@PSFK » netherlands http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:53:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 New Mercedes Ads Can Only Be Seen By Truck Drivers http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/mercedes-truck-ads-actros.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:25:56 +0000 Mercedes-rooftop-ads-Actros-campaignAds placed on car rooftops ensured that only the target audience can view them.]]> Personal, Private Dining With Individual Wooden Restaurant Booths http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/wooden-restaurant-booths.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:15:22 +0000 Wooden Restaurant Pods Provide Comfort & Privacy For DinersThe train cabin-style enclosures are made from natural materials for an earthy look and feel.]]> Sunken Bridge Lets You Walk Through Water [Pics] http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/sunken-bridge-lets-you-walk-through-water-pics.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:30:51 +0000 Sunken Pedestrian Bridge 2Innovative design for a bridge in the Netherlands combines aesthetic and ecological goals.]]> Citroën Driver To Be Guided By User-Generated Tweets http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/citroen-driver-to-be-guided-by-user-generated-tweets.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:07:15 +0000 Citroen-Twitter-RaceCitroën will launch an interactive campaign where tweeters can give live directions to a celebrity driver. ]]> The Supermarket Of The Future Can Grow Its Own Food http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/the-supermarket-of-the-future-can-grow-its-own-food.html Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:45:46 +0000 farm of the futureThe Netherlands envisions farms of the future to grow all food types to sustain the needs of its cities.]]> Cycling By Ear: Let Musical GPS Be Your Guide http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/cycling-by-ear-let-musical-gps-be-your-guide.html Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:13:23 +0000 cycling_gpsA research team from the Netherlands has developed a GPS app that directs cyclists through music so they don't have to constantly look at a screen.]]> WMMNA: Worms Dance In Light Of A Microscope At Genomics Awards http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/wmmna-worms-dance-in-light-of-a-microscope-at-genomics-awards-in-the-netherlands.html Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:58:52 +0000 regine-debattyRégine Debatty gives us a look into the Designers and Artists 4 Genomics Awards in The Netherlands. A stand out project was 'Microscopic Opera' that showed lab worms dancing under a microscope.]]> ‘Time Store’ In The Netherlands Rejects Money As Currency http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/time-store-in-the-netherlands-rejects-money-as-currency.html Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:05:30 +0000 time-bank-store-MaastrichtThe 'time store' located in the Maastricht is based on the idea that people can barter directly for goods and services, cutting out the need for money.]]> How To Make Polaroid Film [Video] http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/how-to-make-polaroid-film-video.html Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:18:52 +0000 PolaroidThe Impossible Project takes us to a brief tour of the processes behind their film production process.]]> The First Bike Parking Lot http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/the-first-bike-parking-lot.html Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:47:27 +0000 Bicycle Parking 6The Dutch firm, Nunc Architects designs a splendid space for bicycles while paying visual tribute to the classic warehouses of the Zaandam area.]]> Springwise: Shop On The Beach With H&M And Help Save Water http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/springwise-shop-on-the-beach-with-hm-and-help-save-water.html Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:25:01 +0000 H&M_wateraid_beach_storeThe clothing retailer H&M opened a pop-up charity beach store that was a comment on the global water shortage.]]> After Nokia, Will Dutch Giant Philips Be Europe’s Next Electronics Brand To Implode? [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/after-nokia-will-dutch-giant-philips-be-europes-next-electronics-brand-to-implode-headlines.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:10:41 +0000 philips-storeDutch electronics company Philips is seeing a drastic drop in profits due to weak demand in Europe and the US.]]> Farming Goes Sunless With LED Greenhouses http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/farming-goes-sunless-with-led-greenhouses.html Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:28:40 +0000 psfk-sunless-farmingBioengineering team PlantLab have a bold plan to solve the global food crisis.]]> Friendbooks & Social Captial In The Time Of Printing Presses http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/friendbooks-social-captial-in-the-time-of-printing-presses.html Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:32:51 +0000 the-awl-16th-century-friendbooksAdorning books with social capital enhancing autographs may have been a modernistic precursor to trends much more palpably active in social media.]]> Cycle Paths May Soon Provide Solar Power http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/cycle-paths-may-soon-provide-solar-power.html Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:37:14 +0000 solaroad-dutch-solar-cycling-pathsThe Netherlands ups the environmentally friendly ante by maximising cycle paths]]> Crowdsourced Generative Webcam Film [Video] http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/crowdsourced-generative-webcam-film-video.html Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:50:33 +0000 now-take-a-bowA perpetually changing youtube video invites everyone and anyone to star in a generative webfilm portrait of online audiences]]> Dutch Festival Uses RFID To Enable Artwork Tag Clouds http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/dutch-festival-uses-rfid-to-enable-artwork-tag-clouds.html Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:04:31 +0000 strp-festival-esphere-initiativeSTRP festival combines RFID and social web features to blur the boundaries between gallery experience and online existence. ]]> Transforming Liminal Spaces http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/transforming-liminal-spaces.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:57:05 +0000 A public corn maze operates as a stop-gap measure for unused real estate in Amsterdam.]]> (Video) Why Dutch Design? http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/video-why-dutch-design.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:04:59 +0000 (Video) Why Dutch Design-1Historic and cultural reasons that lead to high profile design work from the Netherlands.]]> BeatBelly: Ergonomic Exercise Furniture http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/beat-belly.html Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:29:56 +0000 BeatBelly-3A cleverly designed piece of workout equipment blends into everyday environments.]]> Creative Inspiration From Behance XXXV http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/creative-inspiration-from-behance-xxxv.html Wed, 26 May 2010 10:42:15 +0000 PSFK_5.26.2010_2Behance is a company that organizes the creative world to make ideas happen. Creative thinkers – the people with the most ideas – often struggle the most with organization and productivity. Behance aims to change that.]]> Dutch Authorities Use Interactive Billboards To Fight Street Violence http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/dutch-authorities-use-interactive-billboards-to-fight-street-violence.html Mon, 17 May 2010 18:27:31 +0000 Screen shot 2010-05-17 at 2.11.35 PMA Psychological experiment uses augmented reality and interactive billboards to affect public behavior.]]> PSFK Visits The Dutch Pavilion At The Shanghai Expo http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/psfk-visits-the-dutch-pavilion-at-the-shanghai-expo.html Mon, 10 May 2010 11:30:11 +0000 Netherlands Pavilion in Shanghai

Images from the whimsical elevated pavilion from the Netherlands in China.

]]> Library Or Bookstore: New Netherlands Branch Blurs The Line http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/library-or-bookstore-new-netherlands-branch-blurs-the-line.html Thu, 06 May 2010 13:34:09 +0000 bibliotheek almere 7New Netherlands library benchmarks successful retail customer experiences to reinvent public book lending.]]> User-Generated Nature Will Create World’s Largest Website http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/user-generated-nature-will-create-worlds-largest-website.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:23:42 +0000 naturewebsiteCCCP Amsterdam designed Make a Meter, a conceptual website made up of "user generated nature".]]> (Pic) Transforming Phone Booths Into Smoking Booths http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/pic-transforming-phone-booths-into-smoking-booths.html Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:00:17 +0000 (Pic) Phone Booths Become Smoking BoothsDutch telecoms operator KPN has redesigned some of their (presumably underused) phone booths as smoking rooms.]]> Dutch Design Team Creates Paint-By-Numbers Dress http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/dutch-design-team-creates-paint-by-numbers-dress.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:36:13 +0000 paint by number dressBerber Soepboer and Michiel Schuurman have created the world's first Paint-By-Numbers dress.]]> Creative Inspiration from Behance VIII http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/creative-inspiration-from-behance-viii.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:01:11 +0000 Behance BannerBehance is a company that organizes the creative world to make ideas happen. Every Wednesday, Behance shares 5 fresh art and design projects from their network with PSFK.]]> Creative Inspiration from Behance VII http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/creative-inspiration-from-behance-vii.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:00:03 +0000 Behance is a company that organizes the creative world to make ideas happen. Every Wednesday, Behance shares 5 fresh art and design projects from their network with PSFK.]]> Nine Story Building Features Climbing Wall http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/nine-story-building-features-climbing-wall.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:40:52 +0000 climb-your-dormitory-3Designed by Arons & Gelauff Architects, the entire side of this nine-story dormitory in the Netherlands has been decked out with climbing grips and rappel lines.  Apparently, it’s the second highest climbing wall in the Netherlands. Built on the campus of the University of Enschede, which has a very active and successful mountaineering club, the building is also directly across from the athletic center. [via NOTCOT]]]>