Meet the Team

With over 40 years of combined experience in chemistry based concept and product development at multinationals DSM, Akzo-Nobel and BASF, Michel and Alwin are your go-to guys when you need an innovative approach to your product sustainability questions.

Michel Tichelaar
  • Driven by ideas and creative by nature, I enjoy shaping ideas into something meaningfull. Within Orange Parrot, I translate my creativity, chemistry knowhow and pasion for sustainable materials into future proof products and concepts. I believe innovation works best when we connect, experiment, and dare to fly a little higher together. 

    But it all starts with a cup of coffee, looking forward to drink that together! 

Alwin Papegaaij
  • Knowing that many products, like sofa’s mattresses and clothing, are using materials that are not good for you or the planet, I really want to improve them. Because I know we can do better!

    I’m a concept developer and chemist with a passion for sustainability. I want the following generations to be able to grow up on a healthy planet. Therefore, I want to help you create products that our children deserve.

    Feel the same? Please contact us!

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  • If we require additional talent we can count on many great partners to step up to the challenge

Orange Parrot innovation studio at ZWINC (Zwolle Incubator) in Zwolle.

Our studio

Within the inspiring environment of the Zwolle based incubator ZWINC we have our own innovation studio.

Here, we do our prototyping for our projects, and work out ideas to improve your products so that they are just that bit more sustainable.