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newsletter summer 2015 This newsletter presents a view on the inspiring visit to an Asian country in transition: Taiwan. The DutchTaiwanese collaboration program, with the successful exhibition Cure & Care, has delivered Simone de Waart the invitation to share her expertise with designers, students and the (manufacturing)industry.
Material Sense
Workshop 'The Value of Materials & Making', Taipei Made in Taiwan. Many of us are familiar with this expression for mass production from the country. But the term 'making' in itself gets another meaning worldwide, for which also Taiwan needs to formulate her own answers. Simone de Waart investigated the hidden qualities through collaboration with Taiwanese designers and representatives of the making industries. read more>
Material Sense (2002) is an independent orga nization for materials inno vation. The organi zation plays various roles. They make the world of materials visible and tangible. E.g. in the travel ling themed exhi bitions, lectures, work shops and through methods by Material Sense directed at expe riencing the value of materials. They advise those looking for new materials and tech nologies, or for the sensorial qualities of products for an optimal experience, within a sustainable society.
Material Sense LAB Dutch Design Dialogue, Taipei The Dutch Design Post acts as a connecter between The Netherlands and Taiwan, for the exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of design. Together with NTIO (the Dutch Trade and Investment Office) they organise Dutch Design Dialogues. Simone de Waart has given a presentation for the design community in Taipei. Her proven method for sensorial materials experience in design stood central in her lecture. read more>
Our new website is online (Dutch)! LAB facilitates collaboration for the development of viable new ideas for products for a circular economy.
Agenda Exhibition Cure & Care 31 May 28 June Máxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven (NL)
‘Please Touch’: exhibition about tactile materials experience, Tainan Materials Experience as driver for the design process: the by Material Sense developed teaching method did pay off also at National Chenk Kung University in Tainan. In a three weeks course Simone guided the teams of students and entrepreneurs in the process of designing from a touch (tactile) experience perspective. The results of the teams were presented in an exhibition with the provocative title 'Please Touch'. read more>
Vacation The studio of Material Sense is closed from 15 July 17 August Dutch Design Week 17 25 October Eindhoven (NL)
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