Seeds of Hope

Understanding Changes in Society

What happens when Trend Research & Concept Creation graduates explore the future? This year, we saw how hope kept emerging as the central theme in the graduation projects of Fontys Trend Research & Concept Creation in Lifestyle.

From scenarios about the future of hair and the Olympic Games to intimate stories of migration, motherhood, dementia, or the psychological impact of scars: the students showed that hope can take root in the most diverse contexts. They explored themes such as love, freedom, mental health, the engineered human, and the purpose of work in the AI era.

With their imagination, they plant seeds of change. Small sprouts of possible futures. Seeds of Hope.

Exhibitors

A total of 15 graduate students will showcase their work at our exhibition. Every three days, five new exhibitors will present their projects, offering fresh insights and themes. Check the schedule below to see when your favorite themes will be on display, and plan your visit to our exhibition.

18-20 October:
The future of learning (Sanne van Kessel);
The makeable human being (Maesanne Doornik);
LunchMaatjes - Eat Together, Learn Together (Sanne Kooij);
The Future of Technology in Love (Floortje Peters).

21-23 October:
Invisible, psychological impact of burn scars (Kim van Koulil);
Living in freedom, people with dementia (Merel Luisterburg);
The disease of more: addiction and mental health (Michelle van Schoonderwalt);
The future of hair (Hinte Duin).

24-26 October:
The Olympic Games of 2036 (Romee Joosten);
From chilly walls to warm reception, LVB detention (Leyla Peeters);
Future of dating at NExt nature (Bibi Gómez Geurst);
Futures literacy: elderly research (Noa Pallada);
Mourning and flowers (Puck Meeuwsen);
Work and meaning in the age of AI (Julius Tami).