{"id":41705,"date":"2016-04-05T14:13:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T12:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horecatrends.com\/en\/?p=41705"},"modified":"2016-04-05T14:16:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T12:16:19","slug":"decodive-for-the-festival-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horecatrends.com\/en\/decodive-for-the-festival-market\/","title":{"rendered":"DecoDive for the festival market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Expensive materials are used to build decoration for festivals, to subsequently have to break it down again after the event and sometimes it will even be thrown away. DecoDive wants to change that and become the eBay for festival decorations. Soon everybody will be able to rent decoration at the website of DecoDive.<\/p>\n

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DecoDive dresses the festivals<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The lineup of artists is of course the most important part at festivals, but the creative aspect plays an important role as well. Decoration of festivals and events has become an indispensable element. The DecoDive team consists of festival organizers and technicians. The idea for DecoDive<\/a> is born out of frustration. Their own research and experience shows that festivals create a lot of waste and part of that is decorations. Expensive materials are used to build decorations, in order to break it down right after the event and it\u2019s even often thrown away. Not very sustainable\u2026.<\/p>\n

sharing economy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

At the DecoDive platform festival organizers and designers can rent or lease their decoration and furnishings. “With DecoDive we want to contribute to the sharing economy and take off the pressure on budgets and the environment,” says Pim Vossen, one of the founders. The project contributes to a number of things:<\/p>\n