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Dutch Design Week 2018 is a wrap!

Check out the DDW18 aftermovie

With over 2,600 (inter)national designers, showcasing their work spread over 120 locations throughout the city of Eindhoven, there was more to see at DDW18 than ever before. The aftermovie takes you through the eight different design areas as well as into the night to DDW Music Festival giving you a true taste of what DDW18 entailed.

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

All week in Piet Hein Eek by Piet Hein Eek

Product Art Exhibition Creative Products

Embassy of Health

All 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

All week in Klokgebouw | Hall 2 by Universities of Technology Eindhoven, Delft & Twente

Exhibition Product Innovative Projects

Thank You For The Sun

All 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.

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DDW18 Close-Up: Veem 17 Dec, 2018 
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During Dutch Design Week (DDW), Veem in Strijp-S offers space for young talent and designers with innovative ideas. It is also the perfect place for (international) schools and curated exhibitions, like the retrospective exhibition for the Dutch Design Awards winners. To look back on the wide variety of DDW exhibitions, DDW made a series of video specials in which we put some of the locations of #DDW18 in the spotlight. Next up: Veem.

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DDW18 Close-Up: Piet Hein Eek 10 Dec, 2018 
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Every year, Piet Hein Eek presents its new collection in the shop and showroom during Dutch Design Week (DDW). Besides, Eek selects several young designers to exhibit their work at his premises. Missed Piet Hein Eek this year? Don’t worry! DDW made a series of video specials in which we put some of the locations of #DDW18 in the spotlight. Next up: Piet Hein Eek.

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Daily Design Area Recap: CENTRAL 28 Oct, 2018 
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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 
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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 
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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!