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Discussing the future of mobility in society with today's thinkers and designers
The Human Body in Motion with Emily Molnar and Prof. Ir. Matthijs van Dijk
For this final episode we go back to the basics of human motion: our physical bodies. And who better to speak with on this, then Emily Molnar. She is artistic director of world leading contemporary dance company Nederlandse Dans Theater, or NDT. Joining us for this conversation is Professor Matthijs van Dijk who researchers and teaches Mobility Design at TU Delft. We touch upon how dance can translate complex abstract ideas into tangible movement, and the sixth sense of the human body.
References in this episode
Intro & outro music by Setuniman via Freesound.org
Embassy of Mobility with Rob Adams
How do you challenge the dominant logic around mobility? In search of answers, we journey to Eindhoven to chat with Rob Adams. This quintessentially Dutch whirlwind of ideas about mobility is director of innovation agency Six Fingers and curator of Dutch Design Week’s Embassy of Mobility. We talk about his mobility experiments, designing for discomfort, reversing the mobility pyramid and Return on Learning™through design interventions.
References in this episode
Intro & outro music by Setuniman via Freesound.org
Energy Culture and Mobility with Imre Szeman
In perhaps one of the most surprising episode yet, we use mobility as a lens to explore the topic of energy, and how it’s relationship with culture is stronger than you might think. We had the pleasure of speaking with Professor Imre Szeman about the cultural function of energy, its effects on social mobility and the commitments to energy on which our societies are built.
References in this episode
- Imre Szeman & Jeff Diamanti – Energy Culture: Art and Theory on Oil and Beyond à https://wvupressonline.com/node/805
- Indigenous Clean Energy à https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/
Intro & outro music by Setuniman via Freesound.org
Gender Equality and Mobility with Jo Ward
Mobility is not neutral, but is shaped by the people working on it every day. By their ideas, beliefs and biases. In Episode 2, we talk with Jo Ward, Transport Strategy and Policy Manager at Kirklees Council (UK), and co-author of the book ‘We All Ride Bikes Now’. We discuss the impact of mobility on gender equality and of gender biases on mobility planning.
Intro & outro music by Setuniman via Freesound.org
Looking through Mobility Lenses with Lowie Vermeersch
In this first episode, Mobility|Society speaks with Lowie Vermeersch, founder and creative director of mobility research and design studio, Granstudio. Lowie discusses his perspective on the future of mobility, stargazing, our perception of time and how an elevator braking system shaped our cities.
Intro & outro music by Setuniman via Freesound.org
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TU Delft | Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering aims to move forward design research in the field of mobility. The Mobility | Society initiative offers a platform for a new conversation. As designers looking at a complex future, we ask what role will mobility play in defining the way we move as society? In theory and practice.
At Delft University of Technology, we recognise that climate change, economic growth and urbanisation bring with them social challenges. TU Delft is working on innovative solutions for liveable, accessible and resilient cities with the aim of maintaining or creating an attractive and safe living environment for residents of (delta) regions at home and abroad. An integrated approach to infrastructure, water safety, smart mobility and the natural and built environment offers the best guarantee for finding answers to the challenges. Mobility | Society finds its roots in the deep knowledge that TU Delft researchers have to offer.