Marita de Vries

Illustrations for Sustainable Technologies, Design & Constructions

Metal work & Welding

Over the last years, I learned to weld both with MIG MAG and Electrode machines. Steel is 100% recyclable, which makes it one of the most ideal materials for upcycling.

This statue of exactly my sizes I welded at the community workshop of Gute Sache E.V. in Berlin.

Signboard This Side Up – Fairtrade Coffee

For the fair trade, circular coffee company This Side Up, I made this sign for in front of their factory in Amsterdam Noord. It is made from only Upcycled steel.

The letters are connected with old steel pins to keep them in place.
Old steel pins are used to keep the letters in place.

Imhoff Wastewater treatment – 3,60 m Lid Welding

I lived in an off-grid house for a year in Brandenburg, Germany, where we had to properly treat our own wastewater system. Avoiding organic material from entering the Imhoff Treatment System is a very important step, so we designed a new, round lid with a diameter of 3,6 m. Thin plates with robust I-shaped stabilizators.

Fusion Festival Balcony welding

At Fusion Festival 2023, I welded a small balcony from old metal for a light tower at the Palapa stage while working for the Wanderzirkus collective.

Little guy Chair – my first project

I learned to weld in the shared metal workers workshop “De Loods” in Enschede. I designed a chair for which I also had to learn forging with an acetylene burner, out of recycled concrete pins.

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