Programme

Interwoven: LUCA meets LUCA

A group exhibition featuring master projects from LUCA School of Arts Ghent (Textile Design) and LUCA School of Arts Genk (Productdesign).

Soap Sink Soak

A washbasin made from palm oil soap.

Verbonden in draad

Research translated into textile, exploring how the shape of women's clothing gains meaning through people, time, and environment.

Big from Small: Inclusive Design in the Kitchen

The design students’ experiment focuses on creating inclusive kitchen tools that can be used by people with limited physical abilities

Futureproof – Engineering Resilient Cities

Transformation to Circular Cities - a Lab Talk with Buro Happold

Between Growth and Structure

Rotorama

rotational objects by Anton Cordes

Exposé: Circular Design Contract

Econario

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

MECHANICAL SYSTEMIC TWIN

Talk with the system! Learn and experiment during a physical, experiential co-sensing session: capturing and co-design in, with and between systems.

Designing Interaction with Physical AI

Exploring new relationships between humans and intelligent products

Forward Furniture

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

Folk

A material exploration into the Broomcorn plant.

Integration of Inclusive and Emotional Design

Creating Caring User Experience

(non) adversarial living companions

A design research project examining algorithmic impacts on material culture

The Sill Bench - De Dorpelbank

'Bouche Mordue' collection

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

Omgaan met Signalen

Onderdeel van ambtelijk vakmanschap!

How to Design a Just City

A new toolbox for just design

Gallery Untitled at Piet Hein Eek

pop-up art gallery

SEASONING FALL - SPECIAL EDITION DDW

Every change of the season United Cowboys invites audiences to the arthouse to witness new developments in the field of live-art.

Living Lorels

Moving textile objects

Redesigning Design Weeks at DDW 2025

How can we rethink the social and environmental impact of design weeks on their host cities?

Shaping the future of care

Innovation through collaboration

Poma/Olera - setting a future food table

Designing for conscious food habits: where ancient knowledge meets future-proof solutions.