Khaleej Times: Look: Incredible new glowing map of Dubai hangs 26 feet in the air, offers 'view from outer space'
Esquire: Vibrant new DIFC installation shows how Dubai looks from space
Archiproducts: City Gazing Dubai by VOUW Studio: A Giant Glowing Map of Dubai Shines Over DIFC Gate Avenue
City Gazing at DIFC Dubai
Dec 15, 2021 to January 29, 2022 at DIFC Gate Avenue
Fast Company: The best urban design of 2021
Bloomlights at Milan Design Week 2021
DesignWanted: Five designs to see at “Masterly — The Dutch” as it returns to Fuorisalone 2021
Fast Company: These shapeshifting streetlights are slow tech at its finest
Bloomlights at Taiwan Lantern Festival 2021
Art Review: ‘City Gazing Riyadh is quietly stunning’
AD Magazine: Friendly Street Lamp by Studio VOUW
Hackaday: Shapeshifting Street Lights are the future we want to live in
Designboom: VOUW studio designs a curious street lamp that bends down to greet you
Pop-Up City: The Curious Street Light that Bends to Meet You As You Pass By
City Gazing at Noor Riyadh 2021
March 2021
Al Arabiya News: Amsterdam studio VOUW’s luminous installation ‘City Gazing Riyadh’ celebrates hope
Using technology to slow down the world
In our studio in the west port area of Amsterdam, we are building a new kind of business: a slowtech business. In this place we work with the brightest minds to research, design and develop new ways to use technology with a single purpose: slowing down the world.
Chairwave at Één tegen Eenzaamheid
Chairwave at Municipality of Zaanstad
How we designed the Chairwave
In public spaces, people don’t like to sit next to each other people if they don’t have to. At a train station or airport you’ll find people sitting as far away from each other, even though research shows that talking with strangers makes people (and you!) feel happier. So we made the Chairwave, an interactive row of chairs that only opens seats next to where people sit down.

