Programme

Roots at Play - contemporary design and art

Lamps, furniture and art rooted in conscious ideas and materials—meet the makers of studio-crafted pieces.

4TU Design United Dialogues 2: Thriving Planet

Let’s not be paralyzed by ecological crises and threats to democracy, but ACT with optimism.

Huisje Boompje Beestje

New images of living, ownership and belonging

De Mens en zijn Dingen

The value of reuse

Water Basin Totem

This installation aims to highlight the use of recycled materials in the built environment to raise awareness about pressing water issues in Africa.

Where contrast creates impact

A project exploring the use of contrast in furniture and lighting design

The Slide Light by Georgious

Change the feel of your room with a simple slide.

Other Characters - An Alphabet of Shapes

Indian block print as dialogue between cultures.

Future by Design

The departments of the Built Environment and Industrial Design at TU/e present a shared vision for a sustainable and socially engaged future.

Next Nature Conference 2025 - Bio Design

Designing Interaction with Physical AI

Exploring new relationships between humans and intelligent products

In full bloom

A colorful and flourishing indoor garden beneath a spacious skylight. Featuring orchids and plants grown on Dutch soil.

Connection Lost

Social media; we once thought they would bring us closer, but they have only pushed us further apart. How can we truly reconnect online?

Design Beyond Vision: Tactiel Schilderij

Tactile Painting: reading stories with your fingertips; a growing artwork by sighted and blind makers.

Onverdeelde Aandacht

An interactive installation

Dutch Dreams

Everyday stories, surreal visions and fashion collide in a portrait of Dutchness in this dreamlike journey through the polders.

Alien Vases, from another dimension.

Ruins of the search for belonging

Het Instituut voor het Zandkorrel Hoogtebeleid

An absurd yet hopeful institute that raises the Netherlands by collecting and spreading grains of sand.

Raincafe @ Vrijst(r)aat

An interactive 1000 to 8000 liter rainwater storage that grows with the volume of water and celebrates people, water and technology.

Introductie tot Dutch Design Week

Introduction to Dutch Design Week

ENCOUNTER#13, de zorglijn van je leven

Between Signals: Meaningful Encounters

A liberating experience beyond the screen

Materia Futura

Reconnect with wonder through a sensorial journey of biobased materials, where craft, XR, and imagination converge.

Other Intelligences

Other Intelligences