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The New Material podcast investigates the practices of (new) material designers within the context of Dutch industry, landscape and economy. A journey that reveals how design research into materials, their properties and applications sheds light on the entire manufacturing process and supports a better understanding of the conditions of production. Following the complete cycle of materials provides crucial insights for innovation and change in order to reduce pollution and counter climate and social injustices. New Material is a collaboration between Stichting DOEN, Fonds Kwadraat and Het Nieuwe Instituut. https://hnix.nl/new-material
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Saturday Oct 23, 2021
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
The rapid overhaul of the landscape of the port of Eemshaven, in the far north of the Netherlands, perfectly conveys how our accelerating need for energy is creating a new reality. It shows the effects of the massive energy transition taking place in Western societies. The scale and complexity of this transformation leads (new) material designers to very surprising alternative strategies and unexpected decisions.
We talk to Cas König, CEO of Groningen Seaports NV in Eemshaven, and Sven Stremke, landscape architect, associate professor at Wageningen University & Research, and co-founder of NRGlab. Artist, social designer and researcher Debra Solomon shares her research. We also hear from two New Material Award nominees, who explain their practices: solar designer Marjan van Aubel, and designer and body-mind therapist Judith Zeeman.
More information: hnix.nl/new-material
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