In Praise of Diversity: Benches from Brazil September 16th – October 21st, 2012 The exhibition brings together, with no hierarchical differentiation, around 55 benches conceived by designers, artisan communities and indigenous peoples of various regions of Brazil. Diversity is the […]
From hairdressing to car repair and radio broadcasting, the residential neighbourhood of Tarwewijk in the South of Rotterdam has a hidden network of homeworkers. WIJkonomie Tarwewijk visualizes and builds on existing social and economic networks in Tarwewijk, proposing new tools […]
Designer: Crimson (Wouter Vanstiphout) with Maxwan (Rients Dijkstra, Jason Hilgefort, Aleksandar Hrib) Special Economic Block is a strategy to use Tarwewijk’s existing vacancy, the large portion of municipal owned real estate within it, and the speed of change in occupancy, […]
Designer: Doepel Strijkers (Eline Strijkers, Duzan Doepel, Chantal Vos) Developed with Cultureel Denkwerk In collaboration with Wijk- en Speeltuinverening Tarwewijk Green Machine is a production unit for compost that connects children to urban agriculture. All ingredients needed for urban agriculture […]
Designer: Thomas Lommée The Economat is a social machine that visualizes and maps micro-economic activities within a local community. A converted photo booth installation invites inhabitants to capture, describe and locate their personal ‘demands’ or ‘supplies’. These messages can then […]
Designer: Jan Konings Masterplan presents a view on how Tarwewijk might look in the near future, proposing strategies to re-introduce work into daily life within the neighbourhood. Two main aspects are addressed—loosening regulations and creating affordable work space. An alternative […]
The Canadian North is simultaneously characterized by scarcity and abundance. Its extreme qualities—extreme coldness, remoteness, lightness, darkness, feasts and famines—shape people’s living practices and ways of using resources. In partnership with University of Alberta, Luxury of the North by Droog […]
On Friday, November 18th, Studio X Mumbai hosted A.B.C.D.E.— an open discussion on design process, presenting studies from Droog Lab’s 11-day workshop led by Bas Princen in the informal settlement of Dharavi, Mumbai. “Designers often have a desired outcome in […]
