A Design and Innovation Studio specialized in Circular Production Systems.
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WHO WE ARE
01 | CRÖM-D
WE DON’T MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS.
WE DESIGN SYSTEMS.
CRÖM-D IS A DESIGN AND INNOVATION STUDIO THAT DEVELOPS CIRCULAR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS BY CONNECTING MATERIALS, PEOPLE AND DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING NETWORKS.
WE TRANSFORM WASTE INTO RESOURCES, WORKSHOPS INTO ECOSYSTEMS AND DESIGN INTO MEASURABLE IMPACT.
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02 | OUR VISION
MANUFACTURING IS CHANGING.
TOMORROW’S INDUSTRIES WILL NOT BE DEFINED BY LARGER FACTORIES.
THEY WILL BE DEFINED BY SMARTER PRODUCTION NETWORKS.
CIRCULAR.
DISTRIBUTED.
HUMAN-CENTERED.
MEASURABLE.
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03 | THE INVISIBLE FACTORY™
A CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION OF THE HISTORICAL PUTTING-OUT SYSTEM.
INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING PRODUCTION INSIDE ONE FACTORY,
WE COORDINATE A DISTRIBUTED ECOSYSTEM OF INDEPENDENT WORKSHOPS SHARING ONE METHODOLOGY AND ONE QUALITY STANDARD.
THE FACTORY BECOMES INVISIBLE.
THE ECOSYSTEM BECOMES VISIBLE.
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04 | OUR FOUR PRINCIPLES
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THE INVISIBLE FACTORY™
PRODUCTION IS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS A COORDINATED NETWORK OF SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS.
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2
CIRCULAR MATERIAL INTELLIGENCE™
MATERIALS ARE NEVER CONSIDERED WASTE.
THEY BECOME RESOURCES WITH MULTIPLE LIVES.
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3
HUMAN-CENTERED MANUFACTURING™
SUCCESS IS MEASURED THROUGH PRODUCTS, WORKING HOURS, SKILLS, INCLUSION AND OPPORTUNITIES.
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4
DESIGN AS INFRASTRUCTURE™
DESIGN NO LONGER CREATES OBJECTS.
IT ORGANIZES SYSTEMS.
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05 | DESIGN AS A SYSTEM
DESIGN
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ORGANIZES MATERIALS
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ORGANIZES PRODUCTION
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ORGANIZES PEOPLE
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ORGANIZES IMPACT
DESIGN IS NO LONGER THE ART OF CREATING OBJECTS.
IT IS THE ABILITY TO ORGANIZE ECOSYSTEMS.
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06 | WHAT WE DESIGN
CRÖM-D CREATES CIRCULAR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS COMBINING:
• DESIGN
• MATERIAL REGENERATION
• DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING
• SOCIAL INNOVATION
• IMPACT MEASUREMENT
EVERY PROJECT SIMULTANEOUSLY CREATES ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VALUE.
Another industry is possible