The Dutch designer on the importance of human connection, the challenge of upcycling space junk and why design must make the world a more sustainable and beautiful place. Now at CLAD.
At Fortune Global Sustainability Forum Daan Roosegaarde and William McDonough are designing a new world. Watch it now on Fortune's Youtube moderated by Clay Chandler in Yunnan, China. Daan Roosegaarde: “I don’t believe in utopia, I believe in protopia: designing prototypes for solutions that create a better world."
Daan Roosegaarde wins 40 Under 40 Award as one of the Best Emerging Young Architects & Designers in Europe. Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, Museum President of The Chicago Athenaeum states: “These are some of the brightest and most progressive architects and designers ever selected in this program over the years".
Honoured to win the Shenzhen Global Design Award for Sustainable Development, a true Oscar in the design field. 谢谢你.
Windvogel by Studio Roosegaarde wins the Design Project of the Year. The light-emitting, energy-generating kites also topped the lighting design category at Tate Modern London. The design master jury described the project as "an innovative, emotional and functional design response to the universal dilemma of sustainability, and energy usage in particular". Read more at Dezeen.
Daan Roosegaarde will give the keynote lecture at Innovative City Forum in Tokyo on October 18. The conference brings together global thought leaders in the fields of advanced technology and urban development with the theme of designing the future for global cities. Full information.
Windvogel, our energy harvesting kite, has been nominated from more than 3,500 entries for the Dezeen Awards in the category Lighting Design.
Daan Roosegaarde is invited to give a lecture on July 18 for the 43rd KCCI JEJU Forum in Korea.
The 55th IFLA World Congress 2018 in Singapore will be the largest and most significant event for landscape professionals in the world, including a keynote lecture on July 19 by Daan Roosegaarde.
Thursday 11 January 16.00 Daan Roosegaarde will give a lecture at Polytechnic University in Hong Kong. Get your free ticket here.
Icoon Afsluitdijk is now open with three new design innovation projects Gates of Light, Windvogel, and Glowing Nature to enhance the beauty of the 32 kilometer Afsluitdijk. Read our Press Release or visit the website Icoon Afsluitdijk with live updates for your own visit.