Amsterdam | April 2015

At DFM Summit #10 Stijn van den Ende (Openbare Werkplaats), Maarten Twigt (iFabrica) and Dajo Bodisco Massink (Krux) discussed the role of makerspaces in building a next-generation manufacturing industry in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam | April 2015

CrowdyHouse is an Amsterdam-based pretail platform and marketplace for professional designers. 'Crowdfunding 2.0,' Mark Studholme says. 'It allows them to produce in series rather than one-offs.'

Amsterdam | March 2015

Dutch 3D printer software startup Printr aims for world domination. 'We want to be the biggest software distributor for 3D printers,' says founder Douwe Bart Mulder, 'whether implemented on the printer or in an app.'

Amsterdam | March 2015

CRE8 is a social workshop in Amsterdam for digital production techniques. '3D printing is not for mass production,' founder Jurre Groenenboom says, 'but it can be used for mass customization.'

Amsterdam | March 2015

Furniture designer Bo Reudler explains how the Academy of Art in Arnhem, where he graduated, differs from the higher profile design school in Eindhoven.

Amsterdam | February 2015

Product developer Caspar van Roosmalen aims to connect marketing with manufacturing. Tailoring a product to a specific market and identifying cost drivers is 'a skill that can't be left to sales and marketing'.

Amsterdam | September 2014

'From the designer's perspective, you do not need to be a mechanical engineer,' industrial design engineer Shaun van Oorde-Grainger (Pilotfish) says, 'but if you can speak their language you can tailor your design efforts.'