Programme

Wonderlijke Water Woningen

objects and design for 'the corner'

ACTIVISTIC DESIGN INTERVENTIONS

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

Folk

A material exploration into the Broomcorn plant.

Pressence

A lighting serie shaped by tension

Design Poort

Festive unveiling of the Design Gate of Eindhoven Design District.

Vlees Bewust

An exploration of the essence of meat consumption, expressed through a textile collage centered on the hare.

Kiki & Joost - Ko TS 23, pink &Beamsketch light

A selection of works will be shown at the entrance of Klokgebouw ‘Creating our living environment’ & ‘Achieving our equal society’

Iranian Mirroring: Your Ally in Circular Interiors

Activating Iranian mirror craftsmanship’s contemporary potential, it's introduced as an accessible, scalable, upcycled, and collaboration-driven craft

Unfair Play

Closing the health gap

Ballad of Import-Export: Harvesting Gas and Grapes

Import–Export: A gas-pipe sculpture, inspired by Moldovan centralized pipeline network, and a grape harvesting tool, that performs fortune-telling.

Silicon Souls

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

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.

CalmCave: Interactive furniture to help you unwind

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

Onverdeelde Aandacht

An interactive installation

Forget me not

52 Bouquets, 365 Images: A Dialogue Between Bloom and Decay.

Rotorama

rotational objects by Anton Cordes

form follows fun

rethinking function through humor

STRUCTURED TO EXIST

FROM EVERYDAY OBJECTS TO DESIGN

Where Have I Been Hiding?

An attempt to repair the connections I thought I had lost.

Flip World – City Wonders

Reimagining Cultural Identity Through AI & Tangible Play

Gallery Untitled at Piet Hein Eek

pop-up art gallery

Urban Utopia

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

Class of 25

The annual group exhibition featuring both Dutch and International design schools + the Avenue Of Fresh Perspectives.

Award Natuurinclusief Bouwen & Ontwerpen 2025

Award ceremony to announce the best nature-inclusive project of the past two years.