Programme

The Nettle Project

Rediscovering the value of the stinging nettle in a plant centered, bioregional approach.

FLOCC: closed-loop cotton flock fibre

FLOCC is a Scotland-Netherlands collaboration with MYB Textiles, transforming cotton textile waste clips into natural flock fibre.

Keeping it Local

CalmCave: Interactive furniture to help you unwind

An interactive piece of furniture designed for public spaces, supporting relaxation and unwinding in overstimulating environments.

XYZ furniture series

The operation of the construction can be traced back to the three dimensions, the x, y and z axis, when you block them, a construction is created.

From Waste to Sneakers

This project designs sneakers from industrial waste, addressing the waste-resource paradox and exploring scalable blueprints for circular production.

Designstudio vd Mortel. Idea to design, design to Story

Open Studio

The Design (of the Practice) is the Practice

Sample selection from Fashion Tech Farm

Breathe Kritisk

Critical design on trust and loss of control for health informatics

CropKit – Smart Farmer-Centric Toolkit Ecosystem for Small Farms

CropKit is a modular agricultural tool ecosystem that empowers farmers with technologies to support autonomy, resilience, and ecological stewardship.

Artefacts

Dion Lee x Knitwear Lab collaboration

Fragments of Wonder

A new reflection: from local shards to design.

GBO Innovation Makers. The Brainport Design Studio

4TU Design United Expo

Less Hope More Action! Let’s not be paralysed by ecological crises and threats to democracy; let’s ACT with optimism.

Universität der Künste Berlin - tools for tomorrow

How can we shape our future environment and make positive contributions through the assets we have as designers?

Shift happens - wear your keyboard!

Wearing a keyboard and mouse can be very liberating, however tricky to design

A Play of Shapes and Colours

A Play of Shapes and Colours, Studio Kars en Boom in collaboration with Studio Mirte and Studio Wantia

IED Istituto Europeo di Design – Rural Futures

Dutch Dreams

Everyday stories, surreal visions and fashion collide in a portrait of Dutchness