The Hague - Design and Government

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Human Chair, Martin Azua

This Humanchair made by Martin Azua is one of the inspirations for this project. The Humanchair is a collective immaterial chair. An activity that
doesn’t require any material suport. The important thing are the relationships between people.
















Nowadays people can meet each other in all kind of ways since our modern technology. Therefore a meeting place is something different than it was 50 years ago. Meeting people can happen through diverse media in a variety of forms. What does this mean for the social interaction? What are the consequences for the meaning of a ‘meeting place’? And what kind of meeting place would fit in the modern urban life?

 

News

10.02.2010 Final presentations
06.01.2010 First propositions
30.11.2009 Students visit Berlin

Mentors

Coen Dekkers (teacher Industrial Product Design, the Hague University), www.portal.hhs.nl
Jerszy Seymour  (designer, Berlin), www.jerszyseymour.com

Participating university

Haagse Hogeschool, www.thehagueuniversity.com

Students

The students are divided into six teams, this way various ideas will be created per city.

The Hague:
Karlijn Grevers  
Saskia ten Napel 
Max Stoppelenburg         
Tally Gaon 

Stockholm:
Robie den Dulk  
Vincent van Hoogdalem  
Niels Klink       
Thomas Stokhof de Jong     
Evan Vink  

London:
Rick Al      
Jasper Broersen    
Azad Haqiqi  
Rodny Heemskerk     
Bas van Dijk 

Paris:
Ferry van Iperen    
Wouter ter  Stege  
Krishen Tikai     
Kasper van Vliet    
Remy Domburg                
Micha de Jong  
Justin Straver  
Randy Geraads  
Anjana Meurs   
Nathan Navarro  

Rome:
Marlous Ladan      
Bahman Malakouti       
Kristel  Meijer  
Hamid Chaudry      
Dervin Sno   

Berlin:
Abdelilah Dahmich     
Hewar Marif  
Soroush Shobayri        
Oscar van Wingen 


European Bench

European Bench

Student workshop in cooperation with the Hague University

October 2009 - March 2010


Europe has become multicultural with new specifics, needs and wants. The question of diversity and identity is on everyone's mind; individuals, sub cultural groups, companies and government.

During one semester, as part of their Minor Global Design & Manufacturing, students from The Hague University will create concepts for inter-European meeting places in parks and squares in European capitals.The results are physical; by location, material, colors, construction ánd virtual; by the use of digital techniques such as online contact and webcams.
What can a European ‘meeting place’ facilitate to its users? Is it a place for individual contemplation, for social interaction, commercial exchange, or for study, information and innovation. Or can it facilitate all those purposes? What does modern urban life need? How can nature, economy, cultures (and sub-cultures) become part of the decision process for the design of such a meeting place.

Possible locations of the 'European Bench':
United Kingdom - Hyde Park, London
Sweden - Humlegården, Stockholm
Germany - Tiergarten, Berlin
France - Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris
Italy - Villa Borghese, Rome
the Netherlands - Paleistuin, Den Haag