Programme

Above the Clouds

From Experiment to Application

4TU Design United Dialogues 1: Living Environment

Let’s not be paralyzed by ecological crises and threats to democracy, but ACT with optimism.

FIGHT, FLIGHT or FREEZE? Meetup Ukraine.

Stories about Freedom and Responsibilities. With Karel Burger Dirven, Esselien van Eerten, Julia Soldatiuk en Fulco Treffers

Impact through Design

Meet the Designers: presentations, workshops, and discussions with the very best designers from 100 years of Philips Design.

4th Design & AI Symposium

Re-imagine, re-sist and re-purpose design and AI

New Textile Ecosystems

Threads of Change: Pushing Boundaries in Sustainable Textiles

Woven Bricks, ode to masonry

Flow follows

CalmCave: Interactive furniture to help you unwind

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

FACTORY 5.0

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

Kimono Roots 
 Wearing Earth and Time

Spirit Rock World

Ancient wisdom, crafted rituals, and collective enchantment.

Standard Shipping

Designing products that work with postal services

Urban Utopia

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

The Mental Gym

Let’s train our mental fitness together!

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

ACTIVISTIC DESIGN INTERVENTIONS

Combining creative, activistic storytelling with scientific research and humor to create awareness for the issues and needs of others.

GROWinK : Living prints that return to nature

Living bio-inks combining fungi and bacteria to create self-decomposing, regenerative prints.

Unplug Vernissage

A temporary escape withing the design week

Design Innovation Sessions: Health & Well-being

Short and powerful sessions by CLICKNL. Explore where value-driven design and academic research meet, with urgent topics and inspiring speakers.

Crystalline Layer

SYSTEMATISCH

A new way of thinking about costume design, driven by love and enthousiasm for the changing field.

Cubcho: Empowering children to shape their own play

A sustainable mechanical press made of wood and stainless steel, Cubcho enables children to transform old paper into robust building blocks.

QISSA - HOME IS****

HOME IS**** invites you to delve into the multifaceted idea of ​a home. It goes beyond just a physical space; it encompasses, identity and belonging.

Econario

By growing or declining, this artwork visualises how our political choices today influence the biodiversity of tomorrow.

Office of the Winds

Fresh air as a tool for dynamic space.