Spelen, kunst, muziek en nieuwsgierigheid: wat kun je leren van jonge kinderen?In de samenwerking tussen Profound Play en Stay Curious werken we aan projecten gericht op jonge kinderen, spelen, kunst en nieuwsgierigheid. In deze workshop gaan we met een nieuwsgierige blik en op een speelse manier geluiden …

PhD Colloquium & Artistic Research Conference: Creating Cultural Dialogues

Eco-criticism, emerging in literary studies in the 1970s, argued for a critical engagement with environmental threats beyond the nature-culture dichotomy. Today, eco-critical thinking is omnipresent. But how can students be prepared for eco-critical research, which invites interdisciplinarity, multispecies …

How can applied research in Facility Management accelerate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals? This interactive workshop invites academics and professionals in FM to reimagine their role as change agents for sustainable transformation. We will explore how research can drive SDG …

For designers, materials and production processes are crucial to the creation and quality of products like tablecloth and clay jars. Nowadays, utilitarian objects are mass- produced, far away. This contributes to environmental degradation, ecological imbalance and a loss of crafts and knowledge. To understand …

Sustainable Ceramics: Shaping the FutureWhat will ceramics look like in 20, 50, or even 100 years? This engaging lecture explores the future of ceramics, where social and environmental responsibility take center stage.Ceramics production has a significant environmental footprint, but innovative artists, …

Kunstenaars koesteren vandaag de dag nog steeds een liefde voor het Waddenlandschap, maar zijn zich in toenemende mate bewust van vervuiling van het landschap.Bijvoorbeeld door microplastics in verf. Linde Ex werkt daarom met zelfgemaakte inkten, op basis van zeewier, algen of klei. Samen met Ex gaan …

This presentation was given at the 30st anneversary conference of Tronrud Engeneers, the producer of the TC2 digital handloom about the Dreamweave Factory project currently executed at Hanze Applied University, Biobased Economy