Bachelor and Master Graduation Projects
Two entrance galleries introduce BA and MA work, opening thematic pathways that extend across the location, connecting projects through proximity and contrast. Around the Hub, projects make gathering and participation part of the work, while small project rooms allow individual works to establish worlds of their own. The first-floor gallery houses MA projects; the main BA exhibition moves to the second floor. Below ground, film, objects, sound and interactive installations occupy a shared central space and intimate side galleries.
The Arena and the Bookshop
The Arena returns after several years away, in an intimate format supporting programmed discussions, student-led workshops and unscripted exchanges. Beside it, the enlarged Bookshop is not a conventional shop: alongside publications, it presents graduation projects that take an editorial or collaborative perspective — socially driven works, interactive workshops, and community-based research — as well as books with tools and other interactive elements that invite you to understand the work by handling it. Visitors are invited to spend time with a material or a history, participate in a work, or bring their own position into a conversation.
This renewed emphasis on gathering echoes a return to relation as a source of resilience in the work itself. Through these encounters, graduates explore what relationships ask of them and work out their own positions: what they take responsibility for, where their skills have purpose, and what role design can play.
GS26 Food & Drinks
Immerse yourself in a relaxed outdoor setting alongside the youngest generation of designers, right in the heart of the exhibition. Enjoy food, drinks, and creativity hosted by the incredible team of Bloem Works and Mariapaviljoen.
Opening Hours of GS26Food & Drinks:
Saturday 17 October 13:00 -18:00
Sunday 18 October 11:00 -18:00
Monday 19 October 11:00 -18:00
Tuesday 20 October 11:00 -18:00
Wednesday 21 October 11:00 -18:00
Thursday 22 October 11:00 - 21:00 Event in the evening
Friday 23 October 11:00 - 21:00 Event in the evening
Saturday 24 October 11:00 -18:00
Sunday 25 October 11:00 - 18:00
*Be aware a DDW wristband is required to enter the location.
