Under Pressure: Linear Habits, Circular Futures | Tech & Design Meetup #EiC
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Taiwan meets the Netherlands: what makes circular change happen?
Circularity asks us to rethink what happens to materials—and the habits, stories and systems that shape their journey. During Dutch Design Week, join us at Kazerne for a conversation connecting Taiwan and the Netherlands.
From recovering materials in used diapers to revealing value in agricultural residues and industrial by-products, our guests bring different ways of working on circular change. Storytelling adds another question: how do the narratives we live by influence the futures we can build?
Featuring
Oliver Lin – Vice President Sales Department Taiwan Design Research Institute
Building the collaborations that turn circular design into shared practice.
Yen-An Chen – Designer Atelier YenAn / Curator Exhibition Island Under Pressure
Revealing overlooked value in materials, culture and industrial contexts.
Jennifer Shen – Vice President Sales Department Yi Chun Green Technology
Connecting used-diaper recycling with design, industry and new material applications.
Elise Talgorn – Associate Lector Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Revealing overlooked value in materials, culture and industrial contexts.
Each speaker gives a short introduction, followed by an open conversation led by Simone de Waart. Bring your questions, practical challenges and experiences. Together we explore what can be shared across borders and what it takes to turn circular ambitions into everyday practice.
This special edition takes its cue from Island Under Pressure, the Taiwan Design Research Institute exhibition during DDW. Whether you work in design, technology, manufacturing, research, policy or are simply curious, you are welcome.
Monday 19 October 2026 | Kazerne Downtown Eindhoven
Walk in 17:30 | Start 18:00 | English spoken | Free entrance | Open to all
Moderated by Simone de Waart