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3D PRINTED ARCHITECTURE SOLUTIONS

AECTUAL

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AECTUAL.COM

LOCATION: AMSTERDAM

HANS VERMEULEN, CEO

"AECTUAL IS TRANSFORMING THE WORLD OF ARCHITECTURE AND IS LED BY HANS VERMEULEN (CEO) AND HEDWIG HEINSMAN (CREATIVE DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER). AS AN ARCHITECTURAL 3D PRINT PLATFORM, AECTUAL USES RECYCLED AND NATURAL MATERIALS TO CREATE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS (FURNITURE AND FINISHES) THAT ARE NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL BUT ALSO INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED AND PRODUCED IN MASS NUMBERS. CLIENTS HAVE INCLUDED TIFFANY & CO, BMW, DISNEY, NIKE, AND AMSTERDAM AIRPORT. AECTUAL’S PRODUCTS CAN BE SHREDDED INTO NEW MATERIALS AND RE-USED TO CREATE NEW PRODUCTS. NOTABLY, OVER A PERIOD OF 50 YEARS THIS RECYCLING CAN REDUCE MATERIALS USE WITH 600%. REDUCING WASTE AND CO2 WITH THEIR 3D PRINT ROBOTS, AECTUAL’S UP CYCLING AND CIRCULAR SOLUTION REDUCES UP TO 80% OF CO2 EVERY CYCLE OF AN INTERIOR, AS COMMERCIAL INTERIORS ARE CHANGED EVERY 5-7 YEARS AND SOMETIMES FASTER."

- ELISE HOUREN, PARTNER + HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS, BUILD COLLECTIVE

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