Programme

FINISHED FORMS: the residence

A collective exhibition presenting a fully furnished space, showcasing functional design with a strong focus on material and form.

REwild gatherings

we invite you to share time in the garden; our informal and collectively run evening program offers food, music, and space to re-create in nature.

Design Innovation Sessions: Equal Society

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

Ai, Ai, Ai

a space to play, fail and tinker with machines

GameChangers - Playful innovation, VR,AI,Robotics

Exploring new ways of engagement in the worlds of training, entertainment, and organisational change.

The Facebook Museum: bringing the end closer together

Why we haven't succeeded in letting go of Big Tech (yet).

Maak je eigen internet

What should the internet look like in ten years? Learn about the most pressing challenges and build your ideal online society.

Silicon Souls

by DES.ENG.AGE. A platform for techno-conscious discussions to interface between artists, designers, engineers, researchers and technologists

Food Untold vol.2 - Food Observing

What do we know about food when it's not written down, but lived, sensed, or quietly assumed?

Striptopia

Striptopia is an immersive 2 hour show that challenges stigma and celebrates the artistry of pole dancing, drag, stripping, and performance.

IDA Chair and sofa

Launch event during Dutch Design Week - 26 Oktober 14:00hr. From waste wool to timeless comfort.

Tracing by Hair

Use human hair as a sensory and symbolic medium to trace the impact of human activity within urban environment(s) from a more-than-human perspective

FACTORY 5.0

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

In full bloom

A colorful and flourishing indoor garden beneath a spacious skylight. Featuring orchids and plants grown on Dutch soil.

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE 2025

The Schoenenkwartier will present at Dutch Design Week 2025 the Artists in Residence who resided and/or worked at the Schoenenkwartier during 2025.

The Weight of What We Build

An immersive installation where materials speak, making the weight of construction tangible and inspiring new futures of design.

POLARIS - Spelen met polarisatie

For a healthy democracy, you need some friction!

Kwart van je Leven

How can design help to reclaim 6 hours a day from addictive social media?

Awakening Hammer-Ritual of Qi

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

suzusan

Hands in Japan. A craft is officially recognized by the government as a “traditional craft” if it is still used in daily life.

Designed for Society

Fontys Industrial Design Engineering students are committed to solving environmental and social issues through meaningful and responsible design.

CAN, PETIT-FOUR & ZETSE

From milk funnel to dessert pot: everyday shapes get a second life as playful, durable interior objects.

Rietveld Alumni 2025

Dutch Design Week x Rietveld Alumni 2025

Melted Film Festival

A 4-day festival of films, performances, and programming.

mothers of matter an immersive reading circle