design journey

What bio-based, sustainable alternatives can be found for synthetic textiles? The past semester the enthusiastic first year students of the Master Industrial Design at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague sought to answer this question under the guidance of designer and teacher Lenneke Langenhuisen of design duo Buro Belén. Buro Belén call themselves 'materializers'. But what do 'materializers' do? We interviewed Lenneke about Beléns design practice and the challenges of working with natural materials and making industry more sustainable. Listen to the podcast of this interview here. Special thanks to Lenneke Langenhuijsen and sound technician Rein Wijnja of Riverstudio. Image: Boudewijn Bollmann

Ontwerper Lillian van Daal vindt oplossingen in de natuur en werkt nauw samen met wetenschappers. www.lillianvandaal.com

In this podcast we speak to Dries Verbruggen of Unfold Studio. Together with partner Claire Warnier he investigates craft and industrial production and explores the promising realm that lies in between.

Stefan sits down with Yassine Salihine, a core tutor for design research, to talk about the Master Industrial Design's motto »Redesigning the Industry« and the impact of designers.

Krijn Christiaansen talks about his work with Cathelijne Montens in their studio KCCM, teaching and studying industrial design at an art academy, and walking as a research method. You can check out the projects, that are talked about, right here https://kccm.nl/tag/works/

Having a critical view on design and what you are doing is a core aspect of studying at the Master Industrial Design. Maaike Roozenburg talks about how her views on design have shifted throughout her career and what she aims to do at the department at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague.

Rana Ghavami talks with Stefan about how research is a collaborative practice, the term »kaleidoscopic view« and how a personal perspective is important in the own process.