Grand Projects in Public Spaces

These grand presentations, large-scale objects, and unique installations are something you simply cannot miss during Dutch Design Week! An Open Call was issued in March, inviting designers to submit their grand projects. Below is the final selection of eleven projects showcased from 19 to 27 October in the most prominent squares and locations in Eindhoven.

Rayonne

Rayonne is a textile installation at Ketelhuisplein; somewhere between a tent, a big top and a shade cloth.

all week

at Ketelhuisplein | Strijp-S by Marion Aeby

Rayonne

Exhibitions Our Living Environment

POND

Power Of Nature-based Design is an outdoor light installation at Van Abbemuseum that gives water a voice by measuring her health and translating her well-being into magical color projections after sunset.

all week

at Van Abbemuseum - lake | Centre by Nova Innova

POND

Exhibitions Our Thriving Planet

Temple of Peace

An imposing installation of eighty unique flags at Ketelhuisplein, created by eighty teams of recent graduates of art & design academies and refugees, honouring the theme of ‘peace’.

all week

at Ketelhuisplein | Strijp-S by Peace Seekers

Temple of Peace

Exhibitions Our Equal Society

Megalith

A sculptural installation at Heuvel that examines the link between physical objects and electronic phenomena in performative rituals.

all week

at Main hall Heuvel | Centre by Jochem Esser

Megalith

Exhibitions

We (don't) Want Wind

The windmill is an icon of Dutch identity, but modern wind turbines provoke much resistance. Explore at Ketelhuisplein how we can learn from the past and give modern wind turbines a more positive image.

all week

at Ketelhuisplein | Strijp-S by Noud Sleumer & Nikolai Gillisen

We (don't) Want Wind

Exhibitions Our Thriving Planet

Outpost for Unreal Institutions

The Outpost for Unreal Institutions at Stationsplein seeks to map the field of “co-opting institutions”, exploring how these projects hijack the rituals and authority of existing institutions to cultivate ambiguous, transitional spaces to reshape our collective futures.

all week

at Stationsplein (city centre entree) | Station by Pete Ho Ching Fung + Samein Shamsher

Outpost for Unreal Institutions

Exhibitions Our Equal Society

Inkijkjes in the Energietransitie (‘Insights into the Energy Transition’)

All over the Netherlands you can find buildings that get their energy in innovative ways. Glimpses into Green Energy at Ketelhuisplein make these new systems visible for passers-by.

all week

at Ketelhuisplein | Strijp-S by Bits of Space, Waag Futurelab

Inkijkjes in the Energietransitie

Exhibitions Our Living Environment

Eigengrau Pavilion

In complete darkness, you enter the Eigengrau Pavilion in Koelhuis, where light, mist, sound, and movement take you on a mystical journey.

all week

at Koelhuis District Eindhoven | Canal by Zalán Szakács

Eigengrau Pavilion

Exhibitions Our Health & Wellbeing

Krijt-je-rijk

A sidewalk chalk so big that it makes all children's hearts beat out of their chests, but also needs some children and adults to get moving. Come to 18 Septemberplein and draw!