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REMAKER SPACE WWW.REMAKERSPACE.CO.NZ | @REMAKERSPACENZ
WHO WE ARE The ReMaker Space redesigns relationships with resources to create sustainable communities. We are a registered charity: Linkt Community Trust with a board of 5, establishing “The ReMaker Space” under a Social Enterprise model - dual purpose objectives, social impact and, in the long term, the goal of becoming financially self-sustaining.
WHY We want to make sustainable living as
accessible, practical and interactive as
WE DO IT possible by offering work spaces, workshops
and collaborative events to the Tauranga
community.
We value:
INNOVATION
Making something out of anything.
Empowering entrepreneurs to develop social enterprises.
SHARING
Making something together.
Collaboration and mentoring to move towards more
sustainable living, together.
CREATIVITY
Making anything out of something.
Inspiring and encouraging people to rethink, revalue and
repurpose everyday resources that tend to be easily
discarded.
HOW
WE
By empowering & supporting
DO IT
Emerging Entrepreneurs.
Young entrepreneurs have
entered into the ReMaker Space
to develop & grow their own
sustainable businesses either as
Resident ReMakers or Visiting
ReMakers.
These ReMakers want to create
a community through sharing "I WANT TO IMPROVE THE WORLD FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HOLD THE
their knowledge & skills. PRACTICES THAT HAVE THE LEAST IMPACT ON THE
EARTH - IT'S CRUCIAL WE LEARN FROM THEM AND
TEACH OTHERS" - JERA MAE, 21
EMERGING
ENTREPRENEURS
For the ReMaker Space, an emerging entrepreneur is someone
(or someones) who can redesign a product or service to make it's
supply chain circular.
Being able to see the waste problem of a linear chain and,
through innovation, creativity and collaboration, is able to offer a
new resource.
The ReMaker Space sees potential in anyone who walks through
our space.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 4 SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES
AS RESIDENTS IN THE REMAKER SPACE
veto. Jera Mae Clothing
veto. founded by Charlotte Greer handmakes zero waste, Local designer Jera Mae has launched her own self-titled
multipurpose cleaning products. Everything from the fashion brand where she utilises textile waste, natural dyes and
ingredients to the packaging is zero waste. Being solely organic fabrics. Drawing on Jera's own Rarotongan whakapapa,
online, in the ReMaker Space, veto. has been able to trial a Jera Mae Clothing takes traditional methodologies of design &
refillery model where customers can bring their own jars to manufacturing and weaves into each garment indigenous
teachings & wellbeing. In the ReMaker Space, Jera Mae Clothing
refill their cleaning products as needed. This has begun to
has all garments as "made-to-order" ensuring their is zero
change people's relationship with quantity consumption - they overproduction, reducing the risk of excess unwanted stock
only fill as much as they know they need. going to landfill.
Precious Plastic Tauranga Sandra Landolt
Precious Plastic is a global, open source enterprise that Being qualified in both fine arts focusing on Kinetic Sculpting
seeks reduce plastic waste. In 2021, Cath De Monchy and in Teaching, Sandra Landolt develops educational
launched Precious Plastic Tauranga and is working with the programmes for young kids. Through fun and creative
non-recyclable plastic bottle lids, redesigning them into new, workshops, Sandra teaches kids about sustainability by
useful products that can be purchased. Having a studio in the utilising salvaged materials to create functional pieces or fun
ReMaker Space, PPT is changing people's perception of toys. Sandra wants to give young children the skills and
plastic as an ever-evolving, always in use, resource. The education surrounding waste reduction & the creative ways
Tauranga public have begun to save their non-recyclables they can keep resources in circulation.
and are dropping them to PPT on Thursdays. From her time in the ReMaker Space, Sandra has taught at least 110
kids new & exciting ways of living sustainably.
EXTRA DISENGAGED STUDENTS
YOUTH
YOUNG INNOVATORS
OUR POINT OF ENGAGEMENT HOMESCHOOLERS
DIFFERENCE TAILORED GIRL GUIDES
WORKSHOPS MATUA PRIMARY
FOSTERED
RELATIONSHIPS
RESIDENTS WHO CAN REDESIGN
PRODUCTS/SERVICES REDESIGNED
CAFE/STUDIO
BUSINESS MEETING SPACE OF BELONGING RELATIONSHIP
REMAKER INCUBATION &
FOR PEOPLE TO "VOTE WITH THEIR
WITH
SPACE DOLLAR"
MENTORSHIP HOST WORKSHOPS RESOURCES
INTERACTIVE EDUCATION FOR THE
COMMUNITY
TAURANGA CITY COUNCIL
BLABLA EVENTS - GLADRAGS
ENVIROHUB
PRIORITY ONE (Y.I)
COLLABORATION UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO
TOIOHOMAI
MULTICULTURAL TAURANGA
ZESPRI
TRUSTPOWER
WHAT THE REMAKER HAS
ACHIEVED OVER THE LAST
10 MONTHS
COMMUNITY EVENTS
GLADRAGS Clothes Swap
2040 items of clothing saved from landfill
USEDFULLY
3 co-hosted seminars before Usedfully submitted
their recommendations to government
ZESPRI
The ReMaker Space hosted workshops to 200
women for Zespri's International Women's Day
2021
COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION WITH
The ReMaker Space has had over 220 PRECIOUS PLASTIC TAURANGA
enrolments in our workshops.
This can be doubled but our current Cafes throughout the city centre been
space means only 4 max can be in a saving their plastic lids from their milk
workshop at one time. bottles and dropping them to PPT.
The most popular workshops have been: As of June 2021, PPT has saved 17.95 kg
Learn to Sew plastic from ending in landfill or the
Bucket Hat ocean.
Children's ProgrammesThe Tauranga locals who have
been most active with the
ReMaker Space have been
young-adults aged 25-34.
According to our feedback,
80% percent of the
demographic feel inspired to
develop their thinking or
behaviour around reusing
resources because they
"love the opportunity to have
new experiences [that reflect
their] environmental and social
values within a space of
belonging where [they] feel
empowered by learning new
skills."The ReMaker Space has been
working with youth, both as school
groups and those students who are
disengaged.
The ReMaker Space encourages
their creativity through an
entrepreneurial mindset.
This builds self-esteem,
reconnection to their education and
increases employability once they
leave school.THE NEW REMAKER
SPACE
After 10 months occupying Our Place, the
ReMaker Space is ready to move to the next
stage.
To foster a hub for sustainability and
entrepreneurship for all ages, collaborate
further with other community groups in
Tauranga and to be as accessible as possible
to everyone, we need a central location &
support to implement this vision.CREATING A HUB
There are already examples of businesses that have dual-purpose
buildings like our ideal ReMaker Space in other countries.
Relationships in Brooklyn, NYC.
Look Mum, No Hands in Hackney, London
Rediscovery Centre in Dublin, Ireland
What these organisations have done well is create a community of
belonging under one theme. Taking elements from Relationships
NYC, the idea for the new space is to create an interactive hub that
combines hospitality & exhibition/studio space in the front and a
workspace in the back.
The Tauranga community can enter into the ReMaker Space at any
level - be it participating in workshops, coming to events or simply just
being immersed in a hub of sustainability.
The ReMaker Space's new space needs to be in central Tauranga.
With relationships being fostered with Priority 1, high schools and
other community groups, having a central base is paramount. "IT'S A COMMUNITY WITH NO PRESSURE. I CAN JUST BE
HERE AND LEARN. IT'S MY CHOICE" - IZZY, 13.FACING THE ROAD
THE FRONT OF THE SPACE
Taking the layout of Relationships NYC and applying Front Right:
Front Left:
ReMaker points of difference The ReMaker studio
Espresso machine
with window display
and cafeFRONT RIGHT THIRD
Along the window front and
wall, shelves that display
sustainable goods made by
our ReMakers
Sideboards/plinths in the
middle all have wheels so
can be movedFRONT LEFT THIRD
Window Bench Seating
Benchtop made from
precious plastic
sealed with a resinMIDDLE RIGHT THIRD
Sewing Zone
For Resident ReMakers to work on their sustainable ideas.
Opportunity for the public to use the machines and moveable
tables for workshops.
Partition screen divides the sewing working spaces.MIDDLE LEFT THIRD
Seating for workspaces or for the
community to hang out
Can be manoeuvred for community
functionsBACK THIRD
Woodwork tech space
for workshops
Plastics tech space for
community drop off and
innovation development
"Some of the best learning is done through
experience - we can be a hub for
experimental education. If we can do it,
anyone can" Cath, 50We are asking council to support the ReMaker Space into
a new location by funding our operational budget.
2022: $200,000
2023: $190,000
2024: $180,000
This will allow us to foster a hub for sustainability and
entrepreneurship for all ages, collaborate further with
other community groups in Tauranga and to be as
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