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17-25 October 2026

Among Strangers

A living artwork, shaped by the stories, objects and ideas of people who started out as strangers.

Hosted by The Social Hub X Social Label

This project is now archived and was part of DDW26

Event type

Exhibition

Social Label
A hotel lobby becomes a meeting place. And an open canvas. Refugees, locals, designers, makers and visitors bring a story, object, image or idea. Together, these grow into one artwork - shaped by the people and cultures of Eindhoven.

What happens when strangers create something together?

A lobby is usually a place you walk through. At Among Strangers, you stop and stay.
For nine days, an empty canvas transforms into something alive: stories, objects and ideas from refugees, locals, designers, makers and DDW visitors. Human connection serves as purpose. Social Label's De KoekjesClub weaves all these contributions together into one work — one that keeps changing throughout the week, shaped by everyone who walks in.
No single maker. No fixed end result. Just people, an empty space, and a canvas that reveals what happens when strangers build something together.

Hosted by

The Social Hub X Social Label
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About The Social Hub X Social Label

The Social Hub is a hybrid hospitality brand bringing together travellers, locals, students, entrepreneurs and creatives in spaces designed to stay, work, learn and connect. With community and social impact at its core, The Social Hub creates places where different people and perspectives can meet. For the third year in a row, The Social Hub is partnering with Social Label during Dutch Design Week, continuing a collaboration built around creativity, participation and social connection.