Amsterdam | Design Indaba

Cecilia Martin

Digital Designer

Cecilia Martin, co-founder and curator of Lava Lab in Amsterdam, is an innovator by nature. Her motto is "what if...?" >
Klasien van de Zandschulp

Klasien van de Zandschulp is a senior interaction designer and researcher at Lava Lab in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. >
Saving food from the fridge

Jihyun Ryou is transferring traditional methods of food preservation through her storage design. >
Erik Rietveld: Imagining a world without chairs

Philosopher and founding member of RAAAF, Erik Rietveld speaks about creating work that is at the intersection of art and architecture. >
A poncho designed especially for cyclists

The Boncho, by VANMOOF, is a poncho designed especially for cyclists to use in the rain. >
Erik Kessels: The era of democratisation

From shop window dresser as a child to children’s TV producer as an adult, and much else in between, Erik Kessels is a crossover "communicator". >
Erik Kessels

Creative Director

Erik Kessels is a Dutch artist, designer and curator with a great interest in photography. >
Tokyo Totem unpacks the cultural playground that is Tokyo

A multimedia guidebook helps visitors see Tokyo in different ways, through the eyes of its 46 contributors. >
Richard van der Laken: Creating Gorilla and the designer's "do" mentality

The Amsterdam-based graphic designer tells us why designers are wired to be solution-finders and conversation-starters. >
This lamp takes its inspiration from a blade of grass

This brass and walnut wood lamp sways gently, mimicking a blade of grass in the wind. >
DIY restaurant calls attention to poorly treated staff

Guests cooked for themselves in a restaurant turned workers’ rights campaign. >
Joost Grootens: Organising complex data through design

Amsterdam-based graphic designer Joost Grootens organises complex information into maps, books and graphics. >
Trailer: Studio Formafantasma on words as a tool for design

Italian design duo Studio Formafantasma use talking and collaborating as core tools in its design process. >
Studio Formafantasma on words as a tool for design

Italian design duo Studio Formafantasma use talking and collaborating as core tools in its design process. >
A film shot in two European cities attempts to define progressive art

"Progressive Art", a film by Phsics Media and shot in Amsterdam and Berlin, seeks to understand and investigate the meaning of its title. >
Biodegradable briefcase turns into compost

Dutch brand reWrap contributes to a sustainable future with its line of biodegradable products. >
A community centre helps Bangaldesh's "landless people" change their economic situations

The Pani Community Centre in Rajarhat, Bangladesh acts as a technical school, community centre, bicycle workshop and playground for children. >
Richard van der Laken is an advocate for the power of design for change

The cofounder of the conference What Design Can Do, Richard van der Laken, tells us about the power of design and designers to make change. >
Something Borrowed: Collage artist B. D. Graft goes back to paper and glue

German collage artist Brian de Graft started creating art as a pleasant distraction from his studies and it soon became his obsession. >
Miniature 3D-printed refugees in art project Moving People

The Moving People guerrilla art installation by the Power of Art House collective sees miniature 3D-printed refugees in cities in Europe. >
Designers in Amsterdam reward community members for getting Wasted

Wasted is a community laboratory in Amsterdam Noord, where plastic waste is turned into building blocks and rubbish becomes a valuable currency. >
The sweeter side of 3D printing

Designer Julian Sing creates miniature sugar sculptures with a 3D printer. >
Rent a room in Amsterdam’s UrbanCampsite art installation

UrbanCampsiteAmsterdam is an art installation by fourteen architects, artists and designers where you can rent a room in a quirky temporary shelter. >
Exhibition "Gare du Nord" offers a new perspective on anatomical theatre

The oddly shaped de Waag building in Amsterdam is host to “Gare du Nord”, a collaboration that connects old and new perceptions of the human body. >

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