{"id":2424,"date":"2020-09-29T09:54:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T07:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wanderful.stream\/uncategorized\/ben-hagenaars\/"},"modified":"2020-12-24T11:39:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T10:39:17","slug":"ben-hagenaars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderful.stream\/en\/wanderful-experts-en\/ben-hagenaars\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Hagenaars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Meet the expert: Ben Hagenaars, Design researcher and lecturer @LUCA School Of Arts, product design and founder of both Circle Sector<\/a> and Custom Territory.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ben Hagenaars<\/strong> (\u00b01985)
Function:<\/strong> Design researcher and lecturer at LUCA School Of Arts, product design course
Place of residence:<\/strong> Deurne, Belgium
Children:<\/strong> I have a 21-month-old daughter Lou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favourite place in the Euregio:<\/strong>
“C-mine in Genk. The starting point of my education and currently also the place where I can fully exercise my role as a designer and researcher.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is your favorite (design) design, product (in your life\/work\/interior)? <\/strong>
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“My Dyson V6 vacuum cleaner, first product I bought when I moved back in alone. In the meantime, I’ve done a few upgrades and it’s working better than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I dream of this design product or item and hope to have it someday:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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My own Custom Territory <\/a>shoe. Because I myself am part of this project and hope to be able to bring it ‘in limited’ production one day. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I find this inspiring<\/strong>
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“Space 10 <\/a>
Copenhagen.
It is a kind of Living Lab from Ikea, the well-known Swedish furniture chain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I am convinced that living labs that ask the right questions about societal challenges are the key to innovative solutions for the future.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This is an inspiring book that everyone should have read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The politics of design<\/em>
Victor Papanek<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Victor Papanek was one of the first designers to pursue social and environmental ambitions in his design process. At a time (1960s) when designers were mainly pursuing commercial ambitions, Papanek emphasized themes such as sustainability and equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n



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