Programme

4TU Design United Expo

Less Hope More Action! Let’s not be paralysed by ecological crises and threats to democracy; let’s ACT with optimism.

Seeds of Hope

Introducing ASET.

Traditional craftsmanship and modern manufacturing, furniture and objects crafted in Quito, Ecuador.

Forward Furniture

Signature and Collectible Objects: Forward Furniture An exhibition on the future of visionary furniture

The Sill Bench - De Dorpelbank

Obscured records — Littoral Material Typologies

Color Record Series: Fermented Time of North Sea & Blue bone

Kimono Roots 
 Wearing Earth and Time

Please be seated.

Sculptural stools and home accessories by BLUBA Studio — 3D-printed, bold in form, customisable in color, and made in small series.

Nature at the Table

An experimental gastronomy event where food, design, and nature come together.

Light into Darkness

Alexandre Henry repaired everyday objects of civilians living close to the frontline in Ukraine using the same materials that used to destroy it.

Nieuw Zwanenburg X WDKA

Harvest of Dreams: Fibers of Renewal

Guests at Autovitesse

Presenting the new generation of designers.

THE FUNKY FACTORY – A peak inside the designer’s brain

When a bag is no longer an accessory, but an artistic experience.

LinumTube – Framing Circularity

Convertible furniture made from renewable flax and infinitely recyclable steel tubes.

Wireworks by Ineke Hans & Vepa

A stylish oasis for open spaces

Workshop On Touch

Workshop Depicting Dark Waters

Learn about the Deep Sea Coral Ecosystem with glass artist Alice Baker and Dr. Rhian Waller while handling real skeletons and glass samples.

MandarinSkin, Roots & Flowers

In an era dominated by fast fashion and feasibility, Agnes challenges you with a radical alternative.

Sculpting Light Through Algorithm and Intention

Nature’s forms, shaped by algorithmic design, crafted in sustainable biomaterials

4TU Design United Dialogues 4: Health & Wellbeing

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

Of Wells, Vessels and Whispers

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

Design for Change

Creative action for social and sustainable impact

Heavy Light - Tender Brutalism

Design by absence: a sculptural chair blending brutalist mass with tender, sustainable surfaces.

Singing Soil

Soil biodiversity data translated to an immersive experience.

Het Lichtlab

The right light makes everything special