Eindhoven Unfold This is Eindhoven

 Martijn Paulen is the director of the Dutch Design Foundation. An organization that offers designers a platform and facilitates connections and programs year-round. Martijn and Marijn talk about the value of ideas and complex problem-solving. And of course, the nine days during which designers take over: Dutch Design Week. 

Expat Spouses Initiative (ESI) connects internationals, especially spouses of international knowledge workers to local professional opportunities and accelerate them towards the Dutch Labor market in a community-driven way. Marijn talks to founder and CEO Kavitha, about starting the initiative and her own personal journey of moving to Eindhoven.

As a food designer, Annelies Hermsen looks at the world of food and drinks with different eyes. With her designs, she likes to stimulate all the senses. Marijn talks to her in her studio at Strijp-R, next to Piet Hein Eek.

For many building companies, the issue of how to implement the transition to a circular economy remains an open question. Elphi Nelissen is a Full Professor and Chair of Building Sustainability at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). In this podcast episode, she and Marijn talk about collaborating with the industry, the urgency of circular building, and experimenting with topics such as energy generation, mobility, safety, and health.

Amidst the greenery behind Strijp T lies BioArt Laboratories, where Jalila Essaïdi and her team work on bio-innovations. It is a place where creativity, design, technology and above all nature meet. DDW 2019 ambassador Jalila talks about her projects, talent development, and plans for the future.