Design Updates

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. 

The upcoming lecture 'Architecture Now: Connected Architecture' (Pakhuis de Zwijger) is all about the exploration of the impact of connected architecture and infrastructure. How can we use connected space to create happier, more sustainable places? An inspiring evening on tech, design, ethics and making better places with among others Dutch Design Awards winner MX3D.

Are you a national or international artist, designer or media-maker with a fascination for creative technology? Does your work contribute to a dialogue about a positive future, new science-fiction or does it help our society in another way to go beyond conservatism? Sign up for the ACT Award.

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.

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.

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.