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ReCabinet is a series of sturdy contemporary design cabinets that are up to 95% circular.

With its contemporary design and freedom of choice in color, finish and material, the spacious eco friendly furniture ReCabinet is a fit for both the office as well as the home.
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Locally built with a modest environmental footprint, ReCabinet is made to last and can be placed in both large and small scale sustainable interior projects. 

Up to 95% circular

Ample storage

Choose your style

Built to last

Dutch Design for a circular economy

In February 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the new circular economy action plan demanding additional measures to achieve a carbon-neutral, environmentally sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy by 2050. (source: European Parliament)
With House of Thol, we aim to create lasting eco friendly innovative products that either facilitate a sustainable lifestyle change or make use of what is already there and contribute to a circular economy through design.

To create impact, we look beyond the one-off design art pieces or research projects, focussing on delivering viable, affordable products that can be used to create more sustainable homes and offices in the Netherlands and beyond.
There are tresholds for businesses to switch to circular that can be difficult to overcome: production facilities have used years and years to prime for efficiency, which is often linear and depends highly on consistency; product output needs to be uniform to deliver on orders.
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​We need a different approach.
With ReCabinet we aim to set up a flexible circular production process within a linear production facility. 
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This is not just about 1 cabinet.
Help us create impact: we are looking for a launching project client to kickstart this circular journey with us and our partner.
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Get in touch and let's get started

Choose your style

After building several ReCabinets with different measurements and using various materials and finishes, we created a catalogue of possibilities.

Go full circular with doors and support made from discarded ciranol desk tops, upgraded with a pattern, veneer, coat or even full-color print; 
​Or choose classic robust, with solid elements in oak, ash or bamboo.
We can even customize height of the support to best suit your space.

Looking for a CAD-drawing to incorporate the ReCabinet in your interior project?
Get in touch and we'll send it right over!

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"Suitable for both a work and living environment"

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Eco friendly Furniture

The ReCabinet story

A few years ago, we needed more cabinet space in our kitchen.
We wanted a robust, free-standing eco friendly cabinet with plenty of storage space, that would be sturdy enough to withstand the wear and tear we would subject it too.
We wanted something spacious and made to last, like the heavy metal cabinets we use in the workshop.

Actually, we noticed that those same metal cabinets are falling out of favour in offices everywhere. With schools and offices using less paper, the filing cabinets that were once used to hold the paper archives are made redundant.
Since the cabinets are in fact made to last for generations, organizations going through redecoration quite often try to get their employees to take the cabinets home to avoid going through the hassle of dispatching them.
We decided to use the body of one those redundant cabinets for our own large kitchen cupboard. With a fresh color, wooden doors and fitted base, the cabinet that was once kicked to the curb became a useful and robust eyecatcher once more.

The first eco friendly furniture "ReCabinet" prototype we made back in 2018 was so well received, that we decided to develop the design to make it adaptable to a wide range redundant cabinets and create new value for the cast-aways collecting dust in warehouses.

During Dutch Design Week 2018 we presented the first ReCabinet production model, where it was spotted by Royal Dutch Ahrend. We have since developed te ReCabinet serie to be ready for both use in sustainable interiors as well as large projects aiming for a small ecological footprint.

ReCabinet FAQ

Where can i buy the Recabinet?
Each ReCabinet is made to your preferences, get in touch to build a custom circular cabinet together. 
Every now and then we make a cabinet that can be bought as is, usually for an exhibition.
​Check out our Calendar to see if we have anything planned near you.
How sustainable is the recabinet?
The circular aproach means we save on two sides:
1. we find a new use for redundant office furniture that would otherwise be downcycled into metal scraps.
2. we avoid using all the resources that would otherwise be needed to create a new cabinet from scratch.
If you go for doors and a base made of cyranol, the ReCabinet can be up to 95% circular, with the only added materials the new powdercoated color, the hinges and the thin layer of veneer on the cyranol.
How long does it take to make a Recabinet?
Keep a lead time of approximately 10-12 weeks into account.
We have been known to produce cabinets in 4 weeks, but since we work with external partners, there's usually a lot of planning involved into busy schedules.
Why do you re-coat the cabinet?
Most Redundant cabinets are either grey or a washed out cream color, they are also usually coated with a glossy finish and can have small (or large) dents, cuts or other damages. 
By using brighter colors and a low gloss finish, the cabinets are literally shedding their office-skin.
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Recoating the cabinets is a large portion of the ReCabinet costs though, so if a cabinet doesn't necessarily need a re-coat, we're very open to using it as is.
Where are the recabinets produced?
All ReCabinets are produced locally in the Netherlands.
The doors and base are made with a CnC mill at Samosa in Nijmegen.
Recoating of the cabinets happens either at Royal Dutch Ahrend or at Gijsen Powdercoating in Purmerend.
Assembling the cabinets is usually done at our workshop in Overasselt. For larger series, the ReCabinets can be finished on site. 
Why can't i buy ReCabinet at a store?
Right now, each ReCabinet is made to your personal preferences, meaning it costs too much time and money to accomodate a store-percentage while still keeping the series affordable.
We are looking into working together with stores for ready-made series that can be sold directly in the future.
In What sizes does the Recabinet come?
The ReCabinets are made with the metal bases of redundant Ahrend filing cabinets. 
​That means, including the new base, ReCabinets come in the following varieties:
1. 120 cm wide, 46,2 cm deep (excluding handles) and ca 105 cm tall
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2. 120 cm wide, 46,2 cm deep (excluding handles) and ca 225 cm tall
Is it possible to have my own cabinet refurbished in this method?
Yes, definitely!
If your cabinet is suited for the goal, we are more than happy to use that as a base.
The smaller we can keep the circle, the better!

Keep in mind though, this might not be a lot cheaper, since we'd have to change the drawings to fit the measurements of your cabinet.
That said: using your own redundant cabinet, means you do have a great circular story to tell!
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