”Dat kan mijn kleine nichtje ook”, a statement which haunts museums and exhibitions. A statement to classify one’s work as tinkering. This statement raised questions to me about where tinkering ends and design begins and if tinkering is as negative as they suggest.

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In this project I researched the positive aspects of tinkering and how I could acquire these in product design. By translating tinkering techniques into production techniques, I looked for how I could translate the tinkering atmosphere into product design. With these 2 furniture pieces I want to let the viewer experience the joy of making with a work that also puts the statement ‘’Dat kan mijn kleine nichtje ook’’in a different light and wonders whether this comment is actually as negative as it seems.