Presentations and Exhibitions

This happened is a series of events focusing on the stories behind interaction design. After Utrecht and Amsterdam, we are now bringing This happened to Rotterdam! In collaboration with the Designplatform Rotterdam and Worm, we kicked off our talks about the making of on thursday, April 11 at the Boomgaardstraat 71.

To support artists working with eTextiles, V2_ installs a temporary workshop space exclusively dedicated to the production of eTextiles. We bring together rapid prototyping machines typically found in Fablabs with machines common to the production of textiles.

During the closing symposium of the TechnoSensual exhibition, I discussed the importance of a sound relationship between concept, technology and presentation format within Wearable Technology projects. To create a successful 'wearable', designers should aim for a specific experience and define the audience they intend it for.

This exhibition brings 500 and more Lomography photos from all around the world together to decorate the walls of an underground setting in The Hague. The motto: Let's do something analog before it is too late! A selection of my Lomo pictures is part of the exhibition.

For the Dutch Electronic Art Festival I curated the 'Crafting the Future' program. In the debate we asked the speakers to discuss the relevance of wearable technology and the role of craft in their daily practice. In the workshop we explored the combination of 3D printers and textiles.

In order to share potential technical and concept opportunities and to outline upcoming challenges in natural propulsion, MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) organized a seminar. Together with Alvaro Takiuti, I have presented Protei there.

Test_Lab is a bi-monthly public event organized by V2_ that provides an informal setting for the presentation, demonstration, testing, and discussion of artistic research and development (aRt&D). All the projects developed in the Lab are presented in a Test_Lab. I have participated in many editions, either as presenter introducing the artists or as co-organizer.

This panel investigated the influence and importance of Open Culture on wearables production and dissemination. Practitioners in the field of wearables who have worked with online platforms, open workshop events, publications, hack spaces, university classrooms and media labs elaborated on this topic.

V2_ hosted an international team of designers and engineers on the development of Protei_006, the first full-scale version of the autonomous sailing robot that will clean oil spills in the oceans. The exhibition as part of Festival Wereld van Witte de With featured all early prototypes and a documentary about the working process.

I have given many presentations and guest lectures about wearable technology. A random summary: at The Green Fashion Competition (AIFW), Crosslab (WdKA), Fablab Protospace, Swedish School of Textiles, Audax Textielmuseum and many more.

Official book launch of 'Interactive Landscapes' at V2_. I have presented at the opening and shared some behind-the-scenes insights with the audience on our collaborative project Intimacy.

Premsela, Dutch Platform for Design and Fashion, has invited me to participate in their forum: "Evolving Excellence". The forum addressed the question whether the original haute couture notion of quality is still relevant in contemporary Dutch fashion culture. I had discussions with Jan Taminiau, Gerrit Uittenbogaard and Edwin Severijn exploring this topic.

Pretty Smart Textiles brings together for the first time e-textiles made by young artists and designers in the Netherlands. The exhibition included many V2_ related artworks and artists. I was invited to give a lecture to open the exhibition and to position the featured artworks in a larger perspective.