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Invisible Luxury in Shanghai

Written on January 20, 2018. Posted in Talk.

Diffus and the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China is pleased to invite you to the next Prestige & Luxury Club. Topic: “Invisible Luxury: How can we create a luxury space with innovative materials” The event is presented by Margaux Lhermitte & Ellen d’Anterroches, founders and partners at NE-ON architecture & design. Guests: Michel Guglielmi & Hanne-Louise Johannesen. Abstract: Luxury is not only about applying high end materials everywhere. Luxury is more about...

Diffus wins Architizer A+Awards Special Mention

Written on March 29, 2017. Posted in Uncategorized.

ELAC (Embroidered Light for Acoustic Ceilings) has received a Special Mention in the Architizer A+Awards within the “Products” category. Architizer A+Awards are the largest awards programme focused on promoting and celebrating the year’s best architecture and products. Its mission is to nurture the appreciation of meaningful architecture in the world and champion its potential for a positive impact on everyday life. “The Special Mention distinction is awarded to work that exhibits remarkable...

Diffus wins Designboom + LG Light design competition

Written on December 14, 2016. Posted in Uncategorized.

Organized by Designboom and co-hosted by LG Display, the light design competition with the theme ‘You dream, we light’ saw 2.700 applications from 60 countries submitting their ideas. After extensive discussion among the distinguished members of the judging panel, 5 finalists were selected based on their potential contribution to design innovation and their ability to enrich society. And the first price winner is…Diffus Design! Diffus Design, together with Ecophon/Saint-Gobain created ELAC (Embroidered...

Diffus hacking the Chinese hackers

Written on October 17, 2015. Posted in Uncategorized.

In 2015 , the Chinese government introduced the idea of mass entrepreneurship as a new engine of economic growth. The new maker culture already flourishing on the asian east cost became a de facto strategic area of investment for this new political vision. Molly Price, associate partner at Diffus Design, will be part of an UK team of 9 researchers and designers staying in Shenzen, Shanghai and Xiamen in order to gather an “inside knowledge” of those swift developments. During the month of october...

Meet us @ “Meet Only Original Designs”

Written on September 7, 2015. Posted in Talk.

MoOD means “Meet Only Original Designs”. Thats where you will meet Diffus. “MoOD 2015 Expo” runs from the 8th to the 10 th of September in Bruxelles. We are pleased to be among the 9 design studios around the world selected to be part of the “Launchpad”. “Launch Pad is a fresh initiative by MoOD, curated by Jennifer Castoldi, Trendease International, showcasing some of the brightest talent entering the home fashion arena scouted from around the world. The companies and designers chosen to exhibit...

Master Thesis at Delft University mentored by Diffus

Written on September 5, 2015. Posted in Workshops.

Diffus had the pleasure to co-mentor Niels Stamhuis from the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University on his Master Thesis. The Thesis (Master of Science Integrated Product Design) was defended publicly the 20th of August at the University of Delft. Niels used “spacEmotion” (A space-divider system designed by Diffus) as a case for suggesting further development to it’s existing functionalities. The flexibility of our modular system is demonstrated as it allows to welcome a...

Wearable Technology in the Time of Global Warming

Written on August 25, 2015. Posted in Uncategorized.

Presented at ISEA 2015 in Vancouver by prof. Susan Elizabeth Ryan from Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana: A lecture mentioning our work. “Some designers of ironic technological clothes focus on the external relationships between wearers and their environment (…). Diffus Design’s Climate Dress (…), uses conductive thread embroidery, LilyPad Arduino, sensor, and LEDs. It illuminates in accordance with CO2 concentrations in the ambient air, so the dress is a platform for environmental...

Visit us at Techtextil, Frankfurt

Written on April 30, 2015. Posted in Uncategorized.

We look forward to present you our current projects and discuss with you future collaborations. You will find us at Hall 6.1, stand B17 at Techtextil, Frankfurt , 4-7 may. Services that we provide internationally: – Workshops: Inspiration, jump-start of new projects. knowledge transfer, creative methods… – Consultancy for existing R&D divisions – Consultancy as external R&D divisions – Design missions Participation at Techtextil is sponsored by the Danish Council of Arts

CREATIF Press release, end of year 1

Written on December 8, 2014. Posted in press releases.

CREATIF allows smart fabric printing directly from a designer´s drawing The CREATIF project will allow creative designers to convert their design drawings directly into smart fabrics using printing technology without the need for specialist electronics or smart fabric expertise. Three creative partners; Base Structures (UK), Diffus Design (DK) and Zaha Hadid Architects (UK) collaborate in the project with four technical and research based partners Ardeje (FR), Grafixoft (BG), Institut für Textiltechnik...

Make:Shift in London

Written on November 20, 2014. Posted in Talk.

Molly Price will give a talk at Make:Shift about the potential of internet of things and how Diffus is dealing with these issues. Make:Shift is a conference initiated by Crafts Council, London and will take place 20 & 21 November. The core theme is craft and innovation A surgeon, an expert on robotics in architecture and an inventor of colour-changing fabrics are among the world-leading makers, thinkers and innovators confirmed for the Crafts Council’s first Make:Shift conference. Make:Shift...