Web Platforms for Co-Designing and Co-Making
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Friday, September 13th 2019. Under Our Projects Tags: Creativity, Digital Fabrication, Grassroots, Growth, Handmade, Innovation, Networking, Open Source, Participation, Products, Services, Sharing, Sustainable production
"Web Platforms for Co-Designing and Co-Making" is a case studies selection of digital platforms where people, designers and makers co-design and co-make their products.
Recent technological advancements in digital fabrication and sharing economy models and tools, and the urgent need for a circular economy are all factors shaping our new production ...
Crafting Plastics Studio
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Thursday, November 22nd 2018. Under Crafts Tags: Creativity, Digital Fabrication, Handmade, Innovation, Products, Sustainable production
Material made out of 100% raw renewable resources, polymerized from cornstarch and metabolized by microorganisms from used cooking oil.
Crafting Plastics! Yes, product designer Vlasta Kubušová and production designer Miroslav Král are literally crafting plastics. They do research in materials and design. Vlasta and Miroslav are exploring innovative and sustainable ways ...
Why Routes and Tours at The Dutch Design Week?
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Thursday, October 25th 2018. Under Design Tags: Creativity, Events, Innovation
Dutch Design Week Eindhoven
Design Weeks and Festivals
Design Weeks and Festivals reached every corner of the planet, and more recently Africa and The Middle East. Famous Design Weeks, such as Milan Design Week (Salone del Mobile and Fuorisalone), London Design Festival, Berlin Design week, New York Design Week, etc., became ...
The world’s first commercial housing project based on 3D-concrete printing
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Monday, October 22nd 2018. Under Architecture Tags: Digital Fabrication, Innovation, Sustainable production, Sustainable territory
The world's first commercial housing project based on 3D-concrete printing in the Netherlands
The world's first commercial housing project based on 3D-concrete printing is located in the Netherlands, in the city of Eindhoven, exactly in Bosrijk. Bosrijk is a new residential location developed as a "sculpture garden" with high ambitions ...
Culture and Creativity as a Lever for Cities Development – Part 1
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Monday, February 5th 2018. Under Cities Tags: Creativity, Cultural heritage, Environment, Identity, Innovation, Local, Participation, Sustainable territory
Cultural performance in Shanghai, China
Cities Today
According to the UN: half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – lives in cities today. By 2030, almost 60 per cent of the world’s population will live in urban areas. 95 per cent of urban expansion in the next decades will take place ...
Architecture: from World-Class to Open Source
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Thursday, September 21st 2017. Under Architecture Tags: Creativity, Design for all, Digital Fabrication, Innovation, Open Source, Sharing, Sustainable production
Urban population will rise according to predictions from 4 (four) to 7 (seven) billions in the next few decades. Cities will have to face the challenge of housing additional 3 billion person. According to Space10, a future living lab, the traditional 'World-Class' Architecture business model - beyond reach for 95% ...
Design Commons, a travelling platform to improve cities
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Monday, September 18th 2017. Under Cities Tags: Activism, Creativity, Events, Networking, Sustainable territory
Design Commons is a new Design event started in September 14th during Helsinki Design Week. It will address quality of life in cities. Design Commons will travel from country to country following the global Design Week events. Activists, thinkers, makers, and stakeholders gather to share their experiences, ideas and challenges ...
The 5 factors shaping the future of design and manufacturing
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Monday, July 24th 2017. Under Design Tags: Creativity, Digital Fabrication, Innovation, Open Source, Products, Services, Sustainable lifestyle, Sustainable production
"Imagine: Exploring the Brave New World of Design and Manufacturing" is a recent publication by SPACE 10, a future-living lab based in Copenhagen. The lab brings together radical thinkers and experts from around the globe to ideate, prototype and design new concepts for a more sustainable way of living. The lab works on finding ...
Design comes to the Middle East
Published By Fatina Saikaly On Thursday, May 4th 2017. Under Design Tags: Creativity, Events, Fashion, Graphics, Handmade, Innovation, Interactions, Interiors, Products, Services
Design weeks reached recently the creative and cultural scene in many cities of the Middle east:
Beirut Design Week is at the 6th edition, taking place from May 19 to May 26, 2017, in different locations across the city. More than 150 events are planned: exhibitions, talks, workshops, conferences and competitions. The ...