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October 20, 2012

Material Matters at the Dutch Design Week 2012

October 20 - 28, 2012  in the Witte Dame complex Eindhoven

While we are hit with glooming predictions of ever increasing material scarcity, our material culture—from the way we consume and dispose, to the way we produce and collect, to the way we design and develop business models— largely remains unchanged.

However, if one looks closely, new, old and speculative solutions to material scarcity are abundant. From classic models of reuse, to new and speculative ways of growing and gathering materials, to reviving, sharing, digitalizing, or otherwise avoiding them, a multitude of possible approaches are available.

Material Matters brings together existing, emerging and speculative initiatives by scientists, designers, entrepreneurs and ourselves, and presents them as 38 imaginary future companies that might come to thrive in the near future. The future furniture fair aims to stimulate designers to develop business models urged by material scarcity, and to broaden discussions on the future of our material culture.

Dutch Design Week
October 20- 28, 2012
11:00am - 6:00pm

Lecture series
Featuring 2012Architecten, N55, Studio Swine and more.
October 26
4:00pm – 6:00pm

Credits
Concept and direction: Renny Ramakers (Droog)
Content and project manager: Agata Jaworska (Droog Lab)
Exhibition and brand graphics: TD (Theo Deutinger, Stefanos Filippas, Elisa Mante, Ana Rita Marques, Delfin Novoa)
Droog Lab interns: Callum Copley, Wendy Smith
Featuring work by: 2012Architecten, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Andreas Möller, anothermountainman, Christien Meindertsma, Droog, FairPhone, Fernando Brízio, Graffiti Network, Han Koning, Heleen Klopper, Humade, IDEO, Jamie Shaw, Jet Vervest, Joshua Klein, Justin McGuirk, Kerry Howley, Kieren Jones, Louise Maniette, Marjan van Aubel, Markus Kayser Studio, Martino d’Esposito (ECAL), Monosol, N55, Stefan Schwabe, Studio Swine (Alexander Groves, Azusa Murakami), Studio Tjeerd Veenhoven, Suzanne Lee, Tarmo Piirmets, TD, Tejo Remy, Tomorrow-Lab, University of California San Francisco Lim Lab, Waag Society
Funding: DOEN Foundation

Droog Lab raises topics and initiates projects in collaboration with designers, clients and partners worldwide with the aim of stimulating innovation and debate in design and society.

Dutch Design Week - Droog & TD

Published on 23 Jan 2013 Droog director Renny Ramakers gives insight into Droog's Material Matters: a future furniture fair exhibition presented during Dutch Design Week 2012. Ramakers was inspired by the fact that materials are becoming scarce to create an exhibition dedicated to encouraging people to reuse and recycle. Material Matters: a future furniture fair is made up of 38 imaginary companies using leftover factory materials in the creation of new products. From jewellery made out of old cellphone parts to training crows to collect metal bottle lids for products, the exhibition highlights the need to reduce the amount of new materials used in product design. Credits for the Material Matters exhibition: Concept and direction: Renny Ramakers (Droog) Content and project manager: Agata Jaworska (Droog Lab) Exhibition and brand graphics: TD (Theo Deutinger, Stefanos Filippas, Elisa Mante, Dario Marino, Paul Valeanu) Droog Lab interns: Callum Copley, Wendy Smith Featuring work by: 2012Architecten, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Andreas Möller, anothermountainman, Christien Meindertsma, Droog, FairPhone, Fernando Brízio, Graffiti Network, Han Koning, Heleen Klopper, Humade, IDEO, Jamie Shaw, Jet Vervest, Joshua Klein, Justin McGuirk, Kerry Howley, Kieren Jones, Louise Maniette, Marjan van Aubel, Markus Kayser Studio, Martino d'Esposito (ECAL), Monosol, N55, Stefan Schwabe, Studio Swine (Alexander Groves, Azusa Murakami), Studio Tjeerd Veenhoven, Suzanne Lee, Tarmo Piirmets, TD, Tejo Remy, Tomorrow-Lab, University of California San Francisco Lim Lab, Waag Society Funding: DOEN Foundation