Programme

4TU Design United Dialogues 2: Thriving Planet

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

Bridging Minds

Grand design exhibition shows forward and connecting power of design

Digital Wellness Center

Reclaim your digital wellness.

Oud & Nieuw

Bob Copray presents a selection of his recent work, created over the past year.

'Bouche Mordue' collection

This furniture collection is inspired by something deeply personal to me: my favorite red lipstick and the powerful femininity.

Fantasies for future outfits

A cardboard future dream of fashion.

VOLTA

Help your employees to break free from social media addiction by tracking scrolling activity and delivering precise, corrective feedback.

Controlled by Comfort

A 32-metre audience-made canvas and a heartbeat-responsive wearable performance.

Your Pocket, Your Story

What you carry, carries you.

KRATER

Closing party of the Melted Film Festival at LAB-1.

Het Instituut voor het Zandkorrel Hoogtebeleid

An absurd yet hopeful institute that raises the Netherlands by collecting and spreading grains of sand.

Workshop Wanted

During Dutch Design Week 2025, designer Teun Zwets sets out on a demonstrative search for a new workshop.

(non) adversarial living companions

A design research project examining algorithmic impacts on material culture

Roots Exhibition, Plantbased

Design starts (and ends) in the soil. Our presentation 'Plantbased' explores how we grow, eat and create beyond extraction, toward renewal.

Verkiezingsdebat: Onze digitale samenleving

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

DEWA & DEWI

DEsign from Waste of Agriculture and Industry 2025: Creating a sustainable future from what we already have.

Open O

Econario

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

Gallery Untitled at Piet Hein Eek

pop-up art gallery

UrbanComfort

3D-printed concrete outdoor furniture; ready to relax

Embassy of Livestock Animals - A Design Workshop

Reflect on inclusion by exploring how design can open space for the lives and perspectives of non-human entities.

Awakening Hammer-Ritual of Qi

A culturally-inspired wellness game prototype for rethinking sedentary breaks through play, breath, and movement.

Leaf it to Nature

Returning control of our taste to nature.

Co-Creation & RISO Animation

‘How to enter from the exit’ reimagines cultural institutions through collaboration; Onomatopee also presents a RISO Animation & Coding Masterclass.

Small Factory Ring

Transforming industrial precision into contemporary jewelry — modular rings offering limitless customization