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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Workshop: Build a Wood-Fired Clay Oven
8aug 2015The traditional Wood-Fired Clay Ovens are made from raw natural ingredients like straw and leem ; a combination of sand and clay. This material is environmentally friendly, fire-resistant, easy to...
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Tolhuistuin
WhyNot
21jul 201624jul 2016Virtual reality, holograms, ritualistic trance, cyborgs, total paralysis, ecstatic orgasmes, performances without bodies and dancing untill you drop. This summer, dance- and performance platform...
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Exhibition: Mediamatic Biotoop
Festisvall Fünf
11sep 201512sep 2015Festisvall Fünf celebrates it's fifth edition with a music and art extravaganza. From the 20th of August until the 14th of September their caravan with 4 bands and 20 posters will travel through...
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This is lady p
The female urinal created by Marian Loth
Designing a female urinal is not a simple mission, establishing its use is even more complicated. During her Master's Marian Loth took up the challenge and offered a viable solution which was...
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Male urination in trains
Findings from “Hygienic Train Toilet”
Why are train toilets used only in case of emergency? Why are they perceived as unpleasant, unhygienic places? What does this have to do with male urination? And how can design be used to improve the...
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Potty Parity: what does it mean?
And why are there always queues in front of women's restrooms?
The lack of equal access to toilets is considered by some a subtle form of discrimination against women. It may be culturally embedded rather than consciously pursued, yet it is still there. Here is...
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How do you brew beer?
Follow our step-by-step guide for home brewing a simple beer.
Brewing beer is easy! Besides investing in key equipment and ingredients, the process itself is not complicated. Give yourself a full day to make your first brew since it does take some time, and be...
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Mediamatic Biotoop Ashley Scarborough
Myco Insulation Brewery
De Myco Insulation Brewery is een brouwerij, fabriek en laboratorium in een. Hier brouwen we bier volgens eigen receptuur en bekleden we de muren met zelf gekweekte isolatiepanelen. Onze Myco-Brewers...
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Take a Seat on the Future
Technology that could significantly change the sanitary needs of 2.5 billion people around the world.
Technology. A global invention that, in time, will take over our world completely. It has conquered everything from social networking to controlling the alarm system in our house from the office.
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Public pee'ers and park lovers, heads-up!
One effective Masterclass to make a difference: Pissing in the Park
8 engaged participants, one top designer, one case study and one unique challenge: these were the ingredients of last Friday's Masterclass with Christian Pagh. Here at Mediamatic we are working to...
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Andy Liu
Love to take challenge, and always try my best. Love to do sports and watch movies.
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Overall Results of FUD Testing
What did the users think?
The Pis' Team at Mediamatic conducted a Female Urination Device study. We chose 7 reusable and disposable portable urination devices and 6 woman to test them as well as, 2 urine collector urinals...
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'Myco-brewing'?
Two Processes become one!
Combining the beer brewing process with our Myco Insulation process for smart production of new materials.
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Imagining an Exhibition
Designing the process and exhibition of the Myco Insulation project.
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Growing the first panels
The success and strife of convincing mushrooms to grow on waste.
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Sluisdeurenloods, Mediamatic Biotoop Simeon Goodwin
Saving the Sluisdeurenloods
The Sluisdeurenloods at Biotoop Dijksgracht was up for demolition - but all it needs is love and fungus to transform it from a cold dusty space into an innovative exhibition and event space.
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Pissing in Public
25jun 2015Pis’talk is a series of lectures that explore urine in a very broad cultural sense. The speakers of the evening will dive into the process of designing and painting with urine in mind (and body), as...
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book: Mariaemanuela Messina, Mariaemanuela Messina 1 sep 2011
CINEMA.MODA
Il cinema e la moda tra filmico e sociale
Mariaemanuela Messina, Arduino Sacco Editore, Roma, 2011
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Paris, France
andrea saltini Feat MD75
26jun 2016Tranoï Palais De La Bourse 71 Rue de la Fontaine au Roi Paris
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Workshop: Grow Your Own Oyster Mushrooms
24jun 2015It is said that the mushroom, and especially Mycelium has the potential to replace all sorts of (harmful) materials like plastics and batteries. Here at Mediamatic we are interested in the cultural...
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Sam van Veluw
Dutch Designer
The P-TREE-urinal can be strapped to almost any tree. It is easy to put up, easy to take down and easy to clean. With public urination becoming an increasing problem, Dutch designer Sam van Veluw has...
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Anne Vaandrager
Product designer from the Netherlands, specialised in footwear design and Material Futures.
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Exchange ideas with Zeger Reyers
17dec 2015A new breed of artists is on the rise. They work with living matter, nature and have a strong emphasis in biology and life sciences. In this emerging field of Bio-Art and Design there’s need for...