mei 23rd, 2018 | Architectuur, Artikelen, Design, Nieuw, Publicaties, Stedenbouw
Over de hele wereld vinden de ‘vertikale bossen’ van de Italiaanse architect Stefano Boeri navolging. Tijdens mijn interview met hem in Milaan zegt dat hij geen probleem te vinden: met dat uitbundige groen wil hij de steden redden, en hoe meer dat gebeurt hoe beter. Na zijn twee torens van de Bosco Verticale in Milaan maakt hij nu vergelijkbare torens in Utrecht en in Eindhoven. De Trudo-toren in Eindhoven wordt de eerste keer dat er ook op sociale woningbouw gevels met bomen en struiken worden beplant. ‘Groen is niet alleen voor de rijken.’
Lees hier mijn interview met Stefano Boeri voor NRC Handelsblad, of hier als pdf: NRC Bosco Verticale Stefano Boeri
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mei 1st, 2018 | Design, Publicaties, TRACY•TV, Video
At the Designweek this year in Milan, Eindhoven’s Design Academy took us on a treasure hunt. They addressed big issues like fake news, basic income and value creation by going totally local, embedding their work at the liquor store, the market, the hardware shop, the newsstand.
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mei 1st, 2018 | Design, Publicaties, TRACY•TV, Video
At the Designweek this year in Milan, Eindhoven’s Design Academy took us on a treasure hunt. They addressed big issues like fake news, basic income and value creation by going totally local, embedding their work at the liquor store, the market, the hardware shop, the newsstand.
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apr 28th, 2017 | Artikelen, Design, Kunst, Nieuw, Publicaties, Vrije tijd
New trend: souvenirs are the new outlet for designers. It dawned on me when I attended a talk by Scottish curator Stacey Hunter at the exhibition design Language during the Milan Designweek about her project Local Heroes in Edinburgh last year. She invited nine designers to create souvenirs that went beyond the heritage clichés. It reminded me of a Dutch project by designer Elmo Vermijs, 100% Terschelling, which is in the running for one of this year’s Dutch Design Awards.
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apr 17th, 2017 | TRACY•TV, Video
I was at the Milan Design Week 2017 to spot the newest developments in design. Today I spotted designs at the Triennale designmuseum and the Lexus Design Award.
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