Tenured associate professors | Material Driven Design
Aart van Bezooijen
Short bio
Dutch industrial designer with a collection of the most remarkable materials from around the world. As designer–researcher he explores how a new relationship with materials and making can help us to (re)think, create and contribute to more sustainable futures. His approach is hands-on, experimental, collaborative and interdisciplinary.
Courses
Design & Materials
96107 · CEAR-08/D · Master in Eco-Social Design · EN
Design & Materials
47203 · CEAR-08/D · Master in Critical Creative Practices · EN
Design & Production
96105 · CEAR-08/D · Master in Eco-Social Design · EN
Design & Production
47205 · CEAR-08/D · Master in Critical Creative Practices · EN
Students Sprint (23-27/02/2026)
25577 · ECON-07/A · Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation · EN
Discover more about Aart van Bezooijen
Zuerst flicken wir unsere Kleidung, dann das System
Fashion For Future, das Festival für Mode, Nachhaltigkeit und gesellschaftlichen Wandel in Südtirol,…
FABRAD: A Cargo Bike for the unibz Community
This week, FABRAD, a new cargo bike with special features, was introduced at the BITZ unibz fablab. …
Upcycling verbindet: Menschen, Ideen, Materialien
Am 4. Oktober rückt die Upcycling Convention bei REX – Material und Dinge in Brixen die kreative Kra…
Research Focuses
Material Driven Design, Circular Economy, Eco-Social Design, Biodesign, Future Materials