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Usable offcuts from existing workshops became the starting material.
Circular designWorkshop for children
Recup
Racecar
From workshop leftovers to a child's first build.
The material was already there.
The idea came next.
At Buurman Antwerpen, where I volunteered during my master research, leftover wood from adult workshops suggested a new question: could it become something children would enjoy building? Recup Racecar grew from that question.
Simplify
Simple shapes made the car easier to assemble.
Prepare
Pre-cut parts were ready for children to collect.
Build
An illustrated guide led the build step by step.
Race
Children could personalise their cars and race them.
Learning through makingA product children
A product children
finish themselves.
Children collect the parts, assemble a car and give it their own character. Having something to play with at the end gives every step a purpose.
The car was only
part of the design.
Alongside the car came a material list, an assembly guide and a workshop sequence. Together they turn recovered wood into an activity children can take part in.
Racecar
A simple form shaped by recovered wood.
Material list
The parts needed for each build.
Assembly manual
A visual guide for assembling the car.
Workshop flow
Children do the making, one step at a time.
01Material reuse
02Accessible making
03Learning through play
Built to be made.
Made to be valued.
Recup Racecar brought together material reuse, product design and a hands-on workshop. Small in scale, but complete as an experience.