Windvogel by Studio Roosegaarde wins the Design Project of the Year. The light-emitting, energy-generating kites also topped the lighting design category at Tate Modern London. The design master jury described the project as "an innovative, emotional and functional design response to the universal dilemma of sustainability, and energy usage in particular". Read more at Dezeen.

Proud to receive the award in Beijing for Smog Free Project.

Studio Roosegaarde is seeking a public relations & business developer to join our growing team in Rotterdam. Read more at Dezeen jobs and e-mail us at work@studioroosegaarde.net.

Roosegaarde receives the sustainability ribbon from the Dutch government as leader in sustainability, celebrating his achievements in creating large scale awareness on climate change. Read more here.

Windvogel, our energy harvesting kite, has been nominated from more than 3,500 entries for the Dezeen Awards in the category Lighting Design.

Come and follow Studio Roosegaarde on Instagram for live project news, innovations and inspirations.

Daan Roosegaarde is the new ambassador of the Science Weekend in the Netherlands, together with astronaut André Kuipers and scientist Eveline Crone.

We are proud to have received the international LIT Award for Lighting Designer of the Year.

Our permanent sustainable gateway on the Afsluitdijk GATES OF LIGHT, receives the prominent Platinum A’Design Award.

Our travelling LOTUS DOME folds open according to the heat of visitors hands, revealing light. More info on the award here.

Scientific study of Professor Blocken and the Eindhoven University of Technology shows the PM10 reduction by the Smog Free Tower (in percentage and at 1.75 m height). The study undertaken in China confirms the reduction of pollution around the Smog Free Tower. Read press release here.

Have you always wanted to peak into our Dream Factory? Our studio will be open to the public as part of Art Rotterdam Week on 9 February 17.00 - 21.00, 10 and 11 February 11.00 - 19.00.

Daan Roosegaarde is now visiting Professor for Environmental Design at Tongji University, here with his students in Shanghai, China.

Daan Roosegaarde is in the jury for Wallpaper* Design Awards 2018 and reflects on the nominees here. Photoshoot at Gates of Light, wearing Alexander McQueen, winner of the Best Men’s Fashion Collection Award.

“Space debris is the smog of the universe” – Daan Roosegaarde. Stay tuned for new space adventures in the New Year.

Smog Free Project receives Grand Award for Sustainability and Gold Award in Design for Asia Awards in Hong Kong.

Welcome to our new website www.studioroosegaarde.net filled with projects, stories and peek inside our studio.

After the successful launch of the Smog Free Tower in Beijing we are now collecting smog particles from the urban skies. With each Smog Free Ring you donate a 1000 m3 of clean air. A perfect gift for your loved one. The limited edition of the new Smog Free Ring is now available via Hanne at mail@studioroosegaarde.net.

Ordos Conference and D&AD Impact recognize Smog Free Project as world-changing design with these new awards.

Studio Roosegaarde opens the Dream Factory on September 2nd as part of the FAB city Rotterdam program.

Roosegaarde announces at the World Economic Forum a partnership with ofo, the largest Chinese bike sharing programme, and Tezign, a leading Chinese design platform, to develop the Smog Free Bicycle in China. Press Release.

Smog Free Project received a Notable honor in the Design for Social Impact category in the 2017 Core77 Design Awards. The Core77 Design Awards celebrates the richness of the design profession and its practitioners.

Introducing our new Smog Free Bicycle; sucking up polluted air, cleaning it, and releasing the clean air so you can cycle and not be polluted.

Daan Roosegaarde checks the 60 floodgates which are being renovated and designed as a new cinematic entrance of the 32 kilometer Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands, and will open in November 2017. Full interview in the Leeuwarden Courant.

The 60 monumental floodgates will be illuminated by the reflection of the headlights of the cars, creating an energy-neutral entrance to the Afsluitdijk. The Gates of Light will open in November 2017. Source: Telegraaf.

Windlicht is the winner of Graphite Pencil in D&AD Awards for Design for Public Spaces. D&AD Awards celebrates internationally outstanding works and is given as a symbol of the very highest creative achievement. D&AD Awards website.

Smog Free Project is the winner of the Platinum A'Design Award in Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Category. A'Design Award is the worlds largest design competition awarding best designs and services.

Thank you Chelsea Collier for sharing a video on Smog Free Project in China for her research on Smart Cities as part of her Eisenhower Fellowship. See the full movie here.

Daan Roosegaarde celebrates two years as Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum. Follow this years discussions in Davos live at World Economic Forum.

Studio Roosegaarde has revealed its new Rotterdam office, the Dream Factory, which is located inside a 1930s glass factory overlooking the city's harbour. The structure was saved from demolition to create the "dream lab of the 21st century". Read the full article on Dezeen.

Our Waterlicht wins the Award for best Lighting Environment Design in Shenzhen China. The Idea Tops Award praises the best designers around the world.

Our Smog Free Project wins the German Design Award for Excellent Product Design. The German Design Award is organised by the German Design Council in Frankfurt and identifies unique design trends.

Deepak proposes to Chloe with a special engagement ring: the Smog Free Ring, sharing the gift of clean air. New Smog Free Rings are now available for order via mail@studioroosegaarde.net.

The jury says: “Daan is a social innovator who does design in a very different way. His influence is now stretching across the world with projects throughout Europe and China.” Press Release.

Official launch of Icoon Afsluitdijk with Minister Melanie Schultz and Daan Roosegaarde. New designs for the 32 kilometer dike start now. Full information at Rijksoverheid.

Studio Roosegaarde has won the Iconic Award 2016 Product Special in Germany with our Smog Free Tower. The award celebrates innovative architecture and industry.

On June 28 Daan Roosegaarde has launched Smog Free Project China with China's Ministry of Environmental Protection and top press including a frontpage China Daily, CNN and Creators Project.

Dutch video interview by NRC with Daan Roosegaarde about leadership in his current generation of 30'ers.

Daan Roosegaarde is commissioned by the minister of infrastructure Melanie Schultz van Haegen to design the new landscape icon for the 32 kilometer Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands in collaboration with Ministry of Culture, the provinces, Universities, external contractors and other designers. Press Release NL.