woensdag 16 mei 2012
Live talk show on TVL (dutch tv)
Yesterday we were invited to joying the Live tv program of TVL. It is a Dutch television network.
In the video were are talking about the process of Mine Kafon and the next steps in the future.
zaterdag 12 mei 2012
Latest column by Clark Boyd on BBC
maandag 23 april 2012
The tested Mine Kafon was exhibited in Milan during the Salone
Recently we presented the tested version of Mine Kafon at the Salone. This is the prototype which got totally damaged a few months ago. It looked badly but after repairing it, it wasn't that bad at all. Lots of parts flew off, because of the air explosion. It's improved now.
In Milan we presented it with two colors. White means exploded parts. So every white leg means that it got damaged during the test sessions. So now it is selected in a way to visualize the impact of 100 gram explosives. Which is deadly for a person but Mine Kafon's central ball has survived it and it can be reused again and again and again!! The GPS chip will stay intact as well.
maandag 16 april 2012
exhibition in Milan 2012, opening 17th april at Studio Zeta
Premsela at the 2012 Salone
This year once again, Premsela is bringing a full programme of events to Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile. We’ll stage Spring, our first exhibition in the Italian city. We’ll also hold our annual Dutch design cocktail hour at the Netherlands consulate (for invited guests only) and reprise last year’s popular Milan Breakfasts. And we’re organising a mini-symposium with the Vitra Design Museum.
Spring
For Spring – opening at 11am on Tuesday 17 April at Studio Zeta – curator Miram van der Lubbe selected 15 designers who got their start in Eindhoven. Their work will appear alongside designs by young colleagues and established predecessors they admire. Spring is the first exhibition to be cohosted by Premsela and Capital D during the Salone. It was previously on view in Eindhoven during Dutch Design Week 2011.
more info
This year once again, Premsela is bringing a full programme of events to Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile. We’ll stage Spring, our first exhibition in the Italian city. We’ll also hold our annual Dutch design cocktail hour at the Netherlands consulate (for invited guests only) and reprise last year’s popular Milan Breakfasts. And we’re organising a mini-symposium with the Vitra Design Museum.
Spring
For Spring – opening at 11am on Tuesday 17 April at Studio Zeta – curator Miram van der Lubbe selected 15 designers who got their start in Eindhoven. Their work will appear alongside designs by young colleagues and established predecessors they admire. Spring is the first exhibition to be cohosted by Premsela and Capital D during the Salone. It was previously on view in Eindhoven during Dutch Design Week 2011.
more info
@ Times
AFGHAN designer Massoud Hassani's landmine decommissioning device - called the Mine Sweeper - was one of thousands of extraordinary creations showcased at the Design Indaba, which started in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Creative types from around the world gathered at the city's Cape Town International Convention Centre where Hassani explained that his invention was inspired by a childhood toy.
Mine Sweeper is a ball with bamboo poles sticking out of it. Each pole ends in a flat rubber surface, which detonates landmines as the wind-blown ball rolls.
The Design Museum in London has nominated it for Design of the Year 2012 - alongside Kate Middleton's wedding dress and the UK's Olympic torch.
reed more on Times Live
Creative types from around the world gathered at the city's Cape Town International Convention Centre where Hassani explained that his invention was inspired by a childhood toy.
Mine Sweeper is a ball with bamboo poles sticking out of it. Each pole ends in a flat rubber surface, which detonates landmines as the wind-blown ball rolls.
The Design Museum in London has nominated it for Design of the Year 2012 - alongside Kate Middleton's wedding dress and the UK's Olympic torch.
reed more on Times Live
The best discussion reviews from latest weeks about Mine Kafon
Bron: Scidev
[AMSTERDAM] An Afghan designer has developed a wind-powered device that could substantially lower the risk to human life and financial cost of clearing landmines.
The 'Mine Kafon' was created by Massoud Hassani, who is based at the Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Built out of inexpensive, prefabricated materials, the device consists of a heavy plastic core containing a GPS (global positioning system) tracker, which is attached to bamboo sticks with plastic feet at each end that enable it to 'walk'.
