OurkilO
OurkilO: REbooting Products LocAlly
OurkilO is a digital manufacturing micro factory system, that offers customizable, designed and locally produced furniture components to its customers.
OurkilO products are designed for circularity, meaning they are modular, easy to (dis)assemble and 100% recyclable because they are made from a single material: reused and reusable bioplastic.
OurkilO reduces the risks and costs of innovation and helps its customers move towards a more local, adaptive and sustainable business ecosystem.
The system and component library fill the gap between artisanal and mass production processes, boost the rate of innovation, and enable local on-demand fabrication of customized products that leave no waste.
OurkilO ● Closing material loops, one kilo at the time » OurkilO
OurkilO’s expectation from the acceleration programme:
- Get support in developing their proposition, narrative and the components in order to become market-ready.
DigiCirc financial support: €110,000
The grant was extremely important for OurKilo since the solution could only be fully tested and developed after investments in the hardware, CAPEX. With the final grant they were able to install the OurkilO micro factory as designed and conduct the pilots completely on their own in their own facilities. Without the final grant they would not have been able to take this step. Moreover, the final grant also helped them to get attention and traction in their region, Rotterdam, leading to additional support from both the city and the province. Support which was granted at least partly because of the signal that came out of them winning the final grant in DigiCirc.
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NetherlandsMeet the team
Rodolfo Groenewoud
Marketing and business model leader
PMsc Innovation Management (RSM), co-founder In4Art.
Lija van Vliet
R&D leader
Msc Innovation Management (RSM), co-founder In4Art.
Bastiaan de Nennie
Design leader
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate, founder of Phygital Studio.