‘Attitude, Design & Action’ is the fifth in a series of workshops within the Energy Efficiency project that started in 2008. The workshop, in collaboration with VUB Cross Talks Brussels, deals with the interdependencies between individual behavior, political will, effective incentives, technology expertise & pilot-projects, available tools & transparent interfaces. Among the speakers is Olle [...]
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crowded opening night
Visual Voltage opening night brought more then 300 people together, confronted with design prototypes and art installations visualising energy use. Amongst other TV channels France 3 will broadcast the exhibition and the making of on October 9th. A scientific reporter of De Standaard, Belgium’s national newspaper, will bring a reportage after visiting Sweden to learn [...]
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get set - time for design vlaanderen
Today, 10 September is the big opening day for Visual Voltage at Design Vlaanderen. Take a look at the Program
Today is also grand opening for Brussels design happening - Design September
Time for preparations
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don’t we all like a power aware cord?
Yesterday I was at the Interactive Institute in Kista, north of Stockholm and caught up on facts about the objects in the Visual Voltage exhibition. Now I want to have a power aware cord at home.
A phosphorus thread indicates the electricity passing in the cord. A bright blue light indicates high electricity levels, while a [...]
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Visual Voltage in Brussels - a part of Design September
There is a lot going on in terms of design in Brussels the coming weeks: Design September
Launched 2006 within the framework of the Fashion and Design year, the Design September festival brings together fifty events concerned with design in Brussels.
For the fourth consecutive year, a crowd of associations, institutions and other independent organisations have [...]
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Opening in Brussels - one week to go
In one week from now you come to seeVisual Voltage in Brussels at Design Vlaanderen
For journalists, there is now a press kit available
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Brussels in 16 days
Only a fortnight remains until Visual Voltage in Brussels opens up
Program for Brussels
Workshop program
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Design Vlaanderen
The third stop for the international tour of the exhibiton Visual Voltage - A Design and Art Perspective from Sweden will be shown in Brussels in connection with the Swedish EU-presidency. The Visual Voltage exhibtion will be part of the Design September 2009 Event. It will be shown at Design Vlaanderen, in Brussels 10 September - 25 October 2009. [...]
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Designer’s Talk
Designer’s Talk, Mats Widbom, Cultural Counselor, Moderator of this seminar
Christina Öhman, with more than 20 years of experience from the Interactive Institute in Stockholm and Craig Provost, Industrial Designer from Boston were invited to come to the House of Sweden to take part in a seminar Designer´s Talk, a popular event at the House of [...]
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Visual Voltage Family day at the House of Sweden
Yesterday, April 18, was family day at the House of Sweden. It was a beautiful, warm and sunny day, and many of the families that were taking a walk along the river took the opportunity to go inside and take part of the many activities – for instance guided tours of the exhibit Visual [...]
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