How to not become (too) cynical
As design researchers at STBY we are dealing with lots of complex issues and data. We are diving into root causes, problem areas and, luckily, also opportunities …
Nina Stegeman
Magazine: Natural gas-free living in The Netherlands
The magazine ‘Aardgasvrij wonen’ (Natural gas-free living) presents the results of four related research projects that explored which considerations, issues…
Compiling global design briefs for the climate
As the global research partner of What Design Can Do, STBY conducted research on the impact of waste and consumerism on climate change and compiled a global design…
Book chapter: Streetlabs as a co-creative approach to Research Through Design
The book ‘Seeing The City, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Study of the Urban’, provides an essential collection of methodologies for studying the city …
Beyond Human Centred Design
COVID19 has given the world the time to rest, and the opportunity for us to rethink the way we live. It has also revealed how inseparable we are with the natural world.…
Emerging new rituals at STBY
In times of uncertainty people have a greater need for rituals, anthropologists have long observed. Covid-19 drastically changed the way we live and work around…
Our latest publication: Explorers
Lockdown has been tough in many ways, but it has also allowed us to put our heads down and pull together our latest publication, Explorers: Thoughts on Mapping in Design…
Speculative design with MSF
In collaboration with our Indian REACH partner Quicksand, we helped Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to rethink their role as a global organisation within the future…
Update on the Clean Energy Challenge
The Clean Energy Challenge by What Design Can Do called on start-ups, designers and students from all over the world to rethink how we produce, distribute and use …
Farmers’ perspectives on water and soil management
STBY was asked to carry out an exploratory research to better understand the perspectives of farmers working in water catchment areas on the management of water …
GOOD19: a different type of gathering
People interested in the transformative power of design research around the world gathered at the GOOD19 Conference in Londen on the 27th of July. GOOD19 was the …
Making do and getting by with the climate
More and more members of Spring House in Amsterdam are involved in climate related projects. Does their increasing knowledge about the climate influence their …