Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde is a creative thinker and designer known for social projects that explore the connection between people, technology, and nature. From an early age, Roosegaarde was inspired by nature’s wonders, like glowing fireflies and jellyfish. His fascination with both nature and technology is reflected in iconic works such as The Smog Free Project, the world’s largest outdoor air purifier that transforms smog into jewelry; the Van Gogh Path, a glowing bicycle path which charges at daytime and the Urban Sun, which purifies public spaces from coronavirus.
In 2007, he founded Studio Roosegaarde, collaborating with his team to create future landscapes. He has received prestigious awards, including the London Design Innovation Medal, INDEX Design Award, and two Dutch Design Awards, and has exhibited at the Design Museum London, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and Tate Modern. He has exhibited at the Design Museum London, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, Tate Modern, Tokyo National Museum, Le Musée des Arts Décoratifs Paris, Victoria & Albert Museum, and various public spaces across the globe.
Roosegaarde’s innovative projects have garnered extensive international media attention, with features in esteemed outlets such as The New York Times, The Guardian, Wired, China Daily, Times of India, Vogue, Fast Company, VICE, Architectural Digest, and Domus. His visionary approach to merging technology, art, and environmental consciousness has also been spotlighted on major television networks, including CNN, CCTV, BBC, and Bloomberg.
Roosegaarde is a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, a professor at Tongji University in Shanghai, and a member of NASA’s Innovation team. Recognised by Forbes and WIRED as a creative changemaker, he lectures globally, including at TED. Phaidon has published a monograph on his work.
Daan Roosegaarde studied Fine Arts and earned a Master’s in architecture from The Berlage Institute in Rotterdam.
