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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Meet Margherita Soldati
- Brainstorming, conceptualising and idea sharing with the artist22May 2020Maybe you have touched the ceiling in our toilet? Margherita Soldati is obsessed with manipulating textiles to create organic and repetitive shapes. She started to wonder how she could integrate...
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Philipp Franz von Siebold
German physician, botanist, and traveler
Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (17 February 1796 – 18 October 1866) was a German physician, botanist, and traveler. He achieved prominence by his studies of Japanese flora and fauna and the...
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Simone Brus
Simone Brus is naast voltijd bedrijfsleider bij Noppes, ook één keer per week een middag te vinden op de Biotoop. De plantenkennis die ze bij haar vader in de Volkstuin heeft opgedaan, breidde ze...
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Frank Bloem
Frank Bloem is an artist who uses scent as his primary medium. He studied Fine Arts at the Rietveld academy. In the summer of 2016 Frank changed his focus from visual art to olfactory based works. He...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Food Design
with Giulia Soldati and Tommaso Buresti
How can you design with food? In this workshop, you will be guided by our creative food designers to learn to cook one of their plant-based recipes. After a foraging tour in our garden Hortus...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Soap Alchemy
with Liza Witte
Soap used to be made by combining animal fat and wood ash. Our resident expert Liza Witte will guide you through the process of creating your own plant-based soap. You will learn how to formulate...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Open Aroma Lab
with Frank Bloem and Niklaus Mettler
Our Aroma Lab opens for scent-making experimentation with our extensive scent library. The session is mostly self-guided, but you will have the support of our perfumers in the making of your own...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Growing Mushrooms
with Wouter Hassing
Would you like to know what it takes to grow your own mushrooms? During this workshop, fungi expert Wouter Hassing will teach you about the potential of mycelium and how to start mushroom cultivation.
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Foraging Food
with Leoniek Bontje
There is a lot more to gain from the city than we realize. Food is not only in the supermarket, but is also growing in our immediate environment. Learn to recognize edible wild plants, get...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
with Frank Bloem
During this workshop, you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. Using your own or...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Designing Incense
with Niklaus Mettler
Incense is an ancient form of perfumery and has in many cultures different shapes, purposes and functions. It is used as a time measurement, as an insect repellent or it serves as a portal to connect...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Creating Cacti
with Martijn Baas
During this workshop, you will learn the art of grafting and design a cactus together with Martijn Baas. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which you join multiple plants and make them grow as...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Composing Fragrance
with Frank Bloem
In this workshop, artist, and perfumer Frank Bloem will introduce you to the world of perfume making. You will learn the basics of scent composing and at the end of the workshop, you will have...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Building Aquaponic Systems
with Saro van Cleynenbreugel
Aquaponics is a sustainable food production system that combines the cultivation of vegetables and fish. It is one of the best ways to produce food in the city, because it hardly takes up any space.
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Botanikurs 101: Repotting
with Monai McCullough
"I keep killing my plants" Is this you? Join this workshop and become the plant parent you always knew you could be. We will learn about different ways to repot plants, the benefits of...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Botanikurs 101: Living with Houseplants
with Monai McCullough
Learn more about living with your houseplants and their specific needs. We will discuss feeding your plants, watering your plants, caring for your plants and how they will change throughout the year.
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Botanikurs 101: Out of the Pot - Epiphytes
with Monai McCullough
The root system of a plant constantly provides the stems and leaves with water and nutrients. Often we see houseplants in pots to support its delicate roots, however, there are many different types...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Botanikurs 101: Living Decorations - Kokedama
with Monai McCullough
Kokedama is a style of Japanese bonsai, where a plant's root system is wrapped in moss and bound with string, transforming it into a unique sculptural art form. ‘Koke’ means moss and ‘dama’ means...
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Mediamatic Biotoop
Botanikurs 101: Cuttings
with Monai McCullough
Learn all about cuttings and go home with your very own indoor water garden. This edition of Botanikurs 101 will cover how to cut plants, and propagating techniques.
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Creating Cacti
- with Martijn Baas3Oct 2020During this workshop, you will learn the art of grafting and design a cactus together with Martijn Baas. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which you join multiple plants and make them grow as...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Creating Cacti
- with Martijn Baas5Sep 2020During this workshop, you will learn the art of grafting and design a cactus together with Martijn Baas. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which you join multiple plants and make them grow as...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Creating Cacti
- with Martijn Baas1Jan 4300During this workshop, you will learn the art of grafting and design a cactus together with Martijn Baas. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which you join multiple plants and make them grow as...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Creating Cacti
- with Martijn Baas22Aug 2020During this workshop, you will learn the art of grafting and design a cactus together with Martijn Baas. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which you join multiple plants and make them grow as...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Creating Cacti
- with Martijn Baas4Jul 2020During this workshop, you will learn the art of grafting and design a cactus together with Martijn Baas. Grafting is a horticultural technique in which you join multiple plants and make them grow as...