About
Operatie Regeneratie

Operatie Regeneratie is a nature-inclusive design studio. We use design to create places where humans and nature come together and strengthen one another.

We do this by reimagining everyday objects in the public realm, so they add value for both people and nature. In this way, a mile marker can contribute to verge ecology, and a memorial stone can also function as a hedgehog habitat.

Experience plays a central role in our work. On the one hand, human experience of nature is essential: when nature becomes visible, tangible, and understandable, appreciation and support for nature-inclusive solutions grows.

At the same time, we consider how nature experiences a place. What do flora and fauna need in order to thrive? Which forms, structures, and materials support this? What is already present, and what is still missing?

Alongside experience, practical constraints play an important role. Habitat requirements go hand in hand with technical requirements, maintenance, and scalability.

By connecting these perspectives, we design places in which human experience and ecological value reinforce one another.

From collaboration to regeneration

Operatie Regeneratie works through collaboration. Depending on the challenge, we form multidisciplinary teams with ecologists, designers, engineers, and producers.

Each project brings together a collaboration tailored to its scale, context, and ecological ambition. By combining different areas of expertise, we develop solutions in which ecology, design, and technology reinforce one another.

The website is largely written in the plural (“we”), because collaboration is central to the transition towards a more regenerative environment.

About Iris Bekkers

Iris Bekkers is a designer and entrepreneur specialising in nature-inclusive and bio-based design. Her work sits at the intersection of ecology, product development, material research, and parametric design.

She holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Design (MSc) from Eindhoven University of Technology, where her focus increasingly shifted towards the relationship between design and ecology.

In her practice, she develops designs in which humans and nature are not treated as separate entities, but as an integrated system. Experienceability, feasibility, and ecological impact are central to her work.

Expertise

Natuurinclusief & ecologisch ontwerp
→ Ontwerpen met soorten als uitgangspunt.

Vertalen van habitatvereisten naar toepasbare product- en gebouwdetails
Samenwerking met ecologen, Vogelbescherming en gemeenten
Integreren van nestkasten en microhabitats

Productontwikkeling & digitale fabricatie
→ Van concept tot digitaal geproduceerd prototype.

Klei-3D-printen, CNC-frezen en lasersnijden
Parametric design (Grasshopper, Rhino)
Materiaalexperimenten, prototyping en validatie

Biobased & circulaire materialen
→ Materiaalgedreven ontwerpen voor duurzame bouwketens.

Onderzoek naar biobased bouw- en constructiematerialen
Toepassen van circulaire principes in ontwerp en productie

Industrialisatie & opschaling
→ Ontwerpen met oog voor maakbaarheid, herhaalbaarheid en prefab-productie.

Modulaire ontwerpoplossingen die eenvoudig schaalbaar zijn binnen o.a. prefab- en seriematige productieprocessen.

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Design approach

Operatie Regeneratie combines ecology, design, materials, and engineering in an iterative process.

By testing, evaluating, and further developing designs, knowledge is generated and carried forward into subsequent projects. In this way, we build solutions that are not only innovative, but also applicable and durable in practice.

Our Services

Operatie Regeneratie offers a tangible and practical design approach to the themes of nature-inclusive design, the bio-based transition, and regeneration.

Product & systemdesign

We design site-specific and feasible products and systems in which human use and ecological value reinforce one another.

Methods: · ecological quick scan
· parametric design · material research
· prototyping · digital fabrication
· user research

Design for experiencing

Through sensory experiences, we make ecological and bio-based themes tangible, understandable, and perceptible.

Methods:· experience-driven design
· user research · prototyping
· material experience

We participate in projects and strengthen teams with expertise in nature-inclusive, bio-based, and regenerative design.

Methodes: · ecological analysis
· process facilitation · design workshops
· concept development · material exploration