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A spine of metals

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

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Slide 1: A poster of a skeleton riding a small motorbike with flames behind it, under the words Heavy MetalsPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 2: Three steel machine tool holders stand upright on a white workbench, each holding a tall candle in red, orange or yellowPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 3: A workshop bench with a large clear light bulb on a stand, tall green candles in curved metal holders, a copper plate and small brass castingsPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 4: A black metal keg with red KEG lettering is strapped to a steel frame with a black backpack, hanging from a rail in a workshop, a speaker box abovePhoto: RN Collins
Slide 5a: Small metal pieces laid out on a white workshop table: brass dice, a brass pocket knife, a copper tube on a chain, rough castings, a copper-plated notebook and two green candles in a bent copper holderPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 5b: A small glow-green toy skeleton, its spine and ribs plain to see, hangs from a hook on a black curtain in the workshopPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 6: An old coin vending wall with rows of small windowed compartments, under a lit sign that reads Kwartje BeunPhoto: RN Collins
Ring frame: Metal lathe in a workshop display, Den Hartogh Ford Museum, HillegomFrame: Alf van Beem, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record
Quotes and video: A Het Beun Collectief member's words in this post, from RN's video at the collective's workshopRN's own footage, 18 Oct 2026, Het Beun Collectief, Halvemaanstraat 18F, Strijp-R, Eindhoven

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