How can design approaches, artistic initiatives and (bio)technological developments contribute to solutions for global problems? It is a question that is central to many designers at the Dutch Design Week. This is also the case for ”In The Age of…
In Arabic, hawa dawa means something like pure air. Which is precisely the issue that the Munich-based start-up Hawa Dawa is working on. The company has designed an AI-based system for mapping clean air in cities. By integrating all sources…
Dutch Design Experiences, part 4: Strijp S Veemgebouw. Part of our series of Dutch Design Week 2019 impressions.
Next weekend the Dutch national men’s hockey team will play a qualifying game for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, against Pakistan. At that level, it is nowadays normal for the players to have a broad staff around them, not only…
Based on its patented Electro Wetting Display technology, Etulipa has revealed the first off-the-grid reflective outdoor display. The black and white character-based display proves its energy efficiency by working off the grid, powered only and permanently by solar cells. Etulipa…
Impressions of Dutch Design Week (3): Strijp-T, TQ, Innovation Powerhouse: Elle, Fontys & Embassy of Sustainable Design
Unifly is active at Antwerp airport, their aim is to ensure that the airspace remains safe in the face of the ever-increasing number of drones. So that unmanned aircraft can be properly integrated into airspace. The expansion of Unifly has…
Dutch Design Experiences (2), visiting Plan-B at Hurksestraat, the home of Kiki & Joost.
Bio-printing has brought new perspectives to cell research. So far, however, other 3D printing methods have fallen short of expectations. A special bio-ink has now been developed at TU Wien (Vienna) that solves the current problems. The new bio-ink enables:…
A sustainable house covering a variety of aspects, from the drawing to the execution and the completion. Team CASA, a student team from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), combines existing technologies in one house with the aim of accelerating the…