DOEN | Materiaalprijs 2010: Call For Applications

“Artists and designers are innovators and pioneers. And, with the application of new materials and ground-breaking technologies, they can help to bring us closer to attaining a sustainable world.”

With this statement, the DOEN | Materiaalprijs awards two prizes. A sum of €15,000 for a final product and an incentive prize of €5,000 for an idea that has not yet been put into production. A nice extra is that selected works will be showcased during this year’s Dutch Design Week. Submissions are welcome from all designers, visual artists, fashion designers and architects living and working in the Netherlands.

See www.doen-materiaalprijs.nl for more information and submissions, closing date for entries is 10 September 2010

Material Short Stories Enjoys Great Response!

“Feel free to mention us as your client, we are proud to be a part of it.” – “We just received the package. Looks great!” – “We never heard of a service like this before, great you are doing this.” (client response)

Few months ago, designer Tim Oelker and materials consultant Aart van Bezooyen started a new service for manufacturers, agencies and designers. Since then Material Short Stories enjoys a great response from both clients and press.

What others say about us? See all press clippings here.

Materials Utopia Goes Online!

“The Tooth”, “Soft Alex”, “The Ring of Fire”, “Spaghetti Western”, “Giacometti”, “Golden Pez” and more! Some 300 participants from all over the world created beautiful sculptures made of chewing gum at the Materials Utopia exhibition.

Aart van Bezooyen sends out a big thank you to all participants for their hands on creativity during a four-day workshop at this year’s Berlin International Design Festival (from 9-13 June) and to Panatom Gallery for making this exhibition possible, both offline and online!

See the art of chewing gum at: www.materials-utopia.com

Materials Utopia Exhibition at DMY Berlin 2010

Utopia refers to a place which is not there yet, a good place. Panatom Gallery with Aart van Bezooyen invites you to join an exhibition for a better tomorrow during this year’s International Design Festival Berlin.

Materials play a central role during a four-day (10-13 June) installation where visitors are challenged to transform super sustainable substance into personal works of art.  Save the date and join the kick-off at the opening party!

Read more: www.tinyurl.com/visit-materials-utopia

Sensory Lecture At The Palace

Invitation BNO Noord (Don’t forget your senses)

Materials Lecture

The Association of Dutch Designers (BNO) invites Material Stories to lecture on the role and importance of materials in product experience.

“Product experience is getting more important than ever. Think of buying new clothes – quality is something you can feel in a second! A big part of this product experience is defined by the materials of which these products are made. The selection of materials is therefore very important for the (desired) product experience.”

During an inspiring night, Aart van Bezooyen will lecture and demonstrate a set of sensory materials and objects. Seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling and tasting – feel very welcome to this evening for all your senses!

- Date: Wednesday, 27. May 2010
- Location: The Palace (Groningen)
- More information: Please see the invitation here (in Dutch)

About the BNO

The Association of Dutch Designers (BNO) brings together over 2,500 individual designers, as well as 200 design agencies and design departments within companies. That makes us the most important representative organization for the design industry in the Netherlands.
Link: www.bno.nl

About The Palace

The Palace is a cultural living and working complex. An incubator, where artists, designers, entrepreneurs and culture enthusiasts can meet and inspire, which live and work together. The place where new ideas and initiatives are developed with various activities to a broad audience.

Link: www.hetpaleisgroningen.nl