Slappy Design develops and manufactures kitchen utensils and small interior products with reuse as its starting point. The company primarily uses worn-out skateboards as raw material, which are processed and transformed into handles and details for products such as cheese slicers, cake servers, and other kitchen tools.

A central part of the business is extending the lifespan of materials. Skateboards, which would otherwise largely be sent for incineration due to laminated wood layers and glue, are reclaimed and given a new function. The material is collected through collaboration with local skateboarders and the skateboarding community, and there are plans to make it possible to show exactly which skateboard has been turned into which cheese slicer or pizza cutter.

Metal components, for example for cheese slicers and serving utensils, are mainly supplied by a Norwegian supplier. The products are assembled and finished through craft-based processes on a small scale, which also creates potential for additional customization.

In addition to kitchen utensils, the business also works with fine woodworking, such as furniture and interior details that include parts of recycled skateboards. This part of production is currently carried out as a hobby, but there is potential for more custom-made customer deliveries.

From a circular economy perspective, the business is based on:

• Material collection through collaboration with the local community

• Reuse of difficult-to-recycle skateboards into new products

• Extended material life through an upcycling process and redesign into functional art objects as well as kitchen tools

• Craft-based, small-scale production, either in limited series or based on special orders

The products are often used as gifts and are characterized by a nostalgic and cultural value, where the skateboard’s history is highlighted as part of the product identity.