Hanae is the latest intern to join us in our Amsterdam office. Originally from Japan, she graduated with a degree in Aesthetics and Art History from Tokyo’s Gakushuin University in 2006. She’s subsequently spent 2 years studying Product, Interior and Architecture Design at Kidi Parsons in Kanazawa, before spending a further 3 years studying [...]
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Be a Fellow at UnBox 2012
December 13, 2011 – 1:26 pm
Our Indian Reach partner, Quicksand, had some exciting news this week: the launch of their 2012 UnBox Fellowships. UnBox is a festival celebrating interdisciplinary processes and experiences that shape contemporary thought and action. UnBox invites participants from all walks of life— practitioners, students, educators and institutions, who are redefining professional, social and cultural engagement in [...]
RCA launch new MA in Service Design
December 8, 2011 – 12:53 pm
The RCA have recently announced that starting next year they’ll be offering a new MA in Service Design. Bas obtained his PhD from the RCA back in 2007, so we know first-hand what a great school it is – and the new program looks like a great introduction to both the theory and practice of [...]
Design as Service – Update
November 15, 2011 – 4:49 pm
Last month we told you about Design as Service a symposium bringing together two ambitious programmes in The Netherlands aimed at exploring and promoting the changing role of designers in innovation processes. The symposium was a great success, and now we have a couple of great links for those of you who couldn’t make it on [...]
Maaike Schuitema
October 12, 2011 – 11:29 am
Maaike was born in the Hague, and has been studying at the Design Academy Eindhoven prior to her internship with STBY in our Amsterdam office. She already holds a degree in Graphic Design from the University of Rotterdam. Maaike describes herself as “an empathic Designer, who is inpired by people”.She’s a firm believer in [...]
‘Design as Service’ – An International Symposium during Dutch Design Week
October 6, 2011 – 9:45 am
How are the roles of designers changing in a world where they often no longer provide a service to one organisation, but rather collaborate in open and networked innovation consortia? What does the increasingly strategic contribution of design to innovation furthermore mean for the product-service offering of organisations? These are a couple of the questions [...]
GOOD’11 – Thanks for taking part!
September 30, 2011 – 6:41 pm
Massive thanks to all of you who in some way contributed to making The Great Outdoors of Design a success!
Are you being served? Collaborations to improve services for train travellers
September 29, 2011 – 2:06 pm
STBY have recently been working on a large-scale project in The Netherlands showcasing the very best of what Service Design has to offer.
Alessia Bellon
August 19, 2011 – 11:02 am
Alessia joined STBY in the summer of 2011. Despite quickly realising that what passes for summer in London doesn’t quite match-up with her native Italy, she nevertheless agreed to stay with us for 6 months as our latest UK intern. Having obtained a BA in Fine Arts from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, Alessia [...]
James Sunderland
August 17, 2011 – 3:48 pm
James is the latest freelancer to start working with STBY as an associate, joining us on a project for the first time in mid-2011. He’s an independent design consultant who applies a research and co-design led approach to a variety of brand, product and service design challenges. After gaining a degree in Design for [...]