dutch design week, 17-25 oktober 2026 eindhoven

New Rocks – Columns

From dust to stone

Hosted by Jules Pean

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This project is part of
Basic Instinct: Making–With

Entrance fee

Free access with DDW ticket or entrance fee (€ 5,-)

Accessibility

Tactile
Free wifi available
Toilets available
Fully wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair friendly toilet available

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‘New Rocks’ is a material research project initiated in 2023, exploring hybrid biomaterials through geological processes.

Locally sourced residual materials from Luxembourg such as sediments, mining waste, minette iron ore, and construction debris, are hand-shaped and bound with natural agents like salt, starch and lime. These “new stones” become collectible design objects, biodegradable, modular column-shaped consoles that can be arranged in different heights and configurations. Their layered textures do not merely imitate erosion and growth but participate in these processes. New Rocks invites a rethinking of materiality, turning discarded rocks and materials into a resource and reconnecting them to nature through material experimentation and sculptural expression.

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programme.hosted_by.about Jules Pean

Jules Péan (b. 2001) is a Luxembourgish designer whose work blends craftsmanship and material experimentation. A graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven, he creates sustainable, artistic objects exploring emotional and tactile connections to materials.