Archive
2012
WIJkonomie Tarwewijk
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 […]
Green Machine
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 […]
The Economat
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 […]
Special economic block
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, […]
Masterplan Tarwewijk
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 […]
2011
Luxury of the North
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 […]
A.B.C.D.E. an open discussion on design process
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 […]
Unprepared: lessons from the informal economy
date: 2011 location: Mumbai local partner: Studio-X Mumbai lead designer: Bas Princen presentation: 2011 Though their reality is harsh, slums demonstrate people’s capacity to improvise, self-organize and create value regardless of circumstance and institutional wellbeing. As people self-coordinate around common […]
