are. For Material Depot, Studio RENS uses leftover perforated stainless steel from VDL as a frame for other materials.

Its original dimensions determine the shape of each piece. Glass, mirror and other materials are simply placed within the frame, leaving space in between.

Framed, but free to remain what they are. A growingcollection of materials, presented for what they are worth.Created as part of The Metal House, an initiative by TWEEK.

Sarah Roseman | Ferrous Lumen & Ferrous Weave

Sarah’s initial fascination arose when she encountered the beautiful, intricate structure of a broken conveyor belt. She developed a metal weaving technique using this material to create strong and intricate structures. Through hand-applied burning and plating techniques, she brings an organic, handcrafted quality back into the industrial material, revealing the hidden colours of the steel. The result is a painterly, woven metal landscape. This versatile material has been applied to both a metal tapestry artwork and a pendant lamp.

Jim Bob Ruijgrok | Beater Collection

Jim Bob Ruijgrok immediately recognised the potential of VDL’s leftover formed metal components. Their strong shapes and distinctive character became the starting point for the Beater Collection. Originally made for a life on the road, these components never became part of a vehicle. Jim gave them a second purpose as everyday objects, beginning with a series of chairs. Through grinding, cutting and testing, he developed comfortable, functional seating around the existing forms. The traces of the original material and the making process remain visible. Each piece is slightly different, with the available material shaping the final result.

Choi Baekgi | Space Plants

Space Plants begins with a question: what does life look like in space? Choi reimagines discarded industrial materials as speculative lifeforms for future synthetic environments. Using wires, stainless steel and silicone, he constructs intricate structures that sit between technology and nature. His signature spring pattern gives rhythm to the stems, suggesting vitality within forgotten materials. Each industrial remnant becomes the starting point for a new organism.

Teun Zwets| Value Discovered in Leftovers

Teun created these lamps from discarded materials found in VDL’s basement. They combine high-end, precisely machined components in aluminium, brass and copper with materials such as pallet wood and an old grease tin. Every material carries part of VDL’s history. Some pieces came from factories decades ago; some were used, while others never were. Some were extremely valuable, while others had no value at all. By bringing them together, these forgotten objects gain new meaning. Each unique lamp tells its own small story about VDL’s past.