No TEDxDelft events in the very near future but of course there are enough events to boost your senses: For instance the International Festival of Technology on the 7th, 8th and 9th of June. The technological heart of the world beats even harder with an unexpected mix of technology, music and art. Three days full of tech […]
TEDxDelftSalon was back in theatre De Veste on Sunday 28 May (from 3PM) with three live speakers and a surprise act. The theme is “Boost Your Senses”. Check out the pictures on Flickr. Our Salon speakers: Karthik Mahadevan- Designing for artificial intelligence Rachel Smets – Your next step (in life) Our entertainment – Trio blame it […]
TEDxDelft is back in 2017 kicking off with a TEDxDelft Salon event around TEDxDelft itself. Everything you always wanted to know about curating (selecting speakers), organizing, volunteering, coaching, theming etc. We (the TEDxDelft veterans) are going to tell you how we do things and why. We will also show our favorite TED videos but the […]
The Great Warmachine made such a strong impression on its first run, that theaters throughout the Netherlands invited this English-spoken production back. A great opportunity to get an idea of the strong qualities of modern dutch theatre. About The Great Warmachine November of 2011, General Van Uhm, commander in chief of the Dutch armed forces, […]
After one year of research, Boyan Slat will finally announce the results of The Ocean Cleanup’s feasibility study. Besides the incredible support of volunteers, sponsors and funders, we also wouldn’t have been able to complete this essential first step without you – our supporters. Hence, we now enable you to be present at the release […]
Will Boyan Slat will clean up the oceans? Find out on June 3rd, 10AM EDT / 4PM CET.
De zesde avond TEDxDelft Cinema, met talks, video’s en een hoofdfilm, staat helemaal in het teken van Chris Slappendel, een ‘gewone’ Delftenaar die zijn leven heeft gewijd aan het behoud van tijgers in de wereld. donderdag 15 mei, 19.30 uur in Filmhuis-Lumen, Doelenplein 5 in Delft . Reserveren via website Lumen
Een avond waar een professor watermanagement, een docent economie en een thuiskok met elkaar in gesprek gaan, afgewisseld met ludieke, schokkende, informatieve stukken cinema. Klinkt leuk? Mooi, dat lijkt mij ook. Dus: 14 januari 2014 om 19.30 in filmhuis Lumen in Delft: TEDxDelftCinema, met als host/curator: Rolf Hut! Want die thuiskok, dat ben ik. Een […]
In 2012, Mars One Founder Bas Lansdorp did his TEDxDelft talk. Mars One will establish a human settlement on Mars. You can participate in the first major step: a private Mars Lander and Satellite mission in 2018. The Mars One foundation will establish a permanent human settlement on Mars. A newly launched Indiegogo campaign will help […]
Seven Billion Presidents My name is David Theuvenet. I’ve studied Technology Management and have a background in sustainability projects. If you ask me, when looking at our common global problems, we have been looking for solutions in the wrong places. What we need is not to improve things, make things better, create more intelligent solutions […]
TEDxDelft and Filmhuis Lumen present TEDxDelft Cinema, an evening of watching TED videos in a beautiful cinema in Delft. Each month a guest presents his inspirations and motivations via talks and videos.The evening ends with a surprise movie. The presenter will mainly speak in dutch but the movies are mostly in English. Op dinsdag 17 december […]
On October the 4th, Krashna Musika performed two pieces of the Magnificat by John Rutter at TEDx Delft. Those two pieces were only a preview of the concert that will take place in the Auditorium in the Aula of the TU Delft (Mekelweg 5, Delft) on the 14th of December and in the Prinsekerk (Schepenstraat […]
At TEDxDelft 2013 the Jongens van de Tekeningen (‘the drawing guys’) made a visual representation of the talks. Drawing from dusk till dawn, the first draft was made on an electronic tablet based on sketch notes taken during the talk. Using a large format printer this was printed on a roll of paper after which […]
11 November 2013 from 12.30 until 13.30 in the aula auditorium TU Delft (please be aware me moved TEDxDelftSalon from the Library to the Aula). Jessica Aceves Welcome to the TEDxDelftSalon: small, monthly events that take place in the Auditorium in the Aula. One TED talk, one live speaker and a discussion afterwards. TEDxDelftSalon will […]
De tweede TEDxDelft-Cinema wordt een avond met cinema en TED-filmpjes, al even rijk en divers als samensteller Linda Ammerlaan zelf. Als cultureel producent heeft zij met projecten als de Skatejam al vele sporen in Delft nagelaten. Dinsdag 22 oktober is de tweede TED-cinema-avond in Filmhuis Lumen, deze maand met de Delftse culturele producent Linda Ammerlaan. […]
U heeft bij TEDxDelft al kunnen genieten van Maartje & Kine. Hun nieuwe avondvullende voorstelling is opgenomen in het programma van Chaos aan de Schie zodat u vrijdag 18 oktober de kans krijgt om dit talentvolle muzikale duo opnieuw te bewonderen. Maartje & Kine; ontwapenend en charmant, muzikaal hoogstaand en origineel, jong en ambitieus, lief […]
We are very please our first three videos are ready: Ben Bronsema: Air conditioning with wind, sun and water Rutger de Graaf: We’re running out of land, so let’s build on water Carin Boersma: Flipping development from top down to listening
Bring your books to TEDxDelft and put them in our pop-up library. A pop-up library (or public bookcase) is one or more cabinets which may be freely and anonymously used for the exchange and storage of books without the formalities associated with libraries. When in public places these cabinets are of a robust and weatherproof […]
In 2012, we had our TEDxDelft letters on stage. We thought they were really big but it turned out to be just the right size for our (also very big) stage. After a year of travel to several places in the neighborhood of the venue and lending them out to two other TEDx events (always […]
