Programme

De Mens en zijn Dingen

The value of reuse

Open Studio

The Design (of the Practice) is the Practice

Kanta To The World

What if the future of fashion innovation lies not in Global North Institutions, but in the informal communities of the Global South?

Re:Layered - Reinventing Waste

Do the DotDotDo!

Unique, acoustic wall decoration

Gesprek Woonopgave: Beter Benutten Bestaande Bouw

The future is already built. We explore how we can tackle the housing crisis in an integrated way and what promising initiatives already exist.

Unplug Finissage

A temporary escape withing the design week

Into the Body

Overstimulated? Shift your focus to your own 'inner design' in this grounding space experiment.

Het Instituut voor het Zandkorrel Hoogtebeleid

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

MandarinSkin, Roots & Flowers

In an era dominated by fast fashion and feasibility, Agnes challenges you with a radical alternative.

Beleef de Bibliotheek van de Toekomst

Step into your next story

Introductie tot Dutch Design Week

Introduction to Dutch Design Week

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.

Material Girls

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

Shanidar X

A sculptural meditation on the primal human impulse to create - by the Danish artist Johannes Holt Iversen

Ai, Ai, Ai

a space to play, fail and tinker with machines

ClipHut Shelving System

Tool‑free modular shelving made of dyed wood; award‑winning, German‑made, repairable and endlessly expandable—clip‑in assembly evolves with you.

mothers of matter an immersive reading circle

ACTIVISTIC DESIGN INTERVENTIONS

Combining creative, activistic storytelling with scientific research and humor to create awareness for the issues and needs of others.

Leaf it to Nature

Returning control of our taste to nature.

The Nightmare Before Ddw

Let's ease drama of deadlines. A provocation by emerging designer Michela D'Angelo exhibiting at the MiDA-lab Studio

Unfair Play

Closing the health gap

Wonderlijke Water Woningen

Unplug

A temporary escape within the design week

Silicon Souls

by DES.ENG.AGE. A platform for techno-conscious discussions to interface between artists, designers, engineers, researchers and technologists