OPENLIGHT

by Carina Weijma, Associate Communications for OPENLIGHT

Today, Sunday, the official press opening of the Dutch pavilion at the Beijing Design Week.

It was quite amazing how the whole interior of the building changed within an evening and one morning. So many people of so many Dutch organisations completed their hard work. And Chinese workers helped in a great way. Even whole flower fields were arranged to give the surroundings near the buildings a good look.

 The international press was interested in all Dutch light/led/environmental/smartcities/design presentations. We mentioned a slightly different way of behaviour than Dutch journalists (who usually decide themselves what they want to hear or not…). The Chinese press seems to be very polite. Also our beloved NRC newspaper was there. Since our OPENLIGHT  presentations are ready on Wednesday and not today (as all parties agreed upon) our chance to be mentioned is small. But  our press moment will be on Wednesday. Meanwhile the students and workers work intensively in the cylindres. I wont show you pictures of the cylindres internally because it is much more fun to show you what is in there when it is ready. So still a bit a secret…

 In the evenings everyone is very tired. We were too busy to follow the signs on the floor, meant for the journalists... But luckily the Chinese professors of the Tsinhua university, whom we work with, invited us for dinner in a great Chinese restaurant. Eating with chopsticks from a round table, the most delicious things. Even jelly fish, and probably the balls of a bull?