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Press

Seven commandments of an Experience Design Company
Article by our content manager Esther Hamstra in the January / February 2012 issue of Dimensions
PDF(500kb, English):  Seven commandments of an Experience Design Company

DSM headquarters interior design
Article in Design Magazine about DSM headquarters in Shanghai.
PFD(1mb, Chinese): DSM headquarters

From pixel to papyrus
Article in Museumtijdschrift about the iPad application Amon & Amara.
PDF(250kb , Dutch): From pixel to papyrus

NEMO exposes at Schiphol airport
Article in the Volkskrant of12 januari 2012 about the first science centre at an airport
PNG (370KB, Dutch):  NEMO exposeert komend jaar ook op Schiphol

Catch ‘em young
Coverstory in China Daily about Follow a Muse on the Beijing International Book Fair showing their vision on digital publishing.
PDF (120KB, English) Catch ‘em young

PLOT Creative Spaces Magazine, Kids of all museums unify
Article in PLOT #8 Kids in Space, on the The Mysterious Wunderkammer in Stuttgart, Germany.
PDF(3MB German & English): Kids of all museums: unify!

Pages

Seven Commandments
A short story about our do’s and don’ts in exhibition scenography by one of our directors Peter Slavenburg
PDF(1MB): Seven Commandments by Peter Slavenburg

Spirit of Design
Article about Peter Slavenburgs’ vision on story-telling, based on his 2008 keynote speech at the Hong Kong Business Of Design Week.
PDF(2MB, Chinese):  Spirit Of Design article

Inspiration

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity!
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
TEDtalk: Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity!

Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!
In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish.
TED talk: Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!

Association of Children’s museums: The Kids Dig Dirt! Green Paper 
The Kids Dig Dirt! Green Paper by ACM serves as both a resource and a tool. The paper provides a collection of facts, guidelines and forward-thinking language that museums can draw on while developing their own outdoor spaces, proposals for funding or other materials. A detailed source list is included so that museums can cite original ideas and copyrighted information.
PDF (1,5MB): Kids dig dirt! Green paper

Association of Children’s museums: Healthy kids, Healthy museums
Healthy Kids, Healthy Museums, is a publication by ACM profiling a collection of best practices among museums that highlight the four key messages of the Good to Grow! initiative: eating good foods, getting plenty of exercise, reducing screen time and connecting with the outdoors.
PDF(5MB): Healthy Kids Healthy Museums

2010 Horizon Report: Museum Edition
Examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in education and interpretation within the museum environment.
PDF (3MB): The Horizon Report 2010 Museum edition

Museums and Authenticity
People increasingly see the world in terms of real or fake, and want to buy the real from the genuine, not the fake from some phony. Authenticity is becoming, in other words, the new consumer sensibility. But why is this happening? How did we get to a point where many people, and we think most, place the authenticity of what they desire above price and even quality?An article by B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore.
PDF: Museums and Authenticity

Videos

Peter Slavenburg at BNO Tallks #9 Apps & Tabs
BNO Tallks: all about design!
Designers talk about their profession, vision, inspiration and co-creation.

Designing interactive exhibits
Speaking at the NPOX-XMediaLab workshop sessions in November 2009, Peter explained how his company designs interactive exhibits for use in public museums like Beeld & Geluid in Hilversum, but also has run great projects in Scotland and more recently in Beijing. He talks about how they make people masters of their own YOUniverse.

Creation of the new Science and Technology Museum in Beijng
Of the 35 companies that submitted proposals, NorthernLight was one of five selected for the design of the new Science and Technology Museum in Beijing. This immense museum consist of five exhibitions, the largest of which, measuring 6.400 m2, is designed by NorthernLight. In this video Peter Slavenburg tells about the work NorthernLight is doing in China and especially Beijng (video in Dutch).

 

Environmental Conservation Gallery
Peter Slavenburg shows you around in the Environmental Conservation Gallery in Hong Kong.