1. Open design now
Preface
Bas van Abel, Lucas Evers
& Roel Klaassen
Design Strategy (Ambient Media)
Presentation by Mariana Varela

2. History of Open design
The term first appeared at the
end of the last century (1999)
by the non-profit Open Design
Foundation.
The organization proposed
necessary conditions for open
design rather than attempting
to comprehensively define it

3. Open design definition:
Is the design whose makers allowed its free
distribution and documentation and permitted
modifications and derivations of it.
Fold Coffee Table
Ronen Kadushin
http://ronen-kadushin.com/index.php/open-design/fold-table/

4. History of Open design
In March 1998 Reinoud
Lamberts launched the
Open Design Circuits
website at Delft University
of Technology for the
purpose of developing
integrated circuits in the
spirit of open source
software.

5. History of Open design
The fashion industry
was a notable early
adopter of open
design.

6. Open design Now
More than a decade later,
open design is actively
developing and has become
an influential trend in the
world of design.
In doing so, we seek to
contribute to the
development of design
practice and at the same
time draw attention to the Book aims to design professionals,
importance of open design. students, critics and enthusiasts.

7. Open design Now is made by...
- Creative Commons
Netherlands
- Premsela, Dutch Platform
for Design and Fashion.
- Waag Society
Represent 3 different but
complementary
perspectives on design.

8. (Un)limited Design
Sharing, design and
innovation came together in
a natural way in the
(Un)limited Design project in
2009, as an open design Entrants submit product
designs on the condition
experiment. that they shared their
digital blueprints so others
could modify and improve
The contest elicited their designs or
manufacture them using
innovative and imaginative Fab Labs.
designs and led directly to Creative Commons licenses
allowed entrants to share
Open Design Now. their designs without
relinquishing copyright.

9. Digital technology and the internet
have irrevocably changed our
world.
Vs.
Bloggers Media and news
organizations
Writers and musicians Printers, publishers,
studios or record labels
Manufactured at home Manufactured for
Massive consumption

10. Digitalization “Modern Times” (1936)
The industrial era was
mainly about designing
products for the masses;
In the post-industrial digital
era, the masses themselves
are seizing the chance to
design, manufacture and
distribute products.
Paralympic Athletes London 2012 Nokia 3205 Adicolor hi W2 (white series)

11. About intellectual property rights
The Creative
Commons licenses
allow a creator to
retain all rights while
giving permission in
advance for his or her
work to be shared,
distributed and
modified – depending
on the specific terms
stated in the license

12. The use of Open licenses protect the product
design and give intellectual property back to
its creators.
From a sketch final CAD drawing
The CC license protect every form in between
These licenses smooth the way for creativity and
innovation, but also remind us of a fundamental
issue in design:
Design can not remind exclusive

13. Why Netherlands?
The relatively open-minded
society has allowed
experimental design to
flourish.
This small country has a
proportionally high number of
designers, most of whom tend
not to be highly specialized or
tied to an industry, they are
open to other disciplines,
inside the field of design and
beyond.

14. What to expect from this book
- The book is meant as a travel
guide to the emerging and
expanding world of international
open design.
- Allow it to inspire you and your
colleagues
- Learn the best practices in
‘creative innovation’ that will
benefit the general population.

15. Paul Valéry
“ Creativity
springs less
from one’s own
ideas and
originality than
from a structure
that compels
new insights:
Co-Creation.

16. Thank you!