Design from waste! Learn how to make your own belt from a discarded fire hose. By carefully looking at a material, you can discover hidden beauty. Using this fresh perspective, you will start creating. First, you choose your hose from various shades of red. Working in pairs, you cut the material into a strip using belt cutters. Next, you transfer the patterns and use a spindle to make holes and attach the buckle. Finally, you adjust it to your size.

You will go home with your own belt.

Ilse Evers of Eversom has spent many years creating theater sets. This makes her look at what is possible rather than what is intended. With a deep love for craftsmanship, she combines different materials and tools to ultimately create entirely new forms. This exploratory mindset has led to the diverse collection of Eversom. The studio transforms discarded fire hoses into powerful and sustainable design pieces, from exclusive bags to monumental rugs, from unique gifts to striking room dividers.

To process the material, techniques and tools from leatherwork, textile work, and woodworking have been combined and further developed. She also uses traditional techniques such as chair caning and weaving in a contemporary way. The patterns for her bags enhance the properties of the hoses and are precisely matched to the specific size of each fire hose. It is precisely this material exploration that makes working with circular materials so fascinating for Ilse Evers.

Ilse Evers, foto: Evy Hachman