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Studio Roosegaarde – Netherlands

Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde (1979) is a creative thinker and maker of social designs which explore the relation between people, technology and space.

From an early age Roosegaarde has been driven by nature’s gifts such as luminous fireflies or jellyfishes. His fascination for nature and technology is reflected in his iconic works such as SMOG FREE PROJECT (the largest outdoor air purifier which turns smog into jewellery) and VAN GOGH PATH (bicycle path which glows at night).

Daan Roosegaarde has been selected by Forbes, WIRED and Good 100 as a creative change maker and is a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum. He is also currently a professor at the University of Monterrey in Mexico, advisor for Design Singapore Council, ambassador of the Science Weekend, visiting professor at Tongji University Shanghai, and a member of the NASA Innovation team. Roosegaarde studied Fine Arts and graduated from The Berlage Institute in Rotterdam with a Master in architecture. He founded Studio Roosegaarde in 2007, where he works with his team of designers and engineers towards a better future.

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