Born 1991 in Huissen,the Netherlands. Maaike
was an intern at Ontwerpduo Eindhoven from August to December 2012.
Contact and information: info@maaikefecken.nl
/ www.maaikefecken.nl
Focus
My ideal world will not be guided by concepts of tomorrow, profits and
deadlines. In this world there is plenty of time to escape the rush of everyday
life. As a designer my focus lies between product and
food design: the grey area surrounding the kitchen as we know it nowadays.My products should offer people the means to grow, pick and catch some
of the things they cook and eat. By that I hope to give them the opportunity to
actually see, feel and smell the things they put in their mouth, to enjoy and
admire it’s growth, scent, shape, colour and living beauty. Along the way
people who use my products will notice that being active in gathering their own
ingredients can be great fun. Complete autonomy is unattainable and undesirable
for the majority of us. Yet a little ‘do it yourself primitivism’ from time to
time could be beneficent for all.
Production/materials
My
designs can be produced in substantial numbers, but right now one of a kind and
small batch production have my interest.The way craftsmen work inspirers me,
but when my designs asks for it, I integrate finished and semi finished
products into my low tech designs. I have a predilection for wood, plastic and ceramics.
Finals collection: BUITENGEWOON
1 Witlofmeubel, a light proof piece of
furniture for growing chicory, veneered plywood. Stainless steel, plastics.
2 Fruitplukker, fruit picker for picking
fruit out of high trees. Plastics, beech.
3 Appelsapset, apple juice set for grating
and pressing apples. Ceramics, plastics.
4 Kiemoogster, a device for growing and
harvesting sprouts such as cress. Plastics, ceramics, stainless steel, beech.
5 Vistas, a fishing bag that offers all the
tools you need to prepare your catch. The bag is equipped with a cudgel, knife,
fish scaler, cutting board, cleaning brush and transparent storage tube. Canvas,
beech, plastics.
Prototypes/research/experiments
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