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Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

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Slide 1
A brick building with the word KIWANØ beside tall steel-framed windowsPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 2
A wooden KIWANØ logo on a brick wall beside a lit shop window and a timber benchPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 3
Diagram with two columnsImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Price MT, More about alabaster and travertine, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Corsi collection of decorative stones, 2012 (); American Ceramic Society, Engineer and Scientist Resources (keramos) (source line drawn on the graphic)Museum or journal record
Slide 4
Glazed ceramic vases in orange, red, black, green and blue stand in a row on a long white shelfPhoto: RN Collins
Slide 5
DiagramImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawnMuseum or journal record
Slide 6
A timber crate stenciled BEUN and a rusty tire planter filled with wood offcuts on a brick streetPhoto: RN Collins
Ring frame
Knife grinder's bicycle with a grindstone, Louwman Museum, The HagueFrame: Alf van Beem, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record
Quotes and video (1)
The question from someone in the tour group and the designer's answer quoted in this post, from RN's video outside the studioRN's own footage, 18 Oct 2026, Kiwano, Halvemaanstraat, Strijp-R, Eindhoven
Quotes and video (2)
RN's own words (I am a ceramicist), from her video at Plug-in CityRN's own footage, 18 Oct 2026, Plug-in City, Strijp-S, Eindhoven

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