A Man Made A Recycled Workshop House Where People Make Their Own Christmas Gifts
Kenneth Coo
Published
12/21/2015
Thomas Dambo felt like people should buy less and create more.
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"For Christmas this year, I and my team have built this house and everything in it from recycled materials. Every day in December we invite people to create their own recycled Christmas gifts and decorations for free. All materials used in the workshop are “trash” that we got from local shops and organizations, the volunteers who help run the workshop eat leftovers from a nearby cantine, and we even have a recycled Christmas tree." -
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They built it in 9 days using scrapwood and old billboards. -
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"I want to show that Christmas presents don’t need to be something you buy." -
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It can equally be something you make by yourself while being creative. -
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"Every day in December we invite people to create their own recycled Christmas gifts and decorations for free." -
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The have had more than 20,000 guests already in December 14th. -
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In that time they have made more than 1,500 Christmas presents -
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And it's been a week from that. -
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"All materials used in the workshop are “trash” that we got from local shops and organizations." -
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"Not all visitors make presents, but everyone has fun." -
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"Every morning we invite school classes to the house." -
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Grownups play there as well. -
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Remember: The very things that hold you down are going to lift you up.
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