Nos 8 hour Journal (Dutch Notional TV News)

AVRO - Kunstuur (Dutch National TV)

AVRO kunstuur

ED - daily newspaper

Princess Maxima is referring about Mine Kafon in ED - Eindhovens Dagblad. She is having a special interest in this project. It's really an honor for us to receive this comment.

DDW opening by Princess Maxima at Designhuis - Spring

Today we had the Spring opening at the Design Huis in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Mine Kafon project is exhibited there. Maarten Baas was asked to choose a young new designer for this exhibition. He choose Mine Kafon project as his favorite for this exhibition. It's of course a big honer for me and for Mine Kafon project.

Today, 24th of October was the Official opening of DDW at the Design Huis - Spring. Princess Maxima was invited to open this event.

After the opening I was allowed to present her the Mine Kafon project. Surprisingly she really liked!!!!!!

First testing session at Reek (dutch army)

today we had our first testing day. after building the Mine Kafon-2 we tried to detonate anti-personal landmines. Surprisingly the new prototype worked out pretty good. Really grateful for that. Tomorrow we will do the 2nd session with the tripwire mines. See how that go.







Pictures by Jeroen van Oirschot

Testing day with the Dutch Army - Vog Genie in Vucht

have been working for the last weeks on a new prototype for Mine Kafon. It's improved in a lot of points.. on the 13th and 14th of October we will have a testing day with the dutch army. they will organize a land mine field to test the prototypes. We are really looking forward to those dates. Hopefully it will work out perfectly and hit some land mines!!








link on the Defense website

Interview on Mocoloco

a wind-blown, wooden, bamboo-spiked ball, based on homemade childhood toys, that decommissions land mines by blowing them up, and maps its path along the way.

The ball loses a spike or two with each detonation. On-board GPS, reporting to a web site, is used to chart a safe course. As a child in Afghanistan, where there are literally millions of landmines, Hassani made similar toys that did at times wind up in minefields, inspiring this Mine Sweeper.

www.mocoloco.com

Interview with the Design Guide TV

Mine sweeper from robertanderson on Vimeo.

During his childhood in Afghanistan, Massoud Hassani would make toys to be blown by the wind. Sometimes they would end up in a minefield, where he could not retrieve them. Now Massoud’s wind-powered creations are re-designed specifically for clearing minefields.

http://www.designguide.tv

lecture on Dezeen Screen

In this next movie we filmed at the Design Academy Eindhoven My Way talks in Milan, academy graduate Massoud Hassani presents his device for seeking and destroying landmines.

The My Way talks were held in April to discuss the evolving roles of designers and were moderated by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs.

you can watch the full-length movie here.

My Way debate in Milan - Giving lecture

This debate was organized by Design Academy Eindhoven filmed and edited by Dezeen Screen. Hosted by Marcus Fairs from Dezeen and overviewed by
Poala Antonelli from Moma.

At the end of this video you can watch my lecture. from 30 minutes. It's about the Mine Kafon project and the idea's behind it.

Meeting with the Queen's Commissioner

this article was published by ED.nl

The Milano Thing - magazine

After the launch event held in Milan we are pleased to announce that The Milano Thing is finally out. A 48 pages magazine in an edition of 1000, all numbered and packed by hand, documenting the most insiprational projects from the Milan Design Week 2011. It deals with the best design schools and the new trends, reflects on the revival of craftsmanship and the process of making, tells you Milanese stories, and much more. Interviews and fresh insights, covering both high-end furniture and indipendent productions, all mixed up with a contribution by Studio Formafantasma and a goodbye drawing by illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli.

Gholdan - herbs & flowers

In this project I wanted to bring herbs and flowers in one whole.
The big hole is meant for different kinds of herbs and the small openings are
meant for the eat able flowers. You can fill the pot with water and then put the herbs and flowers in it. In this way you keep them fresh for a long time and it smells good as well.


This pot is made from liquidclay. Molded and then baked.


more pictures here...

Spider Couple - Stools

This is one of the Spider Couple stools. They are called Spider Couple because of their strength and the lightness. They are designed with a very strong construction. Only 1 kg each. They are made from 3 mm iron wires, welded.



more pictures here..

Mewa - Fruit bowl

This fruit bowl is inspired by the sea fruits. I wanted to translate organic forms in repeated nice shapes. 
It's made with bio plastics. The white bowl is double layered with a transparent plastic sheet. That gives it more dimension.



more pictures here

reflection of Mine Kafon @ Saskia's Water Lens

water lens by Saskia van der Steen

Items Magazine - Onwerpers voor de echte wereld

Publication pdf
www.items.nl

This Way - Exhibition in Milan

Domus Magazine - issue 947

publication in Domus Magazine

Domus Issue 947
May 2011

Israeli webstite - The Marker Cafe

הכדור העצום הזה של Massoud Hassani הוצג בתערוכת בוגרי האקדמיה של איינדהובן. הכדור
אמור לשוטט לו בשדות מוקשים עם קצת עזרה מהרוח. ייצור של כדור שכזה יעלה כ 40$ לעומת 1000$ ליום של מפנה מוקשים אנושי. אני מניח שהילדות של מסעוד באפגניסטן תרמה לפיתוח המעניין הזה.


link to the website:
http://cafe.themarker.com/post/2174178/