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Jul

Stimuleringsfonds is looking for 12 studios for their master-companion program in architectural discipline

Are you an experienced urban planner, architect or interior designer and are you ready for a new challenge? Then these master-companion trajectories of the Creative Industries Fund NL might be what you are looking for!

Apply now for DDW20!

Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2020 is a combination of a virtual and a 'live' festival. Are you a designer and would you like to be part of DDW20? Apply now!

Re-Value: follow the journey of the 'Drivers' of 2020.

For the 8th edition of Driving Dutch Design, a collaboration between ABN AMRO, BNO and DDF, 21 design studios will take you on a quest to find, create and add value in COVID-19 times. Follow the generation of 2020 in their journey to a destination unknown: not a physical place, but a new perspective on the theme of 'value'.

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Open Call 'What if Lab: Unhindered participation'

In the Netherlands there are about 2 million people who live with a visible or invisible disability and have to adapt on a daily basis, because shops are not always equipped and designed for them. As a result, some facilities are not (easily) accessible to them. Would you like to design for change? Apply for the newest What if Lab.

DDW presents 2020 theme: The new intimacy

The theme for the 19th Dutch Design Week (DDW) will be ‘The new intimacy’. This trains the festival’s focus on the search for new forms of intimacy. A new equilibrium in a time when Covid-19 is one of the major factors accelerating our exploration of different ways of relating to each other and the world around us. Apply now!

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Sabine Marcelis and Kiki van Eijk in Centraal Museum Utrecht

Centraal Museum Utrecht adds chairs by Kiki van Eijk and DDW20 ambassador Sabine Marcelis to its collection. Sabine's SE 69 Soap Edition and Kiki's Puk SZ 19 are contemporary interpretations of two timeless designs by Dutch designer Martin Visser.

Jun

Studio Truly Truly new art director of Leolux

Kate and Joel Booy of Studio Truly Truly are the new art directors of Leolux. The duo will be responsible for the overall story of the Dutch furniture brand. From the photography in the catalogue to the colours for the collection.

Dutch Invertuals Academy

The Eindhoven-based collective Dutch Invertuals, celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, is starting an online summer school for young professionals from 23 July to 30 August 2020.

A book by the "Drivers" of '19

Every year, Dutch Design Foundation, ABN AMRO and the Dutch Designers' Association (BNO) select 20 talented designers for Driving Dutch Design, a programme to make entrepreneurs out of designers. The "Drivers" of 2019 have published a book about their adventure.

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Where are the black designers?

The protests against police brutality and systemic racism around the world have brought the conversation about ethnicity and equality to the spotlight. This has caused the design industry to reflect on their responsibilities in this issue. As a result, the first online Where are the Black Designers conference will take place 27 June. Register now!

Call for Entries virtual DDW open now!

After extensive consultation with the design community, key partners and relevant organisations, the word is out: Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2020 will take place! Due to the coronavirus the emphasis will be placed on an extensive virtual programme. Apply now for virtual participation in DDW20!

‘I <3 women’ from University of the Arts London wins Student Service Design Challenge '20

Today, the Student Service Design Challenge 2020 comes to an end with the announcement of the best service solution for a healthy heart. The service design concept from ‘I <3 women’ from University of the Arts London wins Student Service Design Challenge '20. Their WomenToHeart service helps women to identify and communicate heart symptoms via metaphors.

DDW20 presents live studio exhibitions & extensive online programme

After extensive consultation with the design community, key partners and relevant agencies, Dutch Design Foundation (DDF) has decided to let Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2020 forge ahead, yet a little differently.

Council for Culture advices: DDF in Basic Infrastructure from 2021 onwards

Dutch Design Foundation (DDF), the organisation of a. o. Dutch Design Week (DDW), will be part of the national cultural basic infrastructure from 2021 onwards, according to the advice given today by the Council for Culture to Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Ingrid van Engelshoven.

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The creative industry unites: This Is Not A Simulation!

The Creative Industries Fund, the Federation Creative Industry and Dutch Design Foundation have joined forces for the initiative 'This Is Not a Simulation!', which aims to bring the Dutch creative industry together to tackle future challenges and to explore unconventional ways of thinking that stimulate the resilience of the design sector.

May

Call for entries for DDA category ‘Best Commissioning’ extended

The Call for Entries for Dutch Design Awards (DDA) 2020 is closed from today, but this doesn’t apply to the ‘Best Commissioning’ category. Applications for this category can be submitted for another month, until 25 June.

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Calling all Dutch Designers for DDA20

The Call for Entries for Dutch Design Awards (DDA) 2020 has been extended to 25 May due to the coronavirus. Apply now for the category Product, Fashion, Habitat, Communication, Design Research, Service & Systems, Young Designer or Best Commissioning!

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Studio Drift shows beating heart of drones above Rotterdam

5 May, on the 75th anniversary of Liberation Day, 2019 ambassadors Studio Drift showed their drone installation Franchise Freedom above the city of Rotterdam to honour healthcare workers and people suffering due to the coronavirus.

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