Programme

FACTORY 5.0

Architectural installation that reimagines the act of production through the lens of ecological urgency and non-human collaboration.

Mohs Chair & Echo Side Tables

Transforming recycled material waste into playful, experimental furniture with new shapes and leftover materials.

Living Colour

Living bacteria as a source of colour

Silent transformations

An ode to hidden particularities

Multylino Objects - Collection 2025

Objects and furniture made from Multylino: a new material made from waste linoleum.

Soft Shields

What looks soft from afar can, in fact, be powerful.

Within limits

Furniture and objects from industrial waste

Kwart van je Leven

How can design help to reclaim 6 hours a day from addictive social media?

Fragments of Wonder

A new reflection: from local shards to design.

Form Follows Curiosity

An evolving archive of tactile objects that invite touch, imagination and encounter

CalmCave: Interactive furniture to help you unwind

An interactive piece of furniture designed for public spaces, supporting relaxation and unwinding in overstimulating environments.

Omgaan met Signalen

Onderdeel van ambtelijk vakmanschap!

Of Wells, Vessels and Whispers

What does it mean to meet, care for and listen to Water?

Censis Rubliss - Vegetal Glass & Mother of Pearl

Crafting functional art from local waste — bio-sourced glass and oyster shells reimagined as luxury, sustainable, Made in France design.

tuRn

Code Rood

Islands of Now

“The Power of Together” means learning in community: students, coaches and community partners co-create across disciplines for real-world impact

Oori apparel 25

An open studio exhibition where garments become sculptural landscapes and textiles are reframed through photography.

Kindred Crop

Humanitarian Kit for Nutritional Independence

The Alien Between Us: Intimacy Through Biofeedback

Embodied Empathy in Technologically Mediated Interactions

Bloomlight S

An interactive living light that bends to greet you

Urban Utopia

Welcome to Aptum’s home base, where ideas are born, experiments unfold, and light designs come to life.

De Wachtkamer

Designing shelters with privacy and dignity

Sit, Swing, Bounce – Seats That Move With You

Wooden chairs designed to make sitting fun, active and healthy!

Circular Wool – Robotufted Carpet

Transforming raw wool — once a byproduct of the food industry — into refined interior textiles through high-quality processes.