About

Igor Daemen is a fun loving designer. At first sight his sober minded humor might fool you, but in his designs well-thought ideas to every day problems are aesthetically applied and displayed. Because of his interest in gadgets and technology he is able to see new opportunities.

ReCast

ReCast is a project about putting new life in to retired or abandoned furniture. When furniture is discarded we don’t like the looks of it anymore, it’s scratched, dented, or broken. But often those furniture pieces are made out of decent materials witch are perfectly re-usable.

With this project I reclaimed those tables. I used scrap aluminium parts, that I melted and casted to make new connections between tabletop and leg. Because of the combination of those two materials the tables get a completely new look in which both materials play an important role.

Igor Daemen - Graduation Design Academy 2017
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Avocado Boat

This is a little boat designed to carry a avocado seed to help it germinate. While designing I kept in mind that it should be easy to 3D print. I shared it on Thingiverse and as we speak it is downloaded over 3500 times.

Igor Daemen - 2016
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Liquefy

In assignment of the Dutch Packaging Association I designed Liquefy.

Liquefy is a system that reuses bottles instead of trashing them. By using reusable liquid capsules which need to be returned to the store you avoid plastic getting trashed.

Design Academy - 2015
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E.on Toys to Teach

Together with two classmates I designed 'Toys to Teach' for E.on Rafiki power. During this project I visited Komolo, a small village in Tanzania and used my experiences of this trip during the design process.

Toys to Teach is a series of educational toys that provide an introduction to solar energy. Each toy is packed in a box with all the necessary parts. The box also contains an example of a problem that can be solved by using solar energy as well as an explanation on how to build the toy.

Design Academy - 2015
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Leaf Lamp

The Leaf Lamp is a analog dimmable lamp designed to change the light settings in an non-electronic way. By folding the leaves to various positions you create different kinds of lighting.

Design Academy - 2013
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Care-Van

The Care-Van is a luxury caravan designed for elderly and disabled people that are less agile. The Care-Van can be lowered to ground level by using air suspension to make the entrance easier.

This design has been nominated for the Caravana Design Contest 2015

Design Academy - 2015
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Fixed Gear

Fixed Gear bicycles are minimalistic bicycles with at least as possible components. The bicycles you see in these photos are old racing bikes which I took appart, cleaned, modified, spray painted and rebuild.

2011-2014
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Turning Table

The Turning Table is a design to solve the problem of having a messy desk. By turning/rotating the handle a part of the cabinet pops out and locks in the position you want. In this way you can easily switch tasks while without having one big mess on your desk.

Design Academy - 2014
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Woodbended lamp

This lamp was designed during a study on woodbended products.

Design Academy - 2014
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Trash Saver

Trash Saver is an fender inspired on the well known ass saver in combination with creative ways of using trash as a fender. A lot of people that ride racing bikes want their bikes as minimalistic as possible. But when it starts raining your back will be soaked in mud if you don't have a fender on your bike. The Trash Saver offers a solution for that by using useless waste as a unique fender.

Design Academy - 2015
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Wheelbarrow

This wheelbarrow bicycle cart concept is designed to make your packed trips by foot and by bike more comfortable. By folding the handles of the wheelbarrow the legs of the wheelbarrow fold up so you can use it as a bicycle cart.

Design Academy - 2014
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College Company MOP

During my study at SintLucas Boxtel I started together with 7 other students an College Company named MOP. Together we designed the Djok, a wooden plate for appetizers. Together we started up the college company including the business plan, corporate identity, promotion and much more.

SintLucas - 2011
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