Programme

Lullaby For Depressed River Mussels

An interactive sound installation — a poetic, soothing ASMR lullaby that imagines the sensory world of endangered freshwater mussels.

Next Nature Conference 2025 - Bio Design

Form follows Friendship

A networking breakfast for design talents & professionals from Germany and the Netherlands

Light Unfolded

Open studio, inspired by nature, they create poetic light fixtures with a focus on craftsmanship, wellbeing, and colour.

Thomas Dekens, Furniture maker

The furniture is presented in the smallest furniture workshop in the Netherlands, called a Poddie.

Next, Now, Then

Looking back and thinking ahead

Meegroeien

Veteran trees; trees that connect

Material Girls

The debut exhibition of our newly formed collective consisting of four young designers; Sien Entius, Carys Higgins, Nell Maher and Martha Nash.

Kiki & Joost - Ko TS 23, pink &Beamsketch light

A selection of works will be shown at the entrance of Klokgebouw ‘Creating our living environment’ & ‘Achieving our equal society’

Van Nut & Loos, Useless Objects

A satirical series of beautiful useless objects that solve no problems—but raise all the right questions. It questions consumerism.

Designed for Society

Fontys Industrial Design Engineering students are committed to solving environmental and social issues through meaningful and responsible design.

Fit-to-farm Models for Biomanufacturing

Can microorganisms color the future of textiles?

Aftermath

An asymmetric VR game experience interrogating the unequal dynamics of control between human and AI systems, revealing the quiet hierarchies embedded

Clay and Climate Grief: Holding What We Cannot Fix

The climate and ecological crisis can feel overwhelming. In this workshop we'll translate our feelings into something tangible: a personal clay altar.

Proud South Craft Talk by Li Edelkoort

Join us for the Proud South Craft book launch & talk by Li Edelkoort, celebrating contemporary craft as a force for cultural and social transformation

Unplug Vernissage

A temporary escape withing the design week

De Sociale Zuster

An interactive installation in which the Nursing Station transforms into a space for care, encounter, and reflection.

PROJECT SHELL: Egg the paper

Your omelette could do more than just fill your stomach, it could even LIGHT UP your nest! 🍳 - LOCATION : EINDHOVEN LIBRARY

POLARIS - Spelen met polarisatie

For a healthy democracy, you need some friction!

Reversing the Food Chain

What happens when we reprioritize sensing the needs of environmental and health stakeholders over selling needs throughout our food chain?

Aesthetics of Bias

Exploring a reflective, interactive, and expressive manifestation of biased human-human interactions

eXtended Reality Dining

Explore how virtual environments can enrich dining experiences.

Moca Tableware

Moca Tableware is a ceramic brand by Studio Joachim-Morineau. It blends technology and craftsmanship through a custom-made dripping machine.

Verbonden in draad

Research translated into textile, exploring how the shape of women's clothing gains meaning through people, time, and environment.

The Weight of What We Build

An immersive installation where materials speak, making the weight of construction tangible and inspiring new futures of design.