Beacons returning to DDW24: ideas to action

Dutch Design Week (DDW) annually invites leading designers to serve as beacons. In DDW23 both Sanne and Neele Kistemaker (founders of social design studio Muzus) and Stefan Diez (founder of DIEZ OFFICE and Head of Industrial Design at Die Angewandte in Vienna) joined the ranks. These trailblazers in their respective fields return this edition with new perspectives on the dynamic world of design.

Muzus

“We see our role as a beacon as the perfect opportunity to emphasise that collaboration is the strength of the social design field. Working together to create the best possible future society, one that we all want to live in.”

Muzus will present on DDW24 the project Meaningful Encounters at Ketelhuisplein. Highlighting how meaningful encounters are the heart of social design, the interactive installation will offer visitors the opportunity to explore the power of imagination and ways to create the right environments for co-creation and learning from one another.

Stefan Diez

"It is not enough to design circular products alone. We must consider the whole system, the entire infrastructure from raw materials to retail."

Changing perspectives on good and sustainable design are imperative for the designs of tomorrow. This is why Stefan Diez gives the stage to the next generation of designers. During Dutch Design Week, his students from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna will be part of Class of ‘24, a group exhibition at the Klokgebouw featuring projects from various design-related academies. Stefan previously shared with Dutch Design Week how teaching provides him with the opportunity to reflect back on his own design philosophy and pass on knowledge to the next generation. 

Alongside Muzus and Stefan Diez, Dutch Design Week will welcome three new trailblazing beacons this DDW24. Stay tuned!