Studio Roosegaarde in Istanbul

During the Istanbul Design Biennale, Studio Roosegaarde will be present in Istanbul with two art pieces. From 1 November until 14 December, the art piece Marbles located at the Consulate General of the Netherlands, and Lotus model, located at the Adahan Hotel, will be exhibited. Daan Roosegaarde will also give two lectures during the Innovation Week, which takes place from 4 to 6 December.

Artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde (1979) is internationally known for creating social designs which explore the relation between people, technology and space. The connection between ideology and technology, results in what Roosegaarde calls 'techno-poetry'.His Studio Roosegaarde is the social design lab with his team of designers and engineers based in the Netherlands and Shanghai.

MARBLES are large glowing shapes which interact with people via sound, light and color. LOTUS MODEL is a living flower made out of smart foils which unfolds in response to heat and light.

Studio Roosegaarde is supported by DutchCulture and Consulate General of the Netherlands in Istanbul.