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grip on technology
Fix Your Phone: Cloud
Companies like to conjure up a dreamy image full of mystery when talking about our data and cloud infrastructure. The naked truth is that there is no such thing as ‘the cloud’.
grip on technology
Fix Your Phone: Hardware
All sorts of precious minerals are used to power your phone. Do you know what's really in there? Let's open up the phone and repair a thing or two.
grip on technology
Fix Your Phone: Operating System
You don't have much choice on which operating system your smartphone runs: Android or Apple. Why is this a problem?
grip on technology
Fix Your Phone: Apps
Dating, fitness, planning, chatting: our world runs on apps. Do they work for you, or you for them?
dutch design week 2024
Your Phone is Broken - but we can fix it
Smartphones cause a lot of problems in terms of their impact on people and on the planet. How can we fix it?
dutch design week 2024
Your Phone is Broken - and it affects the planet
Smartphones cause a lot of problems in terms of their impact on people and on the planet. How do phones affect our environment?
dutch design week 2024
Your Phone is Broken - and it affects your health
Smartphones cause a lot of problems in terms of their impact on people and on the planet. How do phones affect our personal health?
Open Wetlab
Register now for BioHack Academy 2025!
Excited about DIY biotechnology but lack a background in biology or tech? If you like hands-on projects, experimenting with technology, and biomaterials, join the DIY Bio Revolution!
digital economy
Waag Futurelab signs Beyond Big Tech manifesto
Waag Futurelab has signed the manifesto Beyond Big Tech: A manifesto for a new digital economy, which calls for an open and fair digital economy.
FabLab
Fab Academy 2025: Apply now!
Learn how to make (almost) anything - in twenty weeks! Applications for this worldwide renowned digital fabrication education trajectory at Waag are now open.
Open Design Lab
Two artists selected for S+T+ARTS4WaterII residencies
The winners of the S+T+ARTS4WaterII Open Call are Arcangelo Constantini (MX) and Michael Pinsky (UK). The two artists are each awarded with a residency hosted by Waag Futurelab.
Maker Education Lab
Learning by doing: designing democratic costumes
In this very first Critical ChangeLab young participants were asked to design a costume together. The challenge was to do this is the most equal way, everyone had to have a say in it.
Future Internet Lab
New artwork by Špela Petrič on display on the exterior of Waag Futurelab
The artwork 'Operational Bodies: The Tomate Tasted like an Automation of Care' by Špela Petrič adorns the outside of the scaffolding currently surrounding the Waag building.
residency at waag
Anna Roos van Wijngaarden starts journalistic residency at Waag Futurelab
From October 2024, Anna Roos van Wijngaarden will start a journalistic residency at Waag Futurelab.
culturele wallen
New collective highlights the creative heart of the city of Amsterdam
On 7 September, Waag Futurelab and seven other institutions will launch 'Culturele Wallen', a collective uniting art and culture in Amsterdam's inner city.
Smart Citizens Lab
How citizen science can contribute to improving air quality
On 7 September we celebrated the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. Waag Futurelab focuses on the important role citizen science can play.
VOJEXT S+T+ARTS Residencies
Double S+T+ARTS Prize Nominations for Artists in Residence
A year ago, Marielena Papaendrou and Anna Schaeffner began their VOJEXT Artist residencies at Waag. Now, they have earned nominations for the prestigious S+T+ARTS Prize.
planet b podcast
Making the energy transition transparent through art: Tessa Steenkamp & Tessel van Leeuwen
How can we make the energy transition transparent? Find out in the new episode of the Planet B podcast!
VOJEXT S+T+ARTS Residencies
Collaborations in Artistic Experiments with Robotics
Discover the innovative projects of three artists, working at the intersection of human-robot interaction, sustainable materials, and traditional crafts.
AFK awards four-year grant to Waag Futurelab
'We are happy that the urgency of our mission and our work is recognised by both the Culture Council and the AFK,' says Marleen Stikker, founding director of Waag.
TextileLab
Light yellow to mud green: dyeing with natural dyes
Today, synthetic dyes are mostly used in the textile industry. Natural dye pigments are often forgotten, or seen as purely of the past. What is the history of natural dye pigments and how come they have fallen into oblivion?
Future Internet Lab
It's a wrap: PublicSpaces Conference 2024
Thank you for a great third edition of the PublicSpaces Conference! You can now watch all presentations, panels, workshops and art programmes on demand.
BIS advice on cultural subsidies
Waag Futurelab happy with advice Council for Culture '25-'28
Waag Futurelab is very grateful to the Council for Culture (Raad voor Cultuur) for its careful study and positive assessment of our policy plan Future is a verb for the period 2025-2028.
TextileLab
Fabricademy 2023/24: Innovative hacking of Embodied Textile
Five Fabricademy-Amsterdam 2023-2024 program participants have embarked on unique journeys, exploring embodied textiles through innovative projects. They examined how textiles integrate with the human body, redefine our relationship with waste and nature, and merge technology with traditional techniques.