Ed van Hinte studied aviation and space technology for some time in the seventies after which he switched to industrial design at Delft Technical University.
He is driven by a certain aversion to things and to conventions within creative communities.
He is a freelance writer, editor, curator and teacher. Currently he focuses on scenarios for introducing lightweight structures and buildings. He initiated lightness-studios. In addition, together with Renate Boere he started design research facility DRS22 in The Hague. DRS22 performs design research in public space, communication and lightweight structures.