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Rob van Gijzel, major of the city Eindhoven, home to Design Academy Eindhoven, showed his interest in design with his visit to the Graduation. One of the projects he visited was Wolwaeren. This project by Roland Pieter Smit was highlighted during the...

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Project Woolwaeren meets social design

Public Awards Graduation

30-Oct-2011 15:46
At the final day of the Graduation the public awards were granted by Eindhovens Dagblad. During our show visitors were asked to vote for their favourite designproject. This lead to a total of more than 25.000 votes on all projects. In the end only on...

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Public Awards Graduation

Visitor 28.000 Graduation

30-Oct-2011 14:44
We just had the honour to welcome our visitor number 28.000. And guess what? This might be the biggest design talent yet to be discovered since he's only 1 year old! Birger Ackers from Amsterdam is now visiting Design Academy Eindhoven with his paren...

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Visitor 28.000 Graduation

Graduation final day

30-Oct-2011 13:40
With a warm welcome to our 27.000th visitor at the Graduation Show 2011 we thank all our graduates for their appealing and inspiring work. Today it's the final day people all over the country can visit the 173 projects of our students. And we know th...

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Graduation final day
Videoreport by  Studio 040 (Dutch Only) 
Videoreport Graduation by Studio040

Everyday is a Delight

29-Oct-2011 15:35
One of the themes at Graduation 2011 is Delight. It's all about the power of playing with our senses. We are embodied beings, and our senses are an important part of how we connect with the world. And we love to dress and express ourselves in knit,...

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Everyday is a Delight

257 alumni at DAE

29-Oct-2011 12:19
During our alumni Homecoming Day yesterday at the Graduation 2011 we have welcomed many of our respected alumni. In total 257 of our former students gathered at this informal event at Design Academy Eindhoven. Some alumni graduated recently but among...

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257 alumni at DAE

Two more inspiring days

29-Oct-2011 12:09
Today and tomorrow we give you the last chance to visit our Graduation Show 2011. Both days we are open form 11am till 18pm. This morning the first visitors were already waiting at the 4th floor in front of our entrance gates for another creative day...

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Two more inspiring days
Article Volkskrant - 28 October Volkskrant, a Dutch newspaper, published an article and lovely video about the Graduation Show. Volkskrant foccuses on the work of several students. Vincent Meertens with 'Timemaps', 'Illusion of the perfect generati...

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Volkskrant highlights Graduation

DAE welcomes alumni

28-Oct-2011 15:58
Today DAE alumni visit the Graduation show 2011 during the special Almuni Homecoming day. Many of our alumni have acquired impressive and exciting jobs or careers after they have graduated. Today they are welcomed by our academy. They will have a cha...

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DAE welcomes alumni

Master Projects #DAE11

28-Oct-2011 10:02
Impression of some Master projects on the 3rd floor at Design academy Eindhoven #DAE11
Master Projects #DAE11

Taggie on Dutch TV

27-Oct-2011 22:13
Taggie app by graduate Niels van Hoof featured on Dutch TV 'RTL Boulevard' today. In order to help children become aware of where their food comes from, Niels van Hoof has developed the Taggie. Taggie is an application with which children can researc...

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Taggie on Dutch TV

5 projects on homebuildlife

27-Oct-2011 16:41
The Synergy of Colour by Yannic Alidarso LINK http://www.yannicalidarso.nl/ Peeling Paradise by Rianne Koens LINK http://www.riannekoens.com/ Shades of Light by Aoife Wullur LINK http://www.aoifewullur.com/ Bird Bricks by Fanny Hofstra LINK ht...

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5 projects on homebuildlife

Impression DAE Graduation 2011

27-Oct-2011 14:28
SOME thursday IMPRESSIONS: another fantastic and busy DAY AT DAE!
Impression DAE Graduation 2011

VIDEO IMPRESSION DAE 2011

27-Oct-2011 11:53
17+ MINUTES VIDEO-IMPRESSION OF GRADUATION 2011 ON SUNDAY 23RD OCTOBER MADE BY MR. J.K.A. MEIJER (THANKS!)
VIDEO IMPRESSION DAE 2011

DESIGN AS SERVICE

27-Oct-2011 11:47
HOW ARE THE ROLES OF DESIGNERS CHANGING, AS THEY OFTEN NO LONGER PROVIDE A SERVICE TO ONE ORGANIZATION, BUT RATHER COLLABORATE IN OPEN AND NETWORKED INNOVATION CONSORTIA? AND WHAT DOES THE INCREASINGLY STRATEGIC CONTRIBUTION OF DESIGN TO INNOVATI...

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DESIGN AS SERVICE
Nominees for the Social Design Talent Award 2011 are: Oohoo: by Mark Thielen, Rik van Donselaar, Roland Coops and Idowu Ayoola (TU/e) http://www.dse.nl/~oohoo/     Vendopark: by Michiel Kersteman (TU/e) http://www.michielkersteman....

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Social Design Talent Award 2011

DAE alumni home coming 2011

27-Oct-2011 09:39
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DAE alumni home coming 2011

Impression DAE Graduation Show

26-Oct-2011 15:33
SOME IMPRESSIONS OF THIS SUNNY DAY AT DAE!
Impression DAE Graduation Show
Bright is a Dutch crossmedia brand that reports about and always seeks news on digitale technology, design, science, arts and media. For their report on the Dutch Design Week, the starting point was the Graduation Show. The video shows a lot of foota...

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Bright report: Dutch Design Week 2011
Frans Parthesius The Netherlands, 2011, 53 min, English WHERE? * FREE ENTRANCE Thursday 27 October, 14:00 h Design Cinema Piet Hein Eek A documentary on the work of Petra Blaisse, Dutch interior and landscape designer, and her Amsterdam bas...

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Film+Design Festival: Anthon Beeke
by Guus van Waveren / The Netherlands, 2011 / 51 min / Dutch WHERE? Sunday 30 October, 14:00 h Klokgebouw 10 How a butcher's son became the single most influential designer of the Netherlands. Anthon Beeke's work spans decades, be it his in...

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Film+Design Festival: Anthon Beeke
Maarten Kolk and Guus Kusters win the stichting doen Materialprize 2011 "Studio Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters is based in Klokgebouw, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Together we do practical design projects, as well as autonomous work. Living with n...

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'Waterloop' wins Doen | MaterialprIze 2011

DAE ALUMNI @ Dutch Invertuals

26-Oct-2011 14:01
Daphna Isaacs, Maaike Seegers, Eefiene Bolhuis, Jetske Visser and many others are Dutch Invertuals. Dutch Invertuals are presenting their latest work at #DDW11. With the title 'Untouchables' they are celebrating vulnerability. See their website for ...

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DAE ALUMNI @ Dutch Invertuals

What Design is Worth?

26-Oct-2011 14:01
In a unique exhibition during DDW, Design Academy Eindhoven students ask consumers to value their products on esthetic innovative, technical, emotional and -offcource- commercial value! On this findings they will prize their works that can be sold on...

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What Design is Worth?

report trendbeheer

26-Oct-2011 13:55
    See this nice (DUTCH only) article with highlights from the Graduation Show: http://trendbeheer.com/2011/10/24/eindexamenexpositie-design-academie-eindhoven/   FLLUFFY OBSESSION cuppycake - with subtitles from Thalia de Jong...

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report trendbeheer

Who cares? Design Cares.

26-Oct-2011 10:14
The cost of healthcare is increasing, and quality of life is at stake: we need breakthrough solutions. Design can transform analytical, out-of-the-box ideas about health and sickness into new values for end-users, care-providers, and other people inv...

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Who cares? Design Cares.
The anniversary exhibition "Spring, on excellence in design, talent and inspiration" at Dutch Design Week was officially opened on Monday at Designhuis Eindhoven. Fifteen prominent designers are presented in direct combination with young talented de...

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Anniversary Exhibition SPRING at Designhuis
BEST PROFESSIONAL PRODUCT Philips FreeStreet, street lighting Philips Design Philip FreeStreet is a new type of product in the current product category. The playful structure provides new ideas for other designers. It responds to issues of securit...

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WINNERS OF 2011 DUTCH DESIGN AWARDS (7/7)
Best Graphic Design The work of Design Academy Eindhoven alumnus Rop van Mierlo is awarded 'Best Graphic Design - Dutch Design Awards 2011'. He is awarded for his illustrations picture book ‘Wilde Dieren’. The book is an icon inviting people to...

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WINNERS OF 2011 DUTCH DESIGN AWARDS (6/7)

Social Design Talent Award

25-Oct-2011 16:33
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Social Design Talent Award
As visitors of The Graduation Show 2011 have already noticed many projects of the graduates are supported by videos, or in some cases they are a vital part of the project. For those who didn't get the chance to see the videos during these busy days o...

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videos of graduation 2011: our way
  5th Floor, Building Witte Dame Eindhoven (the Netherlands) October 22th – 30th : daily 11am – 18hrs pm (Thursday & Friday till 22hrs)   Food and design, a tempting combination which seduces our senses. Keukenconfessies knows how t...

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Foodexperience Graduation by Keukenconfessies
MINI YOUNG DESIGNER AWARD: BART HESS (ALUMNus DAE) A perfect presentation in which the tactility of the materials that are used, is transferred in an extraordinary way. His work is sensational, almost dramatic through the use of modern techni...

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WINNERS OF 2011 DUTCH DESIGN AWARDS (5/7)
BNO PIET ZWART LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD OF THE DUTCH DESIGN AWARDS: MARIJKE VAN DER WIJST (FORMER HEAD OF MAN AND PUBLIC SPACE) Marijke van der Wijst is an exceptionally disciplined designer, who cannot be captured in any design discipline. Her ...

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WINNERS OF 2011 DUTCH DESIGN AWARDS (4/7)
BEST CONSUMER PRODUCT: 'Colour Carpets and bed linen for HAY' by Scholten & Baijings (TUTORS AT DAE) In this collection, the tea towels make a big impression. Good graphical image is carried by a surprising colour palette, on the one hand crea...

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WINNERS OF 2011 DUTCH DESIGN AWARDS (3/5)
BEST AUTONOMOUS DESIGN: 'Endless' by Dirk Vander Kooij (ALUMNus DAE) Endless is an example of the chemistry of the 21st century: it transforms waste into practicability and beauty. Dirk van der Kooij graduated at DAE in 2010. http://www.designac...

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WINNERS OF 2011 DUTCH DESIGN AWARDS (2/5)
BEST CLIENT: AHREND WE CONGRATULATE OUR FRIEND OF THE ACADEMY WITH THIS AWARD! Ahrend demonstrates, as it used to do in the past, great love for design. Design is even more in the company’s genes than in its strategy. Design is primarily tactical ...

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WINNERS OF 2011 DUTCH DESIGN AWARDS (1/5)

Wiki Truth

24-Oct-2011 17:00
Is the truth a fact? With the of Wikipedia nothing seems as transcendent as the truth. Kyra van Ineveld, graduate Design Academy Eindhoven 2011, demonstrates the effect of crowd wisdom on the truth. She composed a top five of Wikipedia subjects which...

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Wiki Truth

Face your Facebook

24-Oct-2011 16:10
Social media have incorporated in our daily lives. It's no surprise then that they are subject for our graduates as well. Take Charlotte Porskamp's project Face your Facebook for example. It questions how much fun life really is on a digital platform...

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Face your Facebook

Hidden truth of machines

24-Oct-2011 13:04
  During our Graduation Show 2011 different unique projects are exhibited. One of them is the Re:Machine. Does the outside of a machine reflect your personal inside world? Do you have a high-design smartphone with a glossy case? Does it symboli...

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Hidden truth of machines
"Designers aren't simply artists, their work improves society.", this is the closing sentence of the item that aired yesterday on national television, during the eight o'clock news. We couldn't have said it any better.     If t...

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DAE AND DDW ON EIGHT O'CLOCK NEWS (NOS)

Visitors increase Graduation

23-Oct-2011 14:18
At the second day of the Graduation Show 2011 again many people are visiting our inspiring show. Since we have already seen an increase in people attending the show yesterday compared to the first day of the Graduation in 2010, we are pleased with th...

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Visitors increase Graduation

Graduation report Dutch Radio

23-Oct-2011 13:52
This afternoon you can listen to a radio report about the Graduation 2011. From 16hrs - 18hrs the Graduation is part of the Radio 2 show High Tea. Reporter Lars Sørensen has interviewed people who are connected with the Graduation. Check out the stat...