Ideas worth spreading need to be spreadable. That’s the theme for this year’s TEDxDelft event, Do try this at home. Do Try This At Home will feature the inspiring talks TED and TEDx are famous for but, the talks held this year will have a practical twist. Speakers will discuss concepts that can be implemented […]
A new TEDxDelft event: a TEDxSalon with the value of art and culture as main theme and with the opportunity to earn a place in the greater TEDxDelft. Instead of a TEDxDelft Award audition we have an exciting new cultural event: the TEDxDelftSalon “Art Choas and Progress”, in coorporation with “Lijm&Cultuur” and “Chaos aan de […]
We have a new poster and we’re proud of it! It reflects our theme ‘Do try this at home’ and we’d like you to spread it anywhere you like (also at home). Print it, post it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pin it……
Registration for TEDxDelft is now open! We have a limited amount of early birds tickets so don’t hesitate and buy your ticket NOW. Early bird fees are 20,– for students (every kind of, including PhD) and 40,– for non-students (normal prices are 25,– and 50,–). Go to the tickets page
Can you tell us something about yourself? I’m a 27-year old sports, music, food, and family lover and live in The Hague. Together with my ‘brother-from-the-same-mother’ we form an entrepreneurial powerhouse. We develop purposeful concepts at Kazmi & Kazmi. We work closely together with (like-minded) talents from various backgrounds (creatives, trainers, entrepreneurs) and all over […]
An article on TEDxDelft2012 performer Bas Lansdorp’s Mars One project is on TIME.com. A very nice “behind the project” video was made and they included some TEDxDelft footage as well.
Do you want to be on the TEDxDelft stage? Do you have an “Do try this at home” idea worth spreading? Why not try and pitch yours, because this year, we have speaker/performer auditions. At the Summer Festival 2013 on 31 May 2013, we have a TEDxDelft audition stage underneath the Culture building from 17.00 […]
To get you all in the mood of our TEDxDelft theme’Do try this at home’ Why can’t two slices of pizza be used as a slide clicker? Why shouldn’t you make music with ketchup? In this charming talk, inventor Jay Silver talks about the urge to play with the world around you. He shares some […]
We need your help! We plan on having a great event (a race) on the tram rails on TU Delft campus and now we need somebody to coordinate this, preferably from within TU Delft.
Ideas worth spreading need to be spreadable. That’s the theme for this year’s TEDx Delft event, Do try this at home. Do try this at home will feature the inspiring talks TED and TEDx is famous for but with a practical twist. Speakers will discuss concepts which can be implemented in everyday life, encouraging attendees […]
We have some exciting news for you! We’re piloting a 4-day TEDxLive event with TEDxVilniusLive in Lithuania. They are hosting an action-packed 4-day simulcast of TEDGlobal 2013, accompanied by a range of exciting local activities; they are charging 520 Euros for this amazing experience. For now, this program is only a pilot, standard TEDxLive rules still apply to […]
Humans have a remarkable quality over all other species. We have the ability to inflict fear upon ourselves. When we’re young, most of us are afraid of the things that live under our beds, but as we grow up we usually stop being scared as we know that there’s nothing hiding. It’s Ignorance that feeds […]
18-year-old Boyan Slat came up with a concept that may be able to remove vast amounts of plastics from the oceans. On 5 October 2012, Boyan presented his idea at TEDxDelft. Now, together with a group of students, engineers, oceanographers and industry experts, he has set out to investigate and demonstrate its viability and feasibility. […]
To attract attention for the horrible situation of the tiger, according to many the most beautiful animal on our planet, Chris Slappendel will travel from the 15th of May until the 15th of November through 31 countries where the tiger once lived or still lives.
With his talk “How the oceans can clean themselves” Boyan Slat was the first to climb the TEDxDelft 2012 stage. This 19 year-old student from Delft stole our hearts with his idea to clean the oceans of plastic in just a few years. Last week, his story was shared on several websites and got picked up […]
We are very pleased to announce TEDxDelft 2013: 4 October 2013! TEDxDelft will again be full day of inspiration, ideas and energy. A change to meet new people and to see new possibilities. TEDxDelft will again be in Aula Congress Centre Delft, again for about 950 attendees and again with 20 performer/speakers. TEDxDelft2013 will also […]
The TEDxDelft 2012 event was summarized in one (very) large canvas. Completing the 10-meter-long artwork took the entire day. The process was filmed and the timelapse can be viewed here.
Cherrelle Eid – The Roots of Realisation Passionate living, that is what we all want. But our smartphones might keep us busy, and our jobs and studies are driving us in directions that we hope will eventually lead to something we are passionate about. However, the need to be accepted by our peers (peer pressure) […]
Inspired by the human body, Martijn Wisse develops hands that make it easy to grasp oddly-shaped objects, legs that walk almost by themselves without motors or controls, and arms that efficiently and robustly reach their target positions. His work is part of a greater effort in Delft – and worldwide – to develop the robot […]
How often have you found yourself working on something that a fellow student from another faculty could solve in less than half an hour? How often did you work on a project related to energy and sustainability and found yourself coming up with the same solutions as last year’s group? How often did you try […]
Surprising and playful. Touchingly honest. Extraordinarily natural and naturally extraordinary. The Delft based floral designer and artist, Pim van den Akker, makes everyday things extraordinary. Take a fresh new look at clothing and design. Take a fresh new look at flowers and plants. Take a fresh new look at daily reality.