Programme

POLARIS - Spelen met polarisatie

For a healthy democracy, you need some friction!

i Food Design

“ENSEMBLE” Empowering the next generation of purpose-driven creative professionals to create thought leaders dedicated to bettering our food systems

Decolonoscopy

Abject Queerness Towards Postcapitalist Discourse

Foundational Reflections

Three circular 3D-printed lamps by debuting Amsterdam label Beyond Bounds, co-created with French & US designers.

Some Memories Choose to Stay, Others Flee

An intimate archive of three generations—diaries, voices, and light—mapping what’s remembered, what’s silenced, and what slips away.

REMEMBER | RETAKE

Sustainability, re-use, and material exploration

Humain - an inclusive coffee cup system.

A rethought coffee experience supporting ageing and ability.

Soil Lab

from Waste to Wild

Simulacra Physis

Simulacra Physis explores how humans, nature, and technology merge, imagining hybrid futures where the organic and artificial intertwine.

Roots at Play - contemporary design and art

Lamps, furniture and art rooted in conscious ideas and materials—meet the makers of studio-crafted pieces.

V.I.B.E - Viral Ideology Broadcast Experiment

Do the DotDotDo!

Unique, acoustic wall decoration

Unplug

A temporary escape within the design week

Verkiezingsdebat: Onze digitale samenleving

Het verkiezingsdebat over digitalisering in Nederland. Event in Dutch; (free) ticket available. Limited non-reserved spots available until room full.

ClipHut Shelving System

Tool‑free modular shelving made of dyed wood; award‑winning, German‑made, repairable and endlessly expandable—clip‑in assembly evolves with you.

Game-playing Sessions: Our Future Is Somewhere Here

Create possible future scenarios with this collective conversational game.

Un/School

Remaster your skills at DDW

Eggshell Re-Planter

Planter made from EggshellCeramic© bio-material

UTSUWA

A collaborative project with Jo Sijen involves a container: an URN.

COLOUR: CLASSIFIED

Not every colour speaks. But when it does, everything shifts.

Next, Now, Then

Looking back and thinking ahead

Urban Utopia

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

Growing Minds

Fostering ecological thinking and future-ready skills through learning by play.

Folk

A material exploration into the Broomcorn plant.

Orivane

Orivane is a bionic soft wearable tongue device designed to assist individuals with dysphagia caused by tongue muscle weakness.