Programme

The Weight of What We Build

An immersive installation where materials speak, making the weight of construction tangible and inspiring new futures of design.

Picknick Trafo

How can resistance to transformer stations be turned into a place for dialogue?

The POTCAST

The universal space we never talk about

Use Like Play

Balancing ‘useful’ and ‘playful’, turning daily life into small adventures

SONIC MAZE

Enter the SONIC MAZE – Where Sound becomes Space

Burgeoning Symbiosis

A Delicate Balance of Tradition and Technology.

To My Celestial

The Hidden Taste Trail

Your exclusive and curated food & design day

Nature at the Table

An experimental gastronomy event where food, design, and nature come together.

Outsiders: Re-exploring Outdoor Spaces

Messy Futures

Messy Futures explores everyday life in 2050, where today’s mess becomes tomorrow’s possibility.

Onverdeelde Aandacht

An interactive installation

POLARIS - Spelen met polarisatie

For a healthy democracy, you need some friction!

Collectie Co

Functional art that sparks joy

HEMA ontwerpwedstrijd - 100 jaar jubileum editie

HEMA seeks tomorrow's design talent

Urgency Calling

Industrial Design and Systemic Design students from HTW Berlin presenting their projects, Bachelor and Master thesis

Our Digital Future

Five projects from Master Digital Design graduates investigating digital futures.

Moca Tableware

Moca Tableware is a ceramic brand by Studio Joachim-Morineau. It blends technology and craftsmanship through a custom-made dripping machine.

Rietveld Alumni 2025

Dutch Design Week x Rietveld Alumni 2025

Class of 25

The annual group exhibition featuring both Dutch and International design schools + the Avenue Of Fresh Perspectives.

Boxed In — Rethinking the Jewellery Box

Woven Bricks, ode to masonry

Flow follows

Basic Instinct: Making–With

Beauty and Symbiosis as a Necessity

BioBrew

A modular, low-cost wastewater treatment system for small coffee farms.

Materia Futura

Reconnect with wonder through a sensorial journey of biobased materials, where craft, XR, and imagination converge.