REFUNC is a laboratory for economical life-cycle extension and creates experimental structures and mobile micro architecture based on waste material streams. Garbage architects Jan Körbes Denis Oudendijk refunctionalize  no longer appreciated objects into a new life on the edge of architecture, design and art. Workshops, 3D-sketching, and design-by-listening lead the way to often unpredictable results.

Refunc is providing a second life for found or thrown-away objects. We operate on the borders of architecture, art and design and create new products from old materials.

Origin for designs are found in the object itself, by listening to its own composition, history, or local and social context.

We do not start from a design, we need a problem to play with. 3D troubleshooting and creative improvisation with locally available waste materials lead the way to our often unpredictable results.

Wherever you can find garbage, we do research and workshops on creative recycling.

our motto:

'the world without a manual'

the people behind refunc:

Denis Oudendijk en Jan Körbes (NL/D)

with on and off help and assistence from:

Mantas Lesauskas (LT)

Boris Duijneveld (NL) 

Isis Hoos (NL)

Thijs Masthof (NL)

Kay Klop (NL)

Job Saltzher (NL)

Bart Groenewegen (NL)

Thomas Trum (NL)

Thjeu Donders (NL)

Eelco Borremans (NL)

Arno Scheper (NL)

Dirk Overduin (NL)

Davide Manzoni (IT)

Paolo de Guidi (IT)

Joep de Groot (NL)

Gijs Hietkamp (NL)

Jason van Domburg (NL)

Helianthe Jonker (NL)

Fier van den Berge (NL)

Rosa Hagen (NL)

Giorgio Ceste (IT)

Marianne van Poortvliet (NL)

special thanks to Indre Klimaite (LT) for our logodesign