{"id":11905,"date":"2024-03-26T10:27:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T09:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/base.milano.it\/?p=11905"},"modified":"2024-03-26T10:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T09:27:59","slug":"the-plastic-car-is-made-from-metal-gijs-schalkx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/base.milano.it\/en\/the-plastic-car-is-made-from-metal-gijs-schalkx\/","title":{"rendered":"The Plastic Car (is made from metal)\u00a0\u2014 Gijs Schalkx"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:21px;font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Gijs Schalkx redesigned an abandoned car to run on fuel made from plastic waste. The de-refinery converts plastic waste into fuel and is installed on the top of the car, making the vehicle independent of fossil fuel infrastructure. It celebrates the power of DIY and the individual agency it brings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">BIO<br>Gijs Schalkx is a designer &amp; DIY-activist. His work celebrates the power of do-it-yourself and the individual agency it brings. Through low-tech interventions, he provides us with a more direct understanding of how desire, effort, reward and impact can balance out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/base.milano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/loghi-pagina-partner-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11383\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/base.milano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/loghi-pagina-partner-14.png 146w, https:\/\/base.milano.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/loghi-pagina-partner-14-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px;width:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-1\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">This project is funded by <strong>Stimuleringsfonds \/ Creative Industries Fund NL<\/strong>, the Dutch national cultural fund for design, architecture and digital culture. 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