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Letters from the studio — new work, openings, and quiet ideas.
Publication· 10 April 2026· Tokyo
IDEAS FOR GOOD: The quiet hope behind the rise of slow tech
IDEAS FOR GOOD featured VOUW and Chairwave in an article on the rise of slow tech, positioning the work as an example of technology designed to slow people down and bring them closer together.
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Publication· 10 February 2026· Amsterdam
Lighting Design Now: Bloomlight S is light that bends to meet you
Lighting Design Now featured Bloomlight S as a responsive lamp that slowly wakes up, bends toward people and turns lighting into a quiet presence.
Publication· 9 February 2026· Amsterdam
Event Inspiration: Portrait Booth turns event visitors into lasting art
Event Inspiration featured Portrait Booth as an AI-powered event activation that turns visitors into personal artworks they can keep and share.
Publication· 29 October 2025· Eindhoven
Homecrux selects Bloomlight S among Dutch Design Week 2025 standouts
Publication· 20 October 2025· Toronto
TrendHunter: Bloomlight S is an interactive blooming floor lamp
Publication· 18 October 2025· Amsterdam
Homecrux: Bloomlight S blooms like a flower
Publication· 1 October 2025· Taipei
EVA Air enVoyage: Flower Light
Publication· 2 September 2025· Amsterdam
VISION: Interactive art that puts human connection over digital complexity
Publication· 1 September 2025· Amsterdam
Bloomlight S in KLM Holland Herald Magazine
Publication· 18 August 2025· Amsterdam
Elsevier Magazine: "Vriendelijke technologie"
Publication· 19 June 2025· Amsterdam
TrendHunter Features the Poem Booth: "AI-Driven Personalized Art"
Publication· 3 June 2025· Rotterdam
TrendWatching: AI-powered Poetry Booth finds a platform at Rotterdam Central Station
Publication· 16 March 2025· Turin
Linkiesta: Pratiche olandesi di poesia on the go
Publication· 26 February 2025· Turin
RaiNews 24 Features Poem Booth in Turin Book Fair Coverage
Publication· 25 February 2025· Turin
Corriere della Sera on Poem Booth
Publication· 13 February 2025· Turin
L'Espresso features VOUW's Poem Booth in major article on Dutch literature
Publication· 12 February 2025· Amsterdam
FONK Magazine describes Poem Booth as a personal event moment
Publication· 2 November 2024· Riyadh
Canvas – Lighting the Way: Noor Riyadh 2024
Publication· 7 March 2024· Amsterdam
Event Inspiration: Poem Booth creates personal AI poems at events
Publication· 15 January 2024· Brussels
VRT Nieuws features Chairwave's social design philosophy
Publication· 17 January 2023· Dubai
Esquire Middle East
Publication· 19 June 2022· Dordrecht
Volkskrant: 'The Opening Concert of the Bach Festival exudes connection with each other and love for music'
Publication· 3 March 2022· Dubai
CNN Arabia: It will spark your curiosity.. a light map in the sky that will 'turn people's perspective' of Dubai
Publication· 27 February 2022· Dubai
Stir World: 'City Gazing Dubai' builds an astronomical experience of the overview effect
Publication· 19 January 2022· Dubai
The National (UAE): City Gazing Dubai
Publication· 17 January 2022· Dubai
Khaleej Times: Look: Incredible new glowing map of Dubai hangs 26 feet in the air, offers 'view from outer space'
Publication· 17 January 2022· Dubai
Esquire: Vibrant new DIFC installation shows how Dubai looks from space
Publication· 7 January 2022· Dubai
Archiproducts: City Gazing Dubai by VOUW Studio: A Giant Glowing Map of Dubai Shines Over DIFC Gate Avenue
Publication· 21 September 2021· Amsterdam
Fast Company: The best urban design of 2021
Publication· 9 September 2021· Milan
DesignWanted: Five designs to see at "Masterly — The Dutch" as it returns to Fuorisalone 2021
Publication· 4 September 2021· Amsterdam
Fast Company: These shapeshifting streetlights are slow tech at its finest
Publication· 25 June 2021· Riyadh
ArtReview on Noor Riyadh: City Gazing is quietly stunning
Publication· 25 June 2021· Riyadh
Art Review: 'City Gazing Riyadh is quietly stunning'
Publication· 21 April 2021· Tokyo
TABI LABO Japan: Bloomlight, the flower-like streetlight
Publication· 21 April 2021· Amsterdam
AD Magazine: Friendly Street Lamp by Studio VOUW
Publication· 18 April 2021· Amsterdam
Hackaday: Shapeshifting Street Lights are the future we want to live in
Publication· 16 April 2021· Amsterdam
Designboom: VOUW studio designs a curious street lamp that bends down to greet you
Publication· 8 April 2021· Amsterdam
Pop-Up City: The Curious Street Light that Bends to Meet You As You Pass By
Publication· 23 March 2021· Riyadh
Al Arabiya News: Amsterdam studio VOUW's luminous installation 'City Gazing Riyadh' celebrates hope
Publication· 29 October 2019· Eindhoven
FRAME: Best of: Social Design at Dutch Design Week 2019
Publication· 27 July 2019· Amsterdam
