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Dutch Design Week 2018 is a wrap!

Check out the DDW18 flashback

There are too many highlights to cover, but check out a new area recap video every day to get an idea. We’ll share a new area each day!

Some Highlights
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G18, Graduation Show 2018
Sat 20 Oct - Sat 27 Oct in Hallen by Design Academy Eindhoven
Exhibition Product Spatial Graphic Digital Art Industrial Service Interior Social Fashion Process Gaming Research Health Mobility Technology Circular Bio Food Education Craft Speculative Concepts
New Collection and Presentation
Hele week in Piet Hein Eek by Piet Hein Eek
Product Art Exhibition Creative Products
Embassy of Health
Hele week in Innovation Powerhouse by World Design Event
Exhibition Product Service Innovative Projects Spatial Digital Industrial Social Research Health Mobility Technology Bio Food Education
Mind the Step
Hele week in Klokgebouw | Hall 2 by Universities of Technology Eindhoven, Delft & Twente
Exhibition Product Innovative Projects
Thank You For The Sun
Hele week in Markt by VANTOT, Sander Wassink, Job vd Berg
Exhibition Product Spatial Art Social Mobility Technology Artistic Expressions
DDW18 design routes
Did you see the DDW Design Routes this year? Take a look here and find out more about the routes, the special locations & interesting stories of designers!
Check the routes

We made a daily short area recap of DDW18. Check out the stories, photos and videos of Strijp-S, Sectie-C, Downtown, Central, Hallenweg, Strijp T+R, Campina and Plan-B.

Magazine

Daily Design Area Recap: CENTRAL

28 Oct, 2018
Eindhoven Dutch Design Week Recap
O no, just one more day to enjoy #DDW18! For today, we explored the area that runs from Eindhoven Station to the NRE site, an area that can be comfortably explored on foot.
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Daily Design Area Recap: SECTIE-C

27 Oct, 2018
Eindhoven Dutch Design Week Recap
Did you know that the festival consists of eight design areas? Every day, we take you to a different area and share exhibitions, experiences and stories. Today, Sectie-C!
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Daily Design Area Recap: CAMPINA

26 Oct, 2018
Eindhoven Dutch Design Week Recap
Did you know that the festival consists of eight design areas? Every day, we take you to a different area and share exhibitions, experiences and stories. Today we will take you to the newest design hotspot of DDW, the Campina site!
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Daily Design Area Recap: PLAN-B

25 Oct, 2018
Eindhoven Dutch Design Week Recap
Did you know that the festival consists of eight design areas? Every day, we take you to a different area and share exhibitions, experiences and stories. Today, we visit Plan-B!
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Daily Design Area Recap: DOWNTOWN

24 Oct, 2018
Eindhoven Dutch Design Week Recap
DDW consists of eight design areas and of course the city centre is one of them! The area stretches from the PSV-stadium to the Van Abbemuseum and offers something for everyone. Let’s go downtown and explore!
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Daily Design Area Recap: Hallenweg

23 Oct, 2018
Eindhoven Dutch Design Week Recap
Day three of DDW! Did you know that the festival consists of eight design areas? Every day, we take you to a different area and share exhibitions, experiences and stories. Today, we meet and mingle with the designers of the Hallenweg.

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Winnaar De Toekomstbouwers 2018: Lex Hoefsloot
28 Oct, 2018
On Saturday evening 27 October, Lex Hoefsloot won the 'VPRO Toekomst Bouwdepot' (ed. building deposit) of €10,000 with his project Lightyear, a car entirely powered by solar energy.
Dutch Design Week Partner
Dutch Design Week 2018 shows vision of the future
28 Oct, 2018
Courtesy of 2,600 (inter)national designers, Dutch Design Week (DDW) can be seen as the lab of the future showcasing vision in conceptual and technological innovation as well as in the renewal of crafts and systems. DDW was spread over 120 locations where 355.000 professionals, industry representatives, governments, visitors and journalists enjoyed 499 exhibitions, lectures, tours and labs.
Dutch Design Week
MX3D Bridge wins Public Award at Dutch Design Awards 2018
28 Oct, 2018
The project MX3D Bridge by Joris Laarman Lab x MX3D has won this year’s Public Award at the Dutch Design Awards. With a narrow majority of the votes, the visitors of Dutch Design Week chose this project which signifies a breakthrough in the building sector.
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By Renault on 13 Nov, 2018

Mobility Partner
The future of electric driving
Renault is a forerunner in the field of 100% electric cars in Europe. In addition to developing new models, Renault invests extensively in a number of innovative collaborations with, a.o., the city council of Paris (France) and the municipality of Utrecht (The Netherlands).

By Dutch Design Week on 13 Nov, 2018

Hidden gem Social Eindhoven Dutch Design Week
Foundation We Are
With over 2600 participating designers, Dutch Design Week (DDW) in Eindhoven is the largest design festival in Northern Europe. Every year, Dutch Design Daily, Innovation Origins and Katja Lucas, programme manager DDW, pick nine designers that they think are this year’s hidden gems. In this article you can read all about Hidden Gem #1: Foundation We Are.