Updates and opinions

Shortly after we launched Candle, a company called Enjoyable Warmth created a prototype of one of their heating products…

Candle offers some features and sensitivites that we hope will become more widely available in the future. But what if you…

During the National Privacy Conference in The Hague today, Candle received a Dutch Privacy Award. Specifically, the "aanmoedigingsprijs",…

The yearly ThingsCon conference is one of the best places to meet people who are interested in create ethical smart devices.…

We're proud to say Candle is on the short list for the Dutch Privacy Award! We'll be presenting the project at the ceremony…

Candle was selected as a "best of Design Week" project by technology and lifestyle magazine Bright. We exhibited the project…

Currently you can visit the Candle exhibit in Amsterdam. It's located at Spring House, a "club house for radical innovators".…

To promote Candle we made some stickers that resemble the warning labels on cigaret packaging, but which relate the the…

Candle has hit Dutch Design Week, and the first responses are great. People really appreciate the project, which is a great…

A new privacy-friendly smart home system called Candle is launching at Dutch Design Week 2019. Unlike most existing smart…

Can we get geeky for a minute? To make his prototypes even more "ready for mass production", Jesse Howard's designed special…

In 2019 it was revealed that Amazon, Google and even Apple employed thousands of people to listen to voice recordings from…

It's a party for privacy! You're invited Candle will officially launch at the Dutch Design Week 2019. From October 19th…

Artist Dinie Besems and designer Jesse Howard are researching privacy friendly devices. Fit for a king Dinie Besems, a jeweler…

How could consumers recognise privacy friendly products? We've asked an artist and a designer to explore this question.…

Candle is a privacy friendly smart home demonstrator. Its purpose is to show a different way forward for smart homes. A…