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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.
planet b podcast
Citizen science tackling heat stress inequality: Lisanne Corpel & Teije Terhorst
The weather is finally turning into summer. But the increasing heat is increasingly accompanied by stress. How can citizen science help with this?
Smart Citizens Lab
What will the 5G auction do for society?
Earlier this week (25 June 2024), the 3.5 GHz frequencies for 5G were auctioned by the government to commercial parties. What will the 5G auction do for society? Read the opinion article.
Planet B Podcast
A city of makers: Houk van Lier & Sophie Almanza
Makers; we need them to be able to adapt to our new challenges. But makers are under pressure in the city of Amsterdam. Sophie Almanza en Houk van Lier explain why we need to invest in them.
Course 'Samen repareren we het internet'
Smart Citizens Lab
The Black Box of 5G: Sustainability
How will 5G affect our energy consumption? And what materials are needed to build and operate the network?
TextileLab
Is sharing caring in knowledge of traditional crafts?
Some craftspeople are hesitant to participate in the digitisation of knowledge, wanting to protect traditional techniques. Back in the days of guilds, how did people protect knowledge of traditional crafts?
PublicSpaces Conference 2024
'How we think about AI is largely dictated by Big Tech'
In the run up to the PublicSpaces Conference 2024, Laura Krabbe spoke with Nadia Piet. With her organisation AIxDESIGN, Nadia Piet explores how we should relate to AI.
Maker Education Lab
Waag's roadmap through Europe #3: youth as gamechanger?
In part three, we look at Europe's youngsters. How do parties see their future? What skills do they need to develop, and what does Europe want to focus on for young Europeans?