The Biohybrid Device was prominently featured at the Dutch Design Week 2024 (DDW24), one of the world’s most influential design events worldwide, where its exhibition aimed to shift perspectives on how emerging technologies can influence broader social and cultural paradigms.
The Biohybrid Device Game Controller project, led by Vivien Roussel in collaboration with Madalina Nicolae and Marc Teyssier from the Institute for Future Technologies (IFT) at De Vinci Higher Education, extends the impact of innovation research beyond the laboratory challenging conventional production methods and sparking discussions on the future of fabrication. The project represents a significant milestone in researching new technologies and their interaction with art to reach wider audiences.
Visit the BioHybrid Device at the DDW 2024
The Dutch Desing Week
Dutch Design Week, held annually in Eindhoven, attracts a global audience of over 335,000 visitors and features the work of more than 2,600 designers.
From October 19 to 27, 2024, the event will showcase projects that challenge current design paradigms, with a strong emphasis on innovation, experimentation, and the future of design.
This aligns perfectly with the mission of De Vinci’s Higher Education, which fosters technological innovation and artistic expression.
The Biohybrid Device: In the edge of design and art
The Biohybrid Device is more than a technological research object; it’s a call to rethink what type of future we wish to build.
As Madalina Nicolae, highlights: “While initially developed as part of a research paper on the fabrication and interaction of new technologies, the device has evolved to engage the general public in a much deeper conversation about our production systems through the lens of design and art.”
This interdisciplinary project bridges academic, artistic, and industrial domains, opening up new dialogues on the future of human-technology interaction.
The Biohybrid Device was featured at Dutch Design Week 2024 (DDW24), one of the world’s most influential design events worldwide,
As part of the DDW24 program, the Biohybrid Device Game Controller exemplifies the creators’ and collaborators’ ambition to redefine the boundaries between emerging technologies and their everyday applications.
“Through these types of artifacts, we are making a broader critique of conventional fabrication means, urging society to rethink how we create and consume. “ – Vivien Roussel, PHD Candidate at IFT.
This exploration of biohybrid technology reflects De Vinci Higher Education’s commitment to innovative, interdisciplinary projects that bring together students, researchers, and professionals to address cutting-edge challenges.
The Biohybrid Device at ESC Medien Kunst Labor in Graz
Before its presentation at Dutch Design Week, the project was exhibited throughout the summer in an Austrian art gallery, the ESC Medien Kunst Labor in Graz.
This artistic setting provided an additional platform to explore how technology and design can intersect with contemporary art and design to reshape society’s view of technology’s role in our lives. By engaging in such environments, the project broadened the reach of technological innovation beyond academia, influencing both creative and cultural spheres.
Projects like this, which sit at the crossroads of science, technology, and art, embody De Vinci Higher Education’s mission to prepare the next generation of talent to tackle the challenges of the ever-evolving world of innovation and creativity while keeping sustainability in mind.
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