6 projects contributing to the agricultural and food transition

Rogier Klomp – Visual Mapping

For visual storyteller Rogier Klomp, drawing is his way of coming to terms with the complexity of our world. He identifies complicated dynamics, subsequently providing them with context by transforming them into stories. Rogier has specially designed a Visual Mapping of the farm of tomorrow for the Embassy of Food. He uses this to investigate how – based on the choices you make – the food we eat in the future will be produced. He invites you to explore his map in light of the dilemmas and different values ​​that are of importance to you. For example, when consciously or unconsciously deciding what to eat tonight. The map is a way of entering into dialogue about the future of our food and how we can shape our food system differently.

During DDW23, this project can be seen as part of the Embassy of Food exhibition in Evoluon.

Marrit Kyung Ok Schakel – Buitenverwachting (Beyond Expectation)

Marrit Kyung Ok Schakel is a farmer, cheese maker, biodiversity activist and mother. She connects the farmer with the city. This is because she works both on the farm and in the city and is thus aware of what is important to farmers as well as what interests consumers. Small-scale and traditional dairy production are the norm on her Buitenverwachting farm. This farm is a place full of diversity: plants, animals and people. And you can taste this diversity in her products. For example, her cheese made from two types of milk and cow-specific yoghurt both tell their own story about the place where they’ve been produced; these products also relate how culture and identity play a role on the farm and what social responsibility Kyung Ok Schakel and her partner Bas van Rijn take in relation to healthy animals and a shared landscape experience. Together with the Embassy of Food, Kyung Ok Schakel investigates whether you can really taste biodiversity and how to capture the flavour of a region. 

During DDW23, this project can be seen at the Embassy of Food exhibition in the Evoluon.

Biobased Creations – Building Balance – the representation of the chain

Building Balance is a nationwide transition programme that has the aim of accelerating the use of bio-based raw materials in construction. For example, by encouraging and supporting independent, regional and nationwide chains in the ‘from land to property’, or from farmer to builder, process. Or the use of home-grown building materials. What crops can you actually grow in the Netherlands, and what materials, for building or otherwise, can you make from them? During DDW23, the Biobased Creations designers will take you through potential proposals for the agricultural and food chain of the future.

During DDW23, this project can be seen as part of the Embassy of Circular & Biobased Building exhibition at the Ketelhuisplein in Eindhoven.

Biobased Creations in collaboration with Studio Liselot Cobelens, Klarenbeek&Dros, Fix Green Building and Crush on Nature- Possible Landscapes Rewetted Peatland, de Peel

With the Possible Landscapes Rewetted Peatland, de Peel installation, designers reveal the potential for nature development and agriculture in the wetlands of the Deurnese Peel in North Brabant. This installation depicts a profitable farm with wet crops and modular, biobased homes in the countryside. In the Peel raised bog, drying out is a major challenge. Which is why a large part of the area is now being humidified. What are the options here? Sample maps of water and soil management and models show you different possibilities and materials. As a creative studio, Biobased Creations specialises in installations, projects and storytelling about the transition to a regenerative and circular world. 

During DDW23, this project can be seen as part of the Embassy of Circular & Biobased Building exhibition at the Ketelhuisplein in Eindhoven.

Biobased Creations in collaboration with Omlab – Possible Landscapes high sandy soils – de Achterhoek

Possible Landscapes high sandy soils – de Achterhoek is an ecological, economic and social study into the potential for a sustainable high-sand landscape where dryness is a major issue. Together with local stakeholders, designers from Biobased Creations and Omlab have developed the first section of the installation: a 3D print created by Omlab, entirely consisting of natural materials. As such, it reflects the current state of play in the area.

In addition to Possible Landscapes Rewetted Peatland, de Peel, this project is also part of Possible Landscapes, a multi-year research programmme on the regenerative landscapes and cities of today and tomorrow. This multi-year research programme includes a number of case studies. For each case study, creatives work together with local stakeholders and partners on new perspectives for the living environment that, along with economic value, add ecological and social value.

During DDW23, the initial 3D printed section of the installation can be seen in the Embassy of Circular & Biobased Building at the Ketelhuisplein in Eindhoven.