FAIRM - Key Persons


Bruno Simões

Job Titles:
  • Product Developer
Bruno holds a MSc in biotechnology from University of Coimbra in Portugal. He is passionate about the endless ways fungi can be helpful in today's society and joins that with his need for practicality.

Joost Vette - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Product Designer from the TU Delft
Joost Vette graduated as a product designer from the TU Delft. He believes that the bottleneck of a transition to a circular economy will never be our creativity, but the pallet of materials we have to bring it into practice. From this perspective he is one of the founders of Fairm, aiming to develop natural materials that enable us to build a circular society. Parallel to his work at Fairm he is a parttime researcher into biobased building materials at the Centre of Expertise Biobased Economy at the Avans and HZ universities of Applied Sciences, to contribute to fundamental research in the field of biobased building.

Marc Postel - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
Fueled by a desire to make a difference and with a strong believe that our world needs an update Marc deviated from his path to become a building engineer. In his quest for 21st century solutions he taught himself the basics of biotechnology, material biofabrication and took up entrepreneurship. Devoted to bringing natural materials to the masses and contribute to restoring balance in our natural and social systems he Co-founded Fairm. Where he now uses the problem solving and creative skills, he developed at Architecture to build a people centered company and business.