* Lezingenprogramma onder voorbehoud. De lezingen zijn in het Engels tenzij anders aangegeven.
MaterialDistrict Theatre
Morning programme: Today’s Materials for Tomorrow’s InteriorsOn Thursday 14 March, the vistor of MaterialDistrict Rotterdam can enjoy a sensational speaker programme with the theme ‘Today’s materials for tomorrow’s interiors’, in which renowned (inter)national architects, scientists, designers, and other experts share the latest innovations regarding materials. Moderator: Jeroen Junte |
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10:45 | Walk in |
11:00 | Lex Pott, Studio Lex Pott
Title: Finding the essence of materials
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11:30 | Miriam van der Lubbe, Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe
Title: Dialogues A multidimensional view on materials. A lecture on what and how materials communicate. In relation to humans, to culture, to nature, to value. How do we observe and experience them. Combined with the works of van Eijk & Van der Lubbe this lecture will give a brief insight on their views and ideas.
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12:00 | Arne Lijbers, Mecanoo architecten
Title: From train to city
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12:30 | Jos Stuyfzand, Philips Design
Title: Healing Spaces
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13:00 | End |
Lunch programme: Raquel Laranjeira by AmorimCork is the outer bark of the cork oak tree. It’s a 100 percent natural, technological raw material, with unique properties that give it unrivaled character and make it valuable in several industries and multiple applications. Amorim, the largest producer of cork products, presents a lecture about this material. |
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13:00 | Walk in |
13:15 | Raquel Laranjeira, Amorim
Title: Reinventing how cork engages the world
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14:00 | End |
Afternoon programme: Today’s Materials for Tomorrow’s Textiles & FabricsOn Thursday 14 March, the vistor of MaterialDistrict Rotterdam can enjoy a sensational speaker programme with the theme ‘Today’s materials for tomorrow’s textiles & fabrics’, in which renowned (inter)national architects, scientists, designers, and other experts share the latest innovations regarding materials. Moderator: Liesbeth in ’t Hout |
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14:00 | Walk in |
14:15 | Anne Marie Commandeur, Stijlinstituut
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14:45 | Niek Pulles, Nike
Title: State of Emergency
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15:30 | Liselore Frowijn, Studio Frowijn
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16:00 | Simone Post, Studio Simone Post
Title: Post Plastic Project
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16:30 | Puck Martens, Studio PMS
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16:50 | End |
Partner Theatre
Morning programme: Conscious LeatherBags of plant fibers, a fish leather stool and leathery accessories of cow stomachs. Designers devise all sorts of sustainable alternatives for leather. And develop ways and methods to give leather a longer life or to recycle and reuse leather. Moderator: Leonne Cuppen & Simon Angel |
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10:30 | Walk in |
11:00 | Leonne Cuppen, Yksi Connect
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11:05 | Simon Angel, Munich Fabric Start
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11:10 | Wilma Dijkgraaf, Buxkin
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11:25 | Shahar Livne, Shahar Livne Design
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11:45 | Nicoline van Enter, The Footwearists
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12:05 | Agnieszka Mazur
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12:25 | Marja Baas, MYOMY
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12:40 | Panel discussion |
13:00 | End |
Lunch programme: Victor Mids by Michel Oprey & BeisterveldMichel Oprey & Beisterveld presents a lecture by illusionist Victor Mids. |
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13:00 | Walk in |
13:15 | Victor Mids, Mindf*ck
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14:00 | End |
Afternoon programme: Pakhuis de ZwijgerThe Anthropocene is a proposed epoch dating from the commencement of significant human impact on the Earth’s geology and ecosystems. New material sources from the BIO cycle and the TECHNO cycle are important to reduce the damage. This is the 3th programme of Pakhuis de Zwijger and MaterialDistrict to discuss material innovations for the future. Moderator: Jeroen Junte |
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13:45 | Walk in |
14:00 | Els Zijlstra, MaterialDistrict
Title: Bio cycle and Techno cycle; why, what and how we can make a difference by using good materials.
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14:30 | Martijn Vinke, Triboo
Title: We take this… And make this. Van waardeloos afval tot waardevolle grondstof (NL)
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15:00 | Tjeerd Veenhoven, Studio Tjeerd Veenhoven
Title: Bioloop Circularity in Textile Value Chain
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15:30 | End |