
Product designer Lilian van Daal bridges with her work the natural and the artificial - or designed - world. She experiments with innovative technologies and materials in order to meticulously mimic nature. With the resulting objects she aspires to reveal nature’s rich library of solutions. The emphasis is on the imitation and adjustment of structures to optimize production methods in a sustainable way.
With this as a starting point she won several awards like: Public Award Ontwerp en Innovatieprijs Gelderland, the Volvo Design Challenge 2015 and the Bio Art and Design Award 2016. In 2018 she was selected as one of the design talents by the Creative Industries.
Her work has been exhibited in a large part of Europe, South America, North America and in The Netherlands. In 2017 a sustainable concept for car seating ‘Shapes of Sweden’ has been acquired by the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. Over the years she has worked for Studio Drift, Feiz Design, Bleijh Concept & Design and StudioMOM. Her educational background covers as well Industrial Product Design as a conceptual postgraduate course at the Royal College of Art – The Hague.
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Legends inspire new icons, The Hague
Dutch Design - Huis van Oranje, Dessau Germany
Department Arnhems Design, Arnhem
Salone Del Mobile, Milano
Verlicht Design - Inside Design ELLE, Amsterdam
Strawberry earth fair, Amsterdam
Dutch Design Week Kazerne, Eindhoven
In Arnhem gemaakt, Arnhem
Volvo Design Challenge, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
Next UP Kazerne, Eindhoven
Fluid Matter - Bio Art & Design Award MU artspace Eindhoven
Tutti Cortex Gallery, Rotterdam
Rotterdam Art Fair, Rotterdam
Imprimer Le Monde Centre Pompidou Paris, France
Shapes of Sweden purchased by Le Centre Pompidou for Private Collection, Paris France
3D printing the world, Madrid Spain
3D printing the world, Lima Peru
3D printing the world, Buenos Aires Argentina
Dutch Design Week Eindhoven
Ongoing Dialogue Kazerne Eindhoven
3D printing the world, Mexico
Design Week New York, New York, USA
Learning from nature, Museum of Design Atlanta USA
Yksi, Eindhoven
Biomimicry 3D printed soft seat purchased by NEOM, Saudi-Arabia
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Lounge Scape Ahrend | GIO Award
Green Design Competition | Nominated
Ontwerp + Innovatieprijs Gelderland | Public Award winner
Volvo Design Challenge | Winner
Financieel Dagblad | Nominated as 1 of the 50 young talents of 2016
Bio Art & Design Award | Winner
Talent Development Stimuleringsfonds
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Women in 3D printing
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Vogue Nederland Interview Young Talent
Architectenweb
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Design World Sweden
3D printing Industry
Elle Decoration Nederland
Trendhunter
Folio Interview
Designboom
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Elle decoration Thailand
Arquitecture y Diseno Spain
Eigen huis en interieur
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Trendbook Assintical Brasil
New Scientist NL Magazine
Designboom
LXRY LIST: the best of the best
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