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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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Together with ProRail, NS Stations and Bureau Spoorbouwmeester, What if Lab selected four promising concepts for further development in the next phase. All four concepts contribute to the core of the assignment; achieving a fully circular railway in 2050.

In a single swipe, our world has shrunk, we social distance, stay home, and our relationship with the world outside is now via a screen. Bizarre times, that can change from day to day. Through this update, we would like to share our insights on our current position and shed a little light on the question we are asked on a daily basis: will Dutch Design Week be taking place?

Organise a virtual workshop or sell your design samples. Voordekunst has organised an initiative for the makers and institutions that have suffered financially from the effects of the coronacirus. They can now start their own action campaign via voordekunst. Read more here!

This coming Sunday, 5 April, Dutch Design Week (DDW) ambassador, trend forecaster, educator and curator Lidewij Edelkoort can be seen at VPRO Tegenlicht. How will we emerge from the corona quarantine? As other people, in other societies, or will it be business as usual? Check out NPO2 at 22:15hr..