All it needs is a windy day to move across a minefield, Hassani explained.
"If it hits a mine, [the mine] will explode," said Hassani, adding that if the device is damaged or destroyed, the cost of repairing or replacing it is far lower than traditional mine clearing approaches.
"One Mine Kafon costs US$40, which is a lot less than the US$1,000 currently spent on removing a single mine," he said.
read more on SCIDEV
Bron: Green Prophet
It is uncertain whether government agencies in the country have commissioned the ingenious minesweeper, but Hassani will be available to talk about this and other designs at the upcoming Design Indaba in Cape Town that starts on February 29th, 2012.
According to Design Indaba, the talented designer from Afghanistan will also discuss his latest project, “..a series of cooking products called “Silk Cooking”, inspired by Afghan traditions.”
reed more on Green Prophet
Dam nation Magazine
Here's a guy who is not shy about flaunting his wares. As an Afghan who has landed up in Holland via Pakistan and Uzbekistan, he has gained quite a perspective on the world and its issues. With a keen interest in eliminating landmines running in parallel with the launch of a range of kitchen utensils based on an entirely new way of cooking he's developed, he has rather a lot of fish to fry.
see more
latest news on google
[AMSTERDAM] An Afghan designer has developed a wind-powered device that could substantially lower the risk to human life and financial cost of clearing landmines.
The 'Mine Kafon' was created by Massoud Hassani, who is based at the Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Built out of inexpensive, prefabricated materials, the device consists of a heavy plastic core containing a GPS (global positioning system) tracker, which is attached to bamboo sticks with plastic feet at each end that enable it to 'walk'.
All it needs is a windy day to move across a minefield, Hassani explained.
"If it hits a mine, [the mine] will explode," said Hassani, adding that if the device is damaged or destroyed, the cost of repairing or replacing it is far lower than traditional mine clearing approaches.
"One Mine Kafon costs US$40, which is a lot less than the US$1,000 currently spent on removing a single mine," he said.
read more on SCIDEV
Bron: Green Prophet
It is uncertain whether government agencies in the country have commissioned the ingenious minesweeper, but Hassani will be available to talk about this and other designs at the upcoming Design Indaba in Cape Town that starts on February 29th, 2012.
According to Design Indaba, the talented designer from Afghanistan will also discuss his latest project, “..a series of cooking products called “Silk Cooking”, inspired by Afghan traditions.”
reed more on Green Prophet
Dam nation Magazine
Here's a guy who is not shy about flaunting his wares. As an Afghan who has landed up in Holland via Pakistan and Uzbekistan, he has gained quite a perspective on the world and its issues. With a keen interest in eliminating landmines running in parallel with the launch of a range of kitchen utensils based on an entirely new way of cooking he's developed, he has rather a lot of fish to fry.
see more
latest news on google
Latest radio interview with RNW
Here you can listen to our latest radio interview with Radio Netherlands Worldwide.
interview starts from 2:30 seconds
Why we need a device like Mine Kafon?
Afghan Paralympic swimmer heading to London. This kid was injured by two landmines at the neighborhood of Kabul Airport. The exact place where we lived in Kabul.
These are the flat landscapes where Mine Kafon can do it's work at his best. It can make the lives of UN peacemakers much saver and easier.
These are the flat landscapes where Mine Kafon can do it's work at his best. It can make the lives of UN peacemakers much saver and easier.
Meeting with Theo Jansen - Leondardo Da Vinci of our time
Recently had a meeting with Theo Jansen again. I needed his advice for the new Mine Kafon that we are working on. It will be better and smarter in many ways.
woensdag 4 april 2012
4th of April, Lend Your Leg, NO MORE LANDMINES
Today, April 4th.Is an International day for Mine Awareness. Lend Your Leg to support this project.
No philosophy or revolution. No religion or politics. No war or search for peace. No. Nothing justifies almost 5000 recorded people dead or injured last year alone because of landmines. Nothing justifies that vast areas of land are still infested with landmines waiting to hurt someone. Yet everyday, someone, somewhere, falls. This is why, next April 4th, when you go out to the street, lend your leg. By lending our legs, we will join our voice with the voice of humanity, the voice of compassion, the voice of reason. They will know it´s time to stop the violence, to stop breaking what they can´t fix, it´s time to stop using landmines. Through spreading conscience we will encourage the remaining 37 countries to join the Mine Ban Treaty and become examples to those who continue to use this insidious killers. From all corners of the world we´ll say using them is hideous and cowardly. It´s enough: the days of apathy are over!
Join the world, join that great voice that shouts: NO MORE LANDMINES.
April 4th. International day for Mine Awareness.
Lend Your Leg.
www.lendyourleg.org
foto is made at the workshop where we are building the new Mien Kafon - Anti land mine ball, to clear the land mines on effected countries around the world!
No philosophy or revolution. No religion or politics. No war or search for peace. No. Nothing justifies almost 5000 recorded people dead or injured last year alone because of landmines. Nothing justifies that vast areas of land are still infested with landmines waiting to hurt someone. Yet everyday, someone, somewhere, falls. This is why, next April 4th, when you go out to the street, lend your leg. By lending our legs, we will join our voice with the voice of humanity, the voice of compassion, the voice of reason. They will know it´s time to stop the violence, to stop breaking what they can´t fix, it´s time to stop using landmines. Through spreading conscience we will encourage the remaining 37 countries to join the Mine Ban Treaty and become examples to those who continue to use this insidious killers. From all corners of the world we´ll say using them is hideous and cowardly. It´s enough: the days of apathy are over!
Join the world, join that great voice that shouts: NO MORE LANDMINES.
April 4th. International day for Mine Awareness.
Lend Your Leg.
www.lendyourleg.org
donderdag 16 februari 2012
woensdag 15 februari 2012
Designs of the Year 2012 - Design Museum London
Last week, Feb 8th, was the opening of Designs OF the Year 2012. Mine Kafon is nominated in Product category along some established products. It is really a big honor for us to be nominated. We are glad that people are now aware of land mine problems in the world. There are 270 million landmines spread across a lots of countries. If we get all those effected areas in the world and put them next to each other, that will create a whole continent by it self which is not useful for human beings and animals. Its a wasted land. Still don't understand, how is it possible to get this far, producing this amount of explosives to injure innocent people including kids and animals.
However, we are now working on an improved version of Mine Kafons. This will be better in many ways and cant wait to test them and use them in the real life.
We still need lots of support and help from organizations/governments to fund this project in one way or other.
Looking forward for a better and a safer future. Using a tool like Mine Kafon to remove landmines in countries like Angola can help repair and rebuild economic opportunities in wasted deserts, allowing people to work and live the safe life that they deserve, like every person on this planet.
Best,
Massoud
www.designsoftheyear.com
As the Designs of the Year opens to the public, online reviews and previews of the exhibition come in from:
Financial Times
The Guardian
BBC
Creative Review
It's Nice That
Azure
Dezeen
Core 77
Design Academy
Mine Kafon Facebook
However, we are now working on an improved version of Mine Kafons. This will be better in many ways and cant wait to test them and use them in the real life.
We still need lots of support and help from organizations/governments to fund this project in one way or other.
Looking forward for a better and a safer future. Using a tool like Mine Kafon to remove landmines in countries like Angola can help repair and rebuild economic opportunities in wasted deserts, allowing people to work and live the safe life that they deserve, like every person on this planet.
Best,
Massoud
www.designsoftheyear.com
As the Designs of the Year opens to the public, online reviews and previews of the exhibition come in from:
Financial Times
The Guardian
BBC
Creative Review
It's Nice That
Azure
Dezeen
Core 77
Design Academy
Mine Kafon Facebook
Selected for the Common Pitch in Cape Town on Feb 29th
Mine Kafon is a wind-blown, wooden, bamboo-spiked ball, based on homemade childhood toys, and designed to decommission land mines by blowing them up. The ball uses GPS to map its path along the way, creating a record of safe pathways. Thousands of square miles in countries all over the world are afflicted with land mines, rendering land useless and disrupting those who rely on it for their livelihoods. The country of Angola currently has nearly a 2:1 ratio of land mines to people: 20 million mines to 12 million people. Using a tool like Mine Kafon to remove landmines in countries like Angola can help repair and rebuild economic opportunities in wasted deserts, allowing people to work and live the safe life that they deserve, like every person on this planet.
http://www.commonpitchsa.com/
maandag 30 januari 2012
Mine Kafon project on Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel will broadcast a review about MK project on the Daily Planet in Canada.. So anybody in Canada??? turn your TV on.
www.discoverychannel.com
www.discoverychannel.com
donderdag 26 januari 2012
DESIGNWORLD – DESIGNING THE NEW WORLD
Design Museum’s Spring Exhibition from 27 January to 6 May 2012 in Helsinki
How will design respond to the challenges and needs of our changing world? How can the means of design be used to address the problems of society or to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of individuals?
Produced by Design Museum and curated by the museum’s debuty director Jukka Savolainen, Designworld – Designing the New World considers various areas of contemporary design and the significance of the design sector at the levels of society, ecology and the individual. The exhibition addresses current issues and proposed solutions with reference to international and Finnish design concepts, projects and products. Design Museum’s exhibition schedule for 2012 is part of official programme of World Design Capital Helsinki 2012.
read more www.designmuseum.fi
photos by suomenkuvalehti.fi
How will design respond to the challenges and needs of our changing world? How can the means of design be used to address the problems of society or to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of individuals?
Produced by Design Museum and curated by the museum’s debuty director Jukka Savolainen, Designworld – Designing the New World considers various areas of contemporary design and the significance of the design sector at the levels of society, ecology and the individual. The exhibition addresses current issues and proposed solutions with reference to international and Finnish design concepts, projects and products. Design Museum’s exhibition schedule for 2012 is part of official programme of World Design Capital Helsinki 2012.
read more www.designmuseum.fi
photos by suomenkuvalehti.fi
zaterdag 21 januari 2012
Release of Disegno Magazine - a long interview about Mine Kafon project
Twice a year, Disegno releases a printed magazine. This biannual tome is dedicated to key events in architecture, design and fashion over the last six months. It is an essential read and flick for both laymen and professionals and gives a flavour of the current stylistic and intellectual preoccupations of architects, product and fashion designers.
http://disegnomagazine.com/magazine
fotos by http://renevanderhulst.nl/
MK2 @ DesignWorld Helsinki - Jan 27th \ May 6th 2012
On January 27th the Design Museum Helsinki opens “DesignWorld”, its first major exhibition for 2012.
A not unimportant fact given the Finnish Capital’s tenure as World Design Capital 2012.
And very much in keeping with the Helsinki 2012 Manifesto – if we can use such phrase, apologies if that’s going to far – DesignWorld asks how design can help, influence and improve man, society and the ways we interact with the world around us.
Featuring market products, prototypes and “concepts in development” DesignWorld looks at design in numerous contexts, such as sustainability, responsibility or safety.
DesignWorld at the Design Museum Helsinki runs until May 6th 2012. Finnish Design Unwrapped – A Deeper Look until Janury 29th
A not unimportant fact given the Finnish Capital’s tenure as World Design Capital 2012.
And very much in keeping with the Helsinki 2012 Manifesto – if we can use such phrase, apologies if that’s going to far – DesignWorld asks how design can help, influence and improve man, society and the ways we interact with the world around us.
Featuring market products, prototypes and “concepts in development” DesignWorld looks at design in numerous contexts, such as sustainability, responsibility or safety.
DesignWorld at the Design Museum Helsinki runs until May 6th 2012. Finnish Design Unwrapped – A Deeper Look until Janury 29th
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