Tessa Vaendel

a forecast of the transition to a sustainable personal life on Texel in 2065 (have a look at the video/visuals) a general overview of the sustainable island in 2065, and possible transition pathways (report) an impression of  the development of island tourism 2015-2065 (view the documentary)

Working with a group of around 30 people on one final product was quite challenge, but we did it! The bubble week in Texel was a great experience. I learned a lot about socio-technical systems, pathways, transitions and how to design for this. Everything from the last weeks came together and we took it to a next level. I also learned a lot about presentation techniques and communication, which…

In the bakery most of the sweets are denoted as typical texels’ products. These are, since the bakery is placed in the city centre of Den Burg, special made for tourists – it has economically reasons. A short talk with the cashier noted that most of the products are sold to tourists, since those products are more expensive. Besides, as soon as some resources are from Texel it is showed by a…

During the visits to the Spar, Inn de Knip, Ekoplaza, De Steenenplaats and a bakery (see the other articles for a summary about these visits), we gained insights in the values to buy (local) food. The initial research question was: “What are the differences in vision and willingness to provide local food?” During group sessions on the socio-technical system and Texel in 2065, we decided to focus…

Interview 12 jan 2016,  EkoPlaza After the interview with Hannie van Blaaderen, we can make the following remarks: Locally produced is not the same as Biological or Sustainable. We have to be keen on that these are three different things! The dominant values for consumers to buy local products can be two-fold: o   It is assumed that quality of local products is higher than imported goods. o  …

Walking around in this local supermarket, the amount of local products surprised us – salt potatoes and other vegetables, Texel cheese, biscuits and sweets and so on - while it is a franchise of Spar where you would only expect typical spar products. Nontheless, the local products were displayed and presented in an obvious way. Like the Texel Dit weekend already mentioned “Spar in den Hoorn

In 2065 less jobs are needed, people do not have a 40-hour workweek. A lot of activities of the past are automated now, like driving, housekeeping or farming. Most jobs lie in the service sector, in doing research and in increasing/sharing knowledge. Besides this the jobs are not focused on earning money, it is also possible to share or exchange services. There is much more room for personal…

In a column of the magazine OneWorld the authors reported about an event about circular economy. My attention was drawn by the following quote: “We are on the eve of the new industrial revolution”. Circular economy is getting more attention and is a growing phenomenon. This is a great development; circular economy has huge potential in order to move toward a sustainable world with a positive…

During one of the group meetings we were discussing about what would happen if all energy would be generated in a sustainable way on Texel, according to the goal of 100% self-sufficiency in 2065. Looking at the lifestyle aspects (our sub-system is Sustain Lifestyles), there are many moments people directly or indirectly use energy. Currently there is a development that people are getting…

Who        Nienke Bloksma lives on Texel since 1987, she was not born on Texel. From 2000 till 2010 she was in charge of Stichting Duurzaam Texel (SDT). In 2000 she was the first only employee at SDT, later she became director and was responsible for a broad range of tasks. Currently she is following a program on the energy-neutral renovation of houses. Her motivation for sustainability already…

During my study at Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) I learned about product innovation, ergonomics, materials, production techniques, market research, customer research, creativity techniques, conceptualization, embodiment, user tests, electronics, even some mechanics and dynamics and much more. Sustainability is, fortunately, becoming more and more integrated in the IDE, however I felt there…

During the talk of Gert-Jan de Werk whom with D-Exto is informing people about sustainability on festivals, I got inspired by his statement of think big, start small and then get bigger again. Besides this I was also inspired by the importance of making things concrete by using visuals and tangible products. I realized that this relates very much to a project I am currently working on as a…

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In the Netherlands and other Western countries consumerism is business as usual. For many products it is easier and cheaper to replace it by a new product once it breaks down, instead of repairing it (or letting someone else to repair it). Let’s take the mobile phone as an example. In case the phone does not work anymore, it is often hard to repair it by yourself or this is very expensive. So the…

Recently supermarkets are focusing on selling biological products, on the one hand because they want to be responsible for the earth (or at least to suggest they are) and on the other hand because there is a demand from the consumer side. However, these products – for example biological tomatoes – are sold with a packaging. These tomatoes would not be really biological without a sustainable…