Weed Boosters
"Unwanted weeds" are unwanted only because humans consider them as such. This is most evident when taking a peek into a garden centre: full of tools only to get rid of weeds.
Weed Boosters is a tool collection satirically looking into existing weed-unfriendly garden centers while at the same time presenting the first tool collection that deconstructs old weed-removing tools into weed-improving tools.
The Moss Killer Killer
The most innovative tool to get rid of annoying moss killer liquids.
Lets your moss grow back block by block.
The Seed Spread Blaster
Spread seeds for more weeds like stardust in the air!
The Tile Vanisher
Remove those ugly grey squares in a jiffy,
and let your weeds expand block by block.
Weed Boosters
"Unwanted weeds" are unwanted only because humans consider them as such. This is most evident when taking a peek into a garden centre: full of tools only to get rid of weeds.
Weed Boosters is a tool collection satirically looking into existing weed-unfriendly garden centers while at the same time presenting the first tool collection that deconstructs old weed-removing tools into weed-improving tools.
The Moss Killer Killer
The most innovative tool to get rid of annoying moss killer liquids. Lets your moss grow back block by block.
The Seed Spread Blaster
Spread seeds for more weeds like stardust in the air!
The Tile Vanisher
Remove those ugly grey squares in a jiffy, and let your weeds expand block by block.
Femke Hoppenbrouwer is a social designer & multidisciplinary artist who looks into the unseen in society. Her practice combines field-based research, community collaboration and artistic experimentation in order to challenge social stigmas and fixed ways of thinking. Through manipulating small details that embody larger topics, Femke’s playful translations subvert stereotypes and introduce alternative narratives.
She holds her Master in Social Design from the Design Academy Eindhoven and combines her expertise in visual design, art direction and social engagement to build bridges between the field of design and social practices.
Based in the Netherlands. Working between
Utrecht, Eindhoven, Amsterdam, The Hague.
info@femkehoppenbrouwer.com
Nominated for a Dutch Design Award 2024
One of NRC's '"Rijzende sterren van 2025"
Femke Hoppenbrouwer is a social designer & multidisciplinary artist who looks into the unseen in society. Her practice combines field-based research, community collaboration and artistic experimentation in order to challenge social stigmas and fixed ways of thinking. Through manipulating small details that embody larger topics, Femke’s playful translations subvert stereotypes and introduce alternative narratives.
She holds her Master in Social Design from the Design Academy Eindhoven and combines her expertise in visual design, art direction and social engagement to build bridges between the field of design and social practices.
Based in the Netherlands. Working between
Utrecht, Eindhoven, Amsterdam, The Hague.
info@femkehoppenbrouwer.com
Nominated for a Dutch Design Award 2024
One of NRC's '"Rijzende sterren van 2025"