Tag Archives: innovation

AR Landscaping In Central Park

By Joop de Boer | Published: Friday May 21, 2010

During Arbor Day Weekend QR codes were seeded across New York City’s Central Park, transforming it into a mobile interactive experience. The QR codes we formerly used to…

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The Next Big Annoyance In Loaded Trains

By Joop de Boer | Published: Sunday May 9, 2010

SixthSense presents the narrow escape for old media. As digital spaces seem to take over a lot of functions that used to be present in…

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Pachube For SketchUp: Designing Breathing Cities

By Joop de Boer | Published: Wednesday April 7, 2010

Pachube, the online network for sharing of real-time data has come up with a plug-in for Google’s SketchUp. The plug-in connects the Internet of…

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The Digital Kiosk

By Joop de Boer | Published: Thursday March 25, 2010

More and more people are using tablet computers and e-readers to read books, magazines and newspapers. So, what will the kiosk of the future look like? To which extent will…

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3D Printers To The People!

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Wednesday March 24, 2010

3D printing becomes increasingly relevant, and we love to observe how it’s developing these days. During the weekend I saw an article of Make Magazine passing by about…

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Why Not Print Buildings?

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Tuesday March 16, 2010

During our explorations in fresh developments in architecture we already found plenty of nifty projects, ideas and concepts that have the potential to totally reframe the production of the physical…

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Social Environmentalists Versus Car Fetishists

By Joop de Boer | Published: Friday July 24, 2009

Controlling a car with your mind… it sounds unrealistic, but just imagine, in 20 to 30 years this will be the new way of driving your car. Just…

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Newspaper Rack Graveyard

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Tuesday April 7, 2009

During my New York visit a few weeks ago I fell in love with the newspaper racks you find everywhere along the streets. However, things are changing…
“These…

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The Future of Postal Administration

By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Thursday April 2, 2009

Innovation is slowly taking the old-fashioned postal services to a next level. Companies like Zumbox come up with new ideas for distributing mail, breaking the borders between paper…

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Etropolis: Mapping the Creative Region

By Joop de Boer | Published: Sunday March 1, 2009

Etropolis is a platform where all creative activities in Dutch technology city Eindhoven and surroundings are laid out. The concept is initiated by the graduation project of Remco…

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A Great Tool for Boring Cities: Dial4Light

By Joop de Boer | Published: Thursday February 26, 2009

If you’re the cashier of a city where no-one ever walks on street by night (a so-called boring city), you can easily save money. Just turn off the street lights…

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