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24 November 2025

Special days at the office

Reinier van der Aart photographed the collection on the international days of the year: a bin full of flowers, a clock pouring champagne, a globe on Earth Day. The furniture stayed grey. The days did not.

Special days at the office

The Bin. Perfect for when you cannot find a vase. Which is most of the time.

Photos Reinier van der Aart, RVDA, 2025.

Every office has its special days: the day the tax return is due, the day the dog comes along, the day the year ends with a sparkler. In 2025 photographer Reinier van der Aart (RVDA) photographed the Boring Collection on those days, one product at a time.

The rule was the same as always. The furniture stays grey and does nothing. The day brings the colour. A gallery, below, with the days where we know them.

The Clock. Lose yourself in its monotonous song to speed things up between 4:59 pm and 5 pm.
The Clock. Lose yourself in its monotonous song to speed things up between 4:59 pm and 5 pm.
The Coat Stand. The lobby security guard in furniture form. Predictable. Present. Quietly firm.
The Coat Stand. The lobby security guard in furniture form. Predictable. Present. Quietly firm.
World Potato Day, 30 May.
World Potato Day, 30 May.
Earth Day, 22 April.
Earth Day, 22 April.
Halloween, 31 October.
Halloween, 31 October.
Christmas. The cable guide as a garland.
Christmas. The cable guide as a garland.
New Year's Eve, 31 December.
New Year's Eve, 31 December.
Tax return day. The Bin takes the paperwork.
Tax return day. The Bin takes the paperwork.
The Bin, with toys.
The Bin, with toys.
The Bin, with a wig.
The Bin, with a wig.
The Monitor Arm, with a disco ball.
The Monitor Arm, with a disco ball.
The Stapler, with a pepper.
The Stapler, with a pepper.
The Perforator. Two holes, every time. The confetti is a by-product.
The Perforator. Two holes, every time. The confetti is a by-product.
Take your dog to work day.
Take your dog to work day.
The dog took the chair.
The dog took the chair.
The Tape Dispenser. Over a kilo of steel. The paper is lighter.
The Tape Dispenser. Over a kilo of steel. The paper is lighter.
The Notebook, with a rose.
The Notebook, with a rose.
The Bin, with its price tag. 0 percent off.
The Bin, with its price tag. 0 percent off.
The Clock on an ordinary day.
The Clock on an ordinary day.
Christmas. The Bin as a stocking.
Christmas. The Bin as a stocking.
New Year's Eve. The Bin as an ice bucket.
New Year's Eve. The Bin as an ice bucket.
The office party. Confetti, paper cups and the Clock.
The office party. Confetti, paper cups and the Clock.
Day of the Dead, 2 November. The Stapler.
Day of the Dead, 2 November. The Stapler.
National Donut Day, first Friday of June.
National Donut Day, first Friday of June.
The Tape Dispenser, with an elephant.
The Tape Dispenser, with an elephant.

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The separation screen is upholstered in Regain, a fabric woven from recycled PET bottles. Roughly 40 bottles per screen.