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DDW Talks & Topics: Tuesday 23 October 2018

22 October 2018

With work from 2600 designers, covering just about every area in our society, the event kicks up some dust for debate and delivers food for thought. DDW presents you a daily summary of debates, lectures and seminars spread across Eindhoven.

8.30 - 18.00 | CREATIVE RING SUM-IT!
Designhuis, Stadhuisplein 3
Creative Ring organizes its first international Sum-It!: a one of a kind event, where creative communities exchange knowledge and find the tools to shape tomorrow’s urban narratives.

9.30 - 11.00 | ALL-INCLUSIVE CYBORG TALK: UNIFORMITY VS. DIVERSITY
Campina Melkfabriek, Kanaaldijk Zuid
Topic of this Cyborg Talk: Technology offers many people the opportunity to participate in society. Technology as enabler of accessibility. The practice is different. The paradox of technology is that, despite the possibilities, the instrument is often used to control, manage, and homogenize society.

 

9.30 - 15:45 | THE NEW CUSTODIANS!
Van Abbemuseum, Bilderdijklaan 10
At the core of the symposium is the question how technology affects the way in which museum collections are presented to the public. The theme of ‘reconstruction’ will be explored from many different perspectives, including the kernel question of ‘authenticity’.

11.00 - 12.00 | DDW TALK & WALK, AN INTRODUCTION TO NEW MATERIALS
Klokgebouw, hall 1
Learn more about the New Materials Route. This route showcases how designers are not only creating new products, but also the materials they are made from.

11.00 - 12.00 | LECTURE KVGO - PRINT PAKT
Yksi, Torenallee 22-04
Meet the bookbinder! VNH, the society of Dutch Bookbinders, visits Dutch Design Week and Print Pakt Live. Every bookbinder and book restaurer has its own specialty. The bookbinders are coming to Eindhoven to find new ideas and get inspired.

11.00 - 14.00 | LECTURE ANASTASIA EGGERS & OTTONIE VON ROEDER                      
TAC, Vonderweg 1
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11.00 - 18.00 | GRADUATION SHOW 2018 PRESENTS: THE ARENA
Campina Milk Factory
Performances, films, talks, presentations and debates are staged by students, graduates, alumni and prominent professionals from the design field and the extended DAE community.

12.00 - 13.00 | DDW LIVE ED: PIET HEIN EEK
Klokgebouw, hall 1 
Rob Schoonen talks to designer Piet Hein Eek, about books and 10 years of Strijp R.

12:00 - 14:00 | JOOST JANSSEN & MILOU VOORWINDEN
Veemgebouw
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13.00 - 13.45 | WHAT IF LAB NS: MEET THE DESIGNER
Ketelhuisplein
Leading designers hold live presentations about their design visions in the What If Lab of NS (Dutch Railways).


13.00 - 14.00 | LECTURE BANK GIRO LOTERIJ           
Klokgebouw, hall 1 
The BankGiro Loterij Fonds Radical Imagination Talks present several Radical Imaginators that show you their thoughts and aspirations for an alternative and improved world.

13.00 - 14.30 | EXPLORING CIRCULAR HOUSING/APARTMENTS
Embassy of Circularity, Klokgebouw, hall 3
What does it mean to live pleasantly and affordably in a circular manner? Using the example of apartments accessed from a shared staircase, issues raised by the circular design of private housing are investigated and new building materials are presented.    

13.00 - 17.00 | IN4NITE: WASTE 2 VALUE
TQ, Achtseweg Zuid 151
Keynote speakers will address topics like re-cycling, up-cycling, and reduction of materials. Amazing new products will be introduced during this seminar.

13.30 - 15.00 | ACE&TATE: HOW DO WE DESIGN A MORE LIVEABLE FUTURE
Ace&Tate, Nieuwe Emmasingel 26
How do we design a more livable future? To try and answer this question, Ace & Tate organizes four in-store discussions with inspiring individuals who are involved in a number of fascinating, progressive projects.

14.00 - 15.00 | LECTURE NS WHAT IF LAB: MEET THE EXPERT                 
Ketelhuisplein
Experts share their insights about 'the train journey of tomorrow' in the What If Lab of NS (Dutch Railways).

14.00 - 18.00 | TALENT TALKS | GROWING PAINS
Veemgebouw
What do you do when there doesn’t seem to be just one, or any, logical step forward? What do we mean when we say we’ve grown? And how do we recover from growing pains? During an interactive afternoon session, talents, the audience, and special guests go on an exploration into growth.

15.30 - 17.00 | NEW MATERIALS FOR HOUSING
Embassy of Circularity
What does it mean to live pleasantly and affordably in a circular manner? Using the example of apartments accessed from a shared staircase, issues raised by the circular design of private housing are investigated and new building materials are presented.    

16.00 - 17.00 | DDW LIVE AT 4: WHAT’S MINE IS YOURS: OWNERSHIP & POWER
Klokgebouw, hall 1
An edgy talk on what ownership means in a time of shifting political power, and how design is playing an unexpected roll in influencing the outcome of the game.

16.00 - 23.00 | WOMEN IN TECH
High Tech Campus Conference Center
'Women in Tech' is an event full of inspiring talks by women working in/with technology & design, like microchip design, smart robotics, coding, food design, 3d printing & entrepreneurship, and health technology.

16.00 - 18.00 | WORLD DESIGN EVENT: DRIVING PERSPECTIVES
Embassy of Mobility
Everyday during DDW, the racetrack is cleared and makes room for some in depth talks on the different perspectives presented.

18.00 - 19.00 | CREATE OUT LOUD #3: WHAT IF… YOU HAVE NO REFERENCE ANYMORE?
MU, Torenallee 40-06
Ever since the talk show was invented, the concept has been virtually left unchanged. An untenable situation, especially during Dutch Design Week, where designers are expected to question anything and everything.

18.30 - 22.00 | EXPERIENCE EVENT THE EATALIER
Sectie-C, Daalakkersweg 12
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19.00 - 21.00 | YA Present!
Club C, Daalakkersweg 14 
Powered by the BNO together with a group of over 50 graduates, the goal for these sessions is to give everyone interested more insights in the design world. From practical tips to interesting questions raised    
     

20.00 - 21.30 | WORLD DESIGN EVENT: TALK ABOUT THE SELF-SUFFICIENT CITY
Embassy of Urban Transformation
From tinkering to worldwide scalable solutions, we are on the edge of a new production paradigm. Climate change and social exclusion require us to reinvent the fundamental systems which we depend upon.

20.00 - 22.00 | #FHDEBAT: WHO’S PAYING FOR OUR CONVENIENCE?
MU, Torenallee 40-06
Digital platforms such like AirBnB and TripAdvisor make life easier, cheaper, faster and more efficient. During the third edition of the #FHDEBAT, it is about the shadow sides of the platform economy.