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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: Bio Art Laboratories 14 Jan, 2019 
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Hidden in a green realm in Strijp lies BioArt Laboratories, a repurposed historical military complex in a dense forest where the future is presente. A future in which technology and nature are merged into a symbiotic life form. Together with a group of carefully selected young talents, BioArt Laboratories tries to uncover the ties between nature, science and technology. Did you miss this location during During Dutch Design Week (DDW)? 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: BioArt Laboratories.

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DDW18 Close-Up: Warehouse of Innovation 07 Jan, 2019 
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During Dutch Design Week (DDW), the former V&D building in the city center of Eindhoven was transformed into the Warehouse of Innovation where, a.o., Modebelofte and the Embassy of Mobility showed their work. Did you miss the Warehouse of Innovation or just want to look back again? DDW made a series of video specials in which we put some of the locations of #DDW18 in the spotlight. Next up: Warehouse of Innovation.

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DDW18 Close-Up: Klokgebouw 31 Dec, 2018 
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The former Philips factory Klokgebouw is centrally located in the creative city district of Strijp-S. It is a favourite starting point for visitors of Dutch Design Week (DDW). To look back on Klokgebouw and other locations during DDW, DDW made a series of video specials in which we put some of the locations of #DDW18 in the spotlight. Next up: Klokgebouw.

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DDW18 Close-Up: Kazerne 24 Dec, 2018 
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Located in downtown Eindhoven, Kazerne is a cultural hotspot where the worlds of wine, dine, design, art and technology come together. During Dutch Design Week (DDW), it is the home of recent work by both leading and promising design talents. Do you want to re-visit Kazerne? No problem! DDW made a series of video specials in which we put some of the locations of #DDW18 in the spotlight. Next up: Kazerne.

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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.