Event update - Eindhoven

1. designhuis eindhoven www.designhuis.com

Designhuis shows how LEDs are changing the world Liberation of Light
Poetic, living installations of light by Daan Roosegaarde, an evening dress that lights up
more or less under the influence of the CO2-level in the air, an interactive light wall as
educational children’s toy, surprising lights and lighting objects by domestic and foreign
leading artists and designers. From 25 September 2010 until 30 January 2011 the exhibition
Liberation of Light can be seen in the Designhuis at Eindhoven. A sneak preview in the
future.
The exhibition Liberation of Light shows that LEDs are much more than just smaller and more
durable ‘lights’. While a lot is said and written about the consumption, price and life span of LEDs,
there is a lot less attention for the much more sweeping effects of the adoption of these new light
sources. 
Designers will be making light objects with other forms, materials and functions than usual so far.
But there is much more. Artificial light can now be controlled, made to measure and even
interactive. Spaces, both indoors and outdoors, will be lit in different ways. Daylight and artificial
light are getting closer. And the use and control of artificial light too will change considerably. 
Revolution in artificial light
A revolution in artificial light is announcing itself, as big as or even bigger than the invention of the
light bulb almost 150 years ago. As Emile Aarts, vice president and scientific programme director
of Philips Research and professor at the Eindhoven Technical University says: “Light, which was
captured in a bulb, is liberated as it were. On several levels relating to light - functional, emotional,
biological, social, cultural and regarding control and durability – there are new possibilities and
challenges.”

Liberation of Light, Designhuis Eindhoven, 25 September 2010 until 30 January 2011. Featuring
lectures, workshops and excursions.


2. MU www.mu.nl

MU concentreert zich op het hybride hier, nu en straks van de visuele cultuur.Voor iedereen die geïnteresseerd is in hedendaagse kunst die energiek wordt gemixt met design, mode, muziek, architectuur en nieuwe media, is MU een avontuurlijke gids. Bij MU ontmoet en inspireert creatief Eindhoven, Nederland en de rest van de wereld elkaar omringd door een breed publiek. MU initieert en coproduceert. Regelmatig dagen we internationale kunstenaars uit om een droom te realiseren of een eerste grote presentatie te maken, solo of in groepsverband.

MU laat zien wat kunst kan zijn, in plaats van wat het hoort te zijn. De naam MU is afgeleid van een Japans karakter dat staat voor synergie. Maar in zen heeft het ook een diepere betekenis, die misschien nog beter past. MU staat dan voor ‘niets’ in de goede zin van het woord. Het betekent: ‘niet een, niet nul, niet ja, niet nee’. Het schept de ruimte om niet zwartwit te denken, om vragen onbeantwoord te laten en te zien wat er dan gebeurt.

MU realiseerde in 10 jaar tijd veel projecten dankzij een wijd vertakt netwerk van contacten. Kunstenaars met wie werd samengewerkt zijn onder anderen Kim Gordon, Susan Cianciolo, Han Hoogerbrugge, Ari Marcopoulos, Peter Sutherland, Swoon, D-Fuse, Scanner, Geoff McFetridge, Miranda July en Harrell Fletcher, Genevieve Gauckler en Eva + Franco Mattes aka 0100101110101101.org. Voor een volledig overzicht zie: expositie/archief

MU is sinds 1998 gevestigd op de eerste verdieping van De Witte Dame, een voormalige Philipsfabriek in het centrum van Eindhoven. Andere bewoners van De Witte Dame zijn onder meerDesign Academy Eindhoven, Philips Design, de Openbare Bibliotheek en CBK De Krabbedans

MU wordt gesubsidieerd door de gemeente Eindhoven, de Provincie Noord-Brabant en het Ministerie van OCW en kent daarnaast een aantal structurele en projectgebonden sponsors. Jaarlijks trekt MU met haar exposities rond de 20.000 bezoekers, onder wie veel jongeren.


3. dutch design week www.ddw.nl

Dutch Design Week
From October 23 through October 31 2010, Eindhoven presents the 9th edition of Dutch Design Week, the largest design event in the Netherlands. Around 1500 designers from home and abroad will show their work all over the city of Eindhoven from design disciplines such as industrial design, concept design, graphic design, textile & fashion, spatial design, fooddesign and design management & trends. Visitors will be given insight into the entire development process from concept to product in various disciplines ranging from industrial design to applied arts. The participants include established bureaus, high-profile designers, talented newcomers, and recently graduated designers, one of the reasons why this Dutch Design Week is the perfect meeting place for designers, companies, and public.
Locations
There are nearly 60 different locations housing one or more events. Besides Klokgebouw op Strijp-S, there are dozens of locations in the city centre, such as deWitteDame, TU/e, Stadhuisplein, Designhuis or the Van Abbemuseum. But there are also projects worth seeing and experiencing outside the centre of Eindhoven.
What can you do and see?
This nine-day event hosts numerous lectures, workshops, fashion shows, seminars, and exhibitions. Unless stated otherwise, admission to the exhibitions is free of charge. Please note that visitors need to register in advance for most seminars, workshops, lectures, and company visits.


4. STRP festival www.strp.nl
STRP Festival is one of the largest art & technology (e-culture) festivals in Europe, that fuses music art and technology. The multidisicplinary program is a mix of a 360- degree experience with adventure which appeal to a wide audience. At STRP there are projects of young game designers next to major works from the international art circuit and experimental live cinema next to succesfol pop artists and DJs. At STRP you find interactive art, light art, robotics, concerts, DJs, theatrical and dance performances, experimental music, interviews, discussion, live cinema, films, lectures, video art, animation and workshops.
What is STRP?
Stripe, strip, sssttttrrrrrppp: you can pronounce it any way you like, but you might be wondering just exactly what it means. You are not alone; we still often get asked what STRP stands for. STRP stands for Strijp, the name of the industrial site where the STRP Festival is held. The Strijp-S location is a huge industrial area where Philips came up with practically all of its revolutionary inventions during the previous century. This is where the audio cassette, the CD and the video 2000 system were born. In addition to all of these technological advances, Strijp-S was also the scene of an honest-to-goodness creative revolution. Philips worked closely with a considerable number of artists and gave them the opportunity to fulfil their dreams using the latest technology. Even back then Strijp-S was a creative breeding group where art and technology fused together.
After Philips left the area, it was time to find a new use for Strijp-S. The solution was to provide and develop a home for the creative urban centre of Eindhoven: ‘The Creative City’. And what better place to host the STRP Festival than the former Philips premises, where decades were spent experimenting with art and technology. We think you will agree.