The Olifants is a creative agency based in Berlin & Amsterdam.
We are specialized in illustration, wall paintings, graphic design and animation.
We work for international brands, agencies, startups, theatres, festivals, musicians etc.
projects
*The Book of Refunc
Bauhaus Talkshop Museum
of course it’s a Bauhaus chair
Chair Arena
what do you mean circular architecture?
Hortus Hermitage
self sustaining retreat for two persons in the botanical garden of Haren
Hybrid Catalogue House
Lemon Loft
space to have conversation with a cup of tea
Milgro Head Office
Parasite
cantilivered studio space for local art projects
Pixel Palace
interpretation of the iconic Kazakh yurt
Rabo Bank
it’s a robbery! full circle re-valuation of old bank
Return of the Fridges
900 fridges in the middle of Lithuania
Silo City
home for father and daughter
Spuiplein Den Haag
from concrete prefab pavement to public modular seating
2DaysArt
Add or Alive
Afvalshow Haarlem
Apolda
Aquapolis
900 plastic water bottles
Audiopolis
when you look really close you see the city
Brave New Onion
Capsule Hotel
it’s a capsule and a hotel so..its the capsulehotel!
Car Chapel
to find just the right car to fit on top
Cascoland
Chicken
Containosaurus
Crane Fishing
Final Tank PRO
Genius Loci
HKW Campus Berlin
Kultflux
Linz
Lowlands Oxfam
Maid in Market
Maison Gomme
yes we can make you a bunk bed, but why not refunc your garden chalet?
MakeCity Berlin
copycat; mirror the workplace of the construction company whose left over materials you use
Manifesta 9
on site designed and built interior
MRS Space Station
New Holland
discovering new lazy ways to stack pallets
Newman Festival Lithuania
easy but intelligent backdrops; pallets are everywhere and have such a nice graphic design
Opel Ohne Ende
try to eat a whole car
Pallet Temple
How not to make a pyramid in egypt and still succeed in making mobile light architecture
RDM
Recropolis
Retank Lowlands
Socialny Kollaider
Tirendo
TodaysArt 2005
TodaysArt 2014
shipping container games
Villa Maggiore
Wikohaag office
interior from reused plastic mixed with used standard office furniture make a nice mix
Wink Wonderbar
Workshop Linz
Workshop Lissabon
Worm
materials
advertisement board
airco duct
airline trolley
automobile
bamboo
bathtub
beer table
bike
breakwater block
building fence
car tire
car window
cargo air bag
cargo blanket
cassette
cheese plank
clipboard
construction helmet
door
fire extinguisher
when in need of a perfect metal cilinder, only available in red
fire hose
fishing crate
floor beam
folding chair
garbage bin
garbage bin design, diy garbage bin,
hockey stick
hub cap
IBC water tank
jerry can
MDF sheet
metal clamp
metal fence
mooring pole
motor lift
easy up easy down, why design something new
office chair
pallet racking system
plastic crate
plastic pallet
PP rope
PVC pipe
refrigerator
rescue pod
safe
school board
school table
screw clamp
shipping container
shrink wrap
silo
ski
slatted frame
Spijkstaal electric car
suitcase
trailer
tripod
tupperware
washing machine
water bottle
water ski
wind turbine blade
wood
wooden chair
wooden pallet
functions
Bar
Ceiling
Cladding
Garden
Housing
Illumination
Insulate
Meet
Move
Pavilion
Play
Sail
Sit
Sleep
Stairs
Store
Support
Table
Workshop
Write
solutions
pixel pallet
ad clip board
airco bar
airco beach chair
airco duct lamp
airco duct table
bamboo office
beam stool
beam support
beer bench sit
beer shelf
beer stairs
beer table bar
beer wall
bin band
bin bike
bin chair
blanket insulation
blanket matrass
breakwater block installation
bright kitchen
brike
car window tray
cargo blanket seat
cargo lounge cushion
carpet blocks
ceiling light
chair architecture
chair bench
chair chairs
chair table
clamp zipper
clipboard cladding
container cabinets
container roof
dunnage bag playground
fence fashion
fence house
fish crate bench
fish lamp
fishing crate shelving system
fridge air
garbage bin sound machine
harbour pole stairs
headlight
hub cap lamp
IBC boat
IBC desk
IBC garden
IBC light installation
IBC tables
IBC wardrobe
IDR table
jerry can tray
Landscape table
lazy bus stop
lazy tire chair
light letters
MDF ceiling
mobile fish crate pavilion
motor lift table
pallet pavillion
pallet rack bench
pallet rack fitness
pallet rack office
pallet rack table
pallet staircase
patch carpet
pixel stage
plastic pallet bench
reshelf
retriever
school board table
school table floor
sea-stairs
silo hen house
silo lookout
ski table
slatted frame towel holder
Spijkstaal hotel
stairway
suitcase chair
tarp sailing trike
timboektoe
tire chair
tire facade
tire lounge
tire lounge table
tire ordner
tire playgound
tire rocking horse
tire shelter
tire speaker
tire swing
tire swing
tire table
TNT bench
toilet bench
trailer shelter
tripod desinfectant
tripod standing table
urban scanner
waterski skateboard
wind turbine table
wood ceiling
people
Denis Oudendijk
speed, chaos & transition
Jan Körbes
material thinking, tiny constructions and social design
Gaisha Madanova
concept thinking, curating & art production
Rose de Beer
social artist with a keen eye
Thomas Jasulaitis
Fier van den Berge
Julius Klimas
wood master & our Klaipeda expert
Daniel de Jong
talking drawings and man for any job
Lowlands
Cascoland
Ivo Bakker
arts and crafts master. reaching things no one else can
Raumlabor
Liuka Ona Körbes
next refunc generation
Robert Weinek
Peter van Loon
Toon Kennedy
like a swiss army knife
Stroom Den Haag
local centre for the arts used to incorporate architecture in The Hague
Leo Altmann
design thinking & sturdy solutions
Andries Micke
architect, surfer, daredevil and artist in one
Job Saltzher
Any problem can be welded, bent or torched
Ritse Mol
constructor designer
Ned Bott
Ron van Eyk
super tranpsort hero
Raul Lemessof
Argentinian artist weaponizing books
Indre Klimaite
Guglielmo Bozzoli Parasacchi
designer of his own universe
Bas de Boer
handyman of all trades
Isis Hoos
Playful, Original, Functional
Billy Matthews
Boris Duijneveld
living units & hide-outs
Maas van Duijnhoven
really looking at things
Juul Prinsen
very fashionable intern
Olof van Winden
Director of todaysart and a really good dj
Linas Kutavicius
Jannick Besamusca
designer with a fine nose for detail
Rob Takk
producer of festivals and fireworks
Bart Groenewegen
Coffee, cars and constructions at its best
Stela Pernarič
not a moment without a 'Baustellen' joke & never too early to rise
Elio Icaza-Milson
happy skills, music in the hair, enthousiastic design
Coen van Oven
our local Dr. Wood
Hoogtij
The Hague's culture and art route, always a joy to participate and sharpen the refunc senses and skills
Judith van der Meer
if it’s wood she will cut it
Maria Herber
Nora Jongen
Being the voice of Refunc, Making ideas come true
Frank Niessen
Bellastock Collective
TodaysArt
our favourite art festival for years a most inspiring mix of music and interactive media
Paulius Savickas
Joanne Pouzenc
Thijs Masthof
not only a designer builder but a real chef in any kitchen
Maakhaven
collection of maker studios in The Hague
Mantas Lesauskas
Thjeu Donders
rebel with a cause
Elske D’Ancona
ZKU Berlin
we connect local practice and global discourse - get involved!
Sjaak Langenberg
pretty tall social artist
Toruńska Agenda Kulturalna
Peter Zuiderwijk & Karin Mientjes
walking wikipedia and great graphic designer
Tassja Kissing
Lukas Kirkilonis
2012 Architects
Thomas Trum
master of paint
Giorge Ceste
Diewertje Boekholtz
absolutely social
Mantas Sakalauskas
Jeroen de Boer
illustrations anywhere and on anything
Tom Sebstikova
moving with ease
Leon Thomas
versatile solution finder exploring Vienna
Isabel Ordonez
Take Waste and Make!
Mathieu Schuster
Constructlab
collaborative construction practice
Kay Klop
Criss cross thinking and solutions
Cesare Peeren
specialist in energy flows
Tim Terpstra
your friendly neighbourhood grey space director
Johannes Equizi
universal mountain springbock, bike master & mobile poetry
Arno Scheper
Mr feedback society himself
Damian van der Velden
creating impact between people and material
Lieke van der Meer
research, concepts and turning them into reality
Yamina Baumgartner
Milgro
Davide Manzoni
Italian recycle design pioneer
Juraj Hornak
‘If you can’t dance you ain’t ....’
Dona Georgieva
more than managing
Joep de Groot
eco-mechanical engineer
Superuse Studios
pioneers in circulair architecture or the architecture studio formerly known as 2012