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Graduation report Dutch Radio
The first day of the 11th Graduation Show has almost come to an end, but what a great day it has been. Not only the official opening, this morning, was packed. Throughout the day the visitors kept coming to indulge themselves to the high standard ...

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Official opening and award ceremony

Bastiaan Hemmes in Volkskrant

22-Oct-2011 15:31
In an article last Thursday the newspaper Volkskrant announced all hotspots for this years Dutch Design week. The call the Graduation Show 2011 the highlight of the DDW. In the article they highlight one of the graduates Bastiaan Hemms with his inno...

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Bastiaan Hemmes in Volkskrant

Michael Kluwer at Core77

22-Oct-2011 15:23
 Designer Michael Kluver recently completed his degree from Design Academy Eindhoven and he's pleased to present one of his student projects, "Just Chairs," on the occasion of Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, from October 22 – 30. It's a fair...

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Michael Kluwer at Core77

Countdown Graduation

21-Oct-2011 12:16
At the moment an impressive group of experts are working on creating the DAE Graduation 2011. Producers, constructors, students, teachers and creative masterminds are putting effort in creating the design inspiration of the year. With only one day le...

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Countdown Graduation

On 'OUR WAY'

21-Oct-2011 11:53
To inform visitors about our Graduation 2011 we are covering the city Eindhoven with the Graduation posters. Something nice to see 'along the way' since our Graduation statement is: OUR WAY.
On 'OUR WAY'
Design Academy Eindhoven alumnus Tom Dissel is awarded for his HANG ON chair during the event Inside Design in Amsterdam. The jury, Elle Decoration and Label company, has chosen his design amongst many other impressive design projects. The chair is ...

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Award for Tom Dissel's HANG ON chair

Maarten Baas exhibition Paris

20-Oct-2011 15:06
During DAE Graduation our alumnus Maarten Baas exhibits at Les Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Baas graduated at Design Academy Eindhoven in 2002. The museum (located in the Louvre) is focused on decorative-arts and design, and is internationall...

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Maarten Baas exhibition Paris
Since we want to encourage students from different schools to visit our Graduation 2011 we offer special rates for entrance at the show. Moreover, scholars who want to have look and decide if they want to study at Design Academy Eindhoven are invited...

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DAE at DesignBoost

20-Oct-2011 13:01
You are hereby invited to be a part of DesignBoost - Dutch Design Beyond Design during Dutch Design Week at EVOLUON Noord Brabantlaan 1A., Eindhoven. Date: October 28th, 10.00 - 16.00 hrs. Design beyond design is not just about minimising the negati...

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DAE at DesignBoost
During the exhibition Huize Brabant at bkkc Tilburg a lot of Design Academy Eindhoven alumni present their work.The exhibition shows an overview of brabants design the following names will show their work: Normal 0 21 false f...

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The DAE logo and concept created by the Stone Twins is nominated for the Dutch Huisstijlprijs 2011. We are very proud to be selected amongst the other five nominees. The final verdict will be published and presented on november 19th at Pakhuis De Zw...

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You want to have lunch, diner or any other food experience by a wellknown DAE alumnus? Get hungry at Piet Hein Eek's restaurant in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). He also hosts several exhibitions of other DAE graduates in his restaurant.   Duri...

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Piet Hein Eek invites foodlovers

Symposium

05-Oct-2011 12:39
Compassion, or has it always existed as a basic human trait? Design Academy’s 2011-2012 academic year opened on Wednesday 7 September  with the ‘Our Way’ symposium. A series of lectures and workshops focused on this theme and brought together a...

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Symposium

Exchange project

05-Oct-2011 12:38
An exchange between Chinese and Dutch students from eight universities across the disciplines lead to Next – a book that was released during Beijing Design Week by FRAME China. Sander Wassink from the Design Academy Eindhoven juxtaposed bottom-up li...

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Exchange project

Dutch Design Awards finalists

03-Oct-2011 13:02
The finalists in the categories Communication, Product and Spatial have been made public. On 23 Octobre, an international jury will choose a winner in each of the seventeen subcategories.  DDA also hands out the Rado Young Designer Aw...

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Dutch Design Awards finalists

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