Expedition Aequalis: a design exploration towards an eco-centric future
Expedition Aequalis ongoing project and exhibition at Dutch Design Week explored new design thinking paths tuning with Nature’s priorities.
The Solar Pavilion features a curved roof cladded with solar panels
380 colourful tiles compose the canopy of The Solar Pavilion, a gathering space harvesting the sun’s power to offer a new perspective on solar energy.
Dutch Design Week 2022: seven must-see exhibitions in Eindhoven
Microbial vending machines, solar pavilions, intentional low-resolution furniture, and more. Dutch Design Week 2022 is in full swing. We selected seven must-visit destinations, bringing forward a positive attitude for the future.
i29’s Dentista clinic soothes green atmospheres with medical professionalism
In Amsterdam, i29 has created the interior design of the first dental clinic of the Dentista chain. Natural wood, abundant greenery and an open plan layout make patients feel at ease.
DAE Graduation Show 2021: 8 projects by Design Academy Eindhoven graduates
DAE Graduation Show 2021: from human-made clouds to musical tennis tables and trauma healing garments… 8 out-of-the-box projects by Design Academy Eindhoven graduates.
Paul Heijnen’s Hyperion is both a spotlight and a creature of the night
Hyperion is an articulated wooden lighting design which looks like a giant, fictional insect hunting wildly in the night.
Objects for a New Kind of Society: Dutch Invertuals envision future ‘design-scapes’
The Dutch Invertuals’ ‘Objects for a New Kind of Society’ exhibition at Dutch Design Week 2021 explores our relationship with objects and designers’ social role.
Dutch Design Awards 2021: sustainable archipelagos and virtual fashion
The winners of Dutch Design Awards 2021 mark a new impetus for the design world that thrives on change and cross-pollination and radiates hopeful optimism.
Dutch Design Week 2021 responds to humanity’s bulimia for irresponsible growth
Material innovation, upcycled furniture and digital exoterism. Dutch Design Week 2021 looks into the future of our homes and cities, challenging contemporary social and environmental issues with a proactive and positive attitude.
MISSED YOU CALL: Design Academy Eindhoven grad-show debuts in Milan
Can tomato plants and a server live in symbiosis? How much would you pay for a cloud? Would you use an influencer starter kit for your kids? We selected ten out-of-the-box graduation projects by Design Academy Eindhoven students on show at the MISSED YOU CALL exhibition in Milan.
Moooi’s Hortensia Armchair is made from 30.000 flower petals
Have you ever taken a seat in a blooming flower? Born as an impossible digital project on Instagram, the Hortensia Armchair by Andrés Reisinger & Júlia Esqué is a dream come true thanks to Moooi, and now available to all in real life.
Zecc Architecten clads the Steel Craft House with a Corten steel façade
Hand-made for over ten years by Zecc Architecten, its residents and their befriended craftsmen, the Steel Craft House is a fine example of self-building.
Mad Architects’ Fenix Museum of Migration breaks ground in Rotterdam
An eye-catching whirlpool of panoramic stairs snakes through and tops the Fenix Museum of Migration, MAD Architects’ first cultural project in Europe, due to be completed in 2024.
7 concept furnitures by rising designers at Dutch Design Week 2020
Fumbling ‘carwash’ poufs, introspective mirrors and Ancient Roman-industrial archetypes… We have selected 7 concept furnitures by rising designers at Dutch Design Week 2020.
DDW2020 on Pinterest: the 19th Dutch Design Week was an online success
DDW2020: we have created a Pinterest gallery featuring some of the best design highlights on show in Eindhoven.
Dutch Design Week 2020: 10 virtual exhibitions on show
Judgemental algorithms, living coffins and independent design rising from the rubbles. 10 highlights at Dutch Design Week 2020!
Dutch Design Week goes virtual under the theme ‘The new Intimacy’
Due to COVD-19 rising cases in Eindhoven organizers made the “unbelievably painful” decision to cancel all physical events of Dutch Design Week 2020 which will stream online focusing on the search for new forms of intimacy.
Atelier Boelhouwer’s ‘Insectology: Food For Buzz’ project let urban bees thrive
Urban greenspaces are not that bug-friendly. With the ‘Insectology: Food For Buzz’ project Matilde Boelhouwer teamed up with engineers and biologist to devise artificial flowers allowing bees, bumblebees and other impollinators to thrive and literally make some buzz in town!
‘Serres Separées’ distanced greenhouses allow to dine out in Amsterdam during the pandemic
Enjoy a safely served plant-based menu in the ‘Serres Separées” dining units by Mediamatic’s restaurant on the Dutch capital riverfront terrace.
Channelling Change: 6 sustainable Dutch design projects at Ventura Project’s virtual exhibition
Synthetic flowers allowing bumblebees to thrive, a water harvesting urban panel and a paper pulp 3D printer are among the sustainable designs on show at the Ventura Projects’ digital exhibition ‘Channelling Change: Inside A Designer’s Brain”.
Freebooter vessel-like bio-house by GG-loop in Amsterdam
Freebooter residential building by GG-loop was conceived as a modern “ship on land” as well as a biophilic architecture bringing together Nature-made and human-made.
I29 reinterprets the historic spaces of the Felix Mertis palace in Amsterdam with a colour-driven interior design
Splashes of colour, custom furniture and and contemporary interiors reference the glorious past of the Felix Mertis building in the Dutch Capital.
2019 Best architecture: twisting bridges, Bauhaus and desert roses
2019 Best Architecture. Zaha Hadid Architects’ giant starfish-shaped airport in Beijing and Thomas Heatherwick’s architectural sculpture in New York, but also a former locomotive hangar turned into an indoor urban plaza and an inclusive LGBT Center in L.A. are among our favourite architectures of the year.
LocHal Public Library by Civic Architects turns a former locomotive hangar into an urban condenser
Lochal Library by Civic Architects hosts co-working spaces, conference rooms, education spaces and a large city hall thrive in a former locomotive hangar in the Netherlands.
GEO-DESIGN: JUNK Design Academy Eindhoven graduates focus on junk networks as the design ultimate and most urgent global resource
From satellite graveyards to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The ‘GEO-DESIGN: Junk’ exhibition explores global junk networks of discarded things and the new realities and potentialities of waste.
De StraatMakers exhibition maps the urban colours of Eindhoven residents’ favourite venues
De StraatMakers collaborative installation, Atelier NL has invited Eindhoven’s residents to collect soil samples in their favourite urban places “to reflect on the unique characteristics of the very place we call home”.
Dutch Design Week 2019: 15 exhibitions and installations on show
A diner made from waste materials and discarded design parts, kinetic light installations in a former church and lamps made from recycled plastic printed on textile by a robot arm. 15 highlights at Dutch Design Week 2019.
ASICS’ new HQs by Powerhouse Company were designed to stimulate physical activity
Millennial’s friendly interior design for ASICS’ Amsterdam headquarters proactively ensures the wellbeing of employees and visitors, sustainably.
Moooi’s 2019 products launch strategy goes beyond Milan
Singing chandeliers and ‘walking on clouds’ rugs. Moooi’s 2019 exhibition in Milan unveils few new products within a smaller location. This year, the company is set to introduce new collections at other design events across the globe.
LE FEMMES DE DELFT: Flemish renaissance meets tattoo art
LE FEMMES DE DELFT series by Meisterwerke brings together Vermeer, tattoo and iconic Dutch ceramic design.