Living Station
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The Living Station Lab
The Living Station Lab is the research laboratory connected to the stations within the Willem de Kooning Academy. In… -
Rooftop Garden
The Rooftop Garden is a (green) space where the WdKA community can relax, learn, share and connect. We’re interested in… -
Educational programmes
The field lab is an educational program within the Living Station, which takes place at a specific location in Rotterdam… -
Trash Bunker
linktr.ee/wdka_trashbunker a Brief Introduction for Students The Trash Bunker is a student-led material hub (located in Blaak on the ground floor) that…
Green Team
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Aldje van Meer
Aldje van Meer currently works as senior lecturer, at the Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. In… -
Honey Jones-Hughes
Honey Jones-Hughes is an Instructor at the Living Station, and very excited to think with you about working with sustainable… -
Kas Houthuijs
Kas Houthuijs is a tutor of the Living Station. He will further develop the curriculum to build a sustainable future…
Learn from the Living Library
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Recipe for Orange Peel Leather
GENERAL INFORMATION RECIPE INGREDIENTS FOR 120g OF ORANGE PEEL LEATHER 20g wool fiber 5L water 120g orange peel Some Calcium… -
Recipe for 3D Mycelium
GENERAL INFORMATION Mycelium makes up the roots and branches of the fungi. It is formed of a very fine filamentous… -
Recipe for Agar Bioplastics
GENERAL INFORMATION Agar (also called agar-agar) is a polymer of agarose (a kind of sugar). It is a substance obtained… -
Recipe for Gelatine Bioplastics
GENERAL INFORMATION Gelatine is made from collagen present in animal parts and comes in jelly, sheet or powder. It is… -
Recipe for Growing crystals
GENERAL INFORMATION Crystals are the result of a chemical process by which some atoms or molecules in a solution get… -
Recipe for Mango Leather (starch based)
GENERAL INFORMATION The biopolymers in fruit waste can be used to create flexible, translucent, leather-like materials. RECIPE INGREDIENTS FOR MANGO… -
Recipe for Kombucha SCOBY
A SCOBY is a Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast which is used as a culinary symbiotic fermentation culture (starter)… -
Recipe for Bacterial Dyeing
GENERAL INFORMATION Dyeing and processing of textiles is one of the most polluting steps of the fashion industry. At every… -
Recipe for Alginate
GENERAL INFORMATION An alginate based, heat-resistant and waterproof semi-transparent, matte foil. The foil has a feel that can be compared…
Working in the Biolab
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Microscopes
At the Living Station Lab you can bring samples for observation at the microscopic scale We have several light microscopes.… -
Hydraulic Press Max. 10 Ton
A workshop press that allows you to easily press, bend, straighten, etc. workpieces such as paper, cold and hot press… -
IKA Rotary Evaporator
The Rotary Evaporator in the Living Station is a lab grade distillation apparatus, which can be used to extract scents… -
SafeFast Light Flow Hood
The SafeFAST Light is a laminar flow hood that protects both the user and the materials inside while working with biological samples. It…