From TACsi to Dutch Design Rides
Art on cars, for many people it is the sign that Dutch Design Week has started again. It stands out and raises questions. For example: Who is actually thinking up such a thing? To find out, we need to go…
Jorritsma receives the city vision of the city’s children
Eindhoven wants to become a smart society. But how does that work? What’s going on in a society like that? Are there any good examples to learn from? DataStudio Eindhoven explores the transition a city has to go through to actually become…
Data Orchestra – DDW video #5
What if we would work together with robots
(This is a guest contribution by Josje Verbeeten, director of the Robot Academy. The article appeared earlier as a blog post on the site of Smart Robotics, based on an article by Warna Oosterbaan in NRC Handelsblad of 23 October…
‘Matter revealed’ and ‘Transitions III’: Broeinest uncovers
“Matter revealed” and “Transitions III” are titles of the Broeinest dual exposition opened during the DDW2017. One of the goals of the exhibition is to “reveal the matter” – to attract attention of the visitors to the ingredients and components…
We Know How You Feel – that’s good & bad
We can measure how you feel, but do you want your emotional data to be public? Or is this a question that doesn’t need to be answered at all, because others have already decided upon it for us? And how…
Embassy of Data – DDW video #4
VDL to build 102 buses for Noord-Holland Noord
The Dutch passenger transport company Connexxion has placed an order with VDL Bus & Coach for 62 MidCity’s Electric and 40 VDL Citea’s LLE-120 Euro 6. This is the first major order for this vehicle, which was only recently added…
Way-to-Go: how residents co-design at Woonbedrijf
She is extremely proud, Wilitha Theuws, a resident of the Geldrop neighbourhood of Coevering. Her ‘Get together-cart’ is part of DDW, placed prominently in front of the building of Woonbedrijf. In two-hour shifts, she and other residents share coffee and tea…