The city as a ressource

Halfwerk manufactures home furnishings with reclaimed steel in Brussels

We want to demonstrate that there is a great potential for reuse of sheetmetal and other materials currently exported as scrap. Objects made from reclaimed sheet steel can be mass-produced relatively inexpensively. We think that these ‘new’ but reused objects can provide a local response to the high demand for 'vintage' furniture that is increasingly being sourced from far away.

We work with local salvage companies, workshops, artisans, designers, makers and shops to set up a local value chain in Brussels for products out of reused steel. We contribute to this goal in two ways. On the one hand, we sell finished products that demonstrate the potential of salvaged steel. On the other hand, we provide other designers and companies with steel that they themselves transform into bespoke objects or products.

Mechelse steenweg 255,
1800 Vilvoorde

Logo designed by Caterina Miralles Tagliabue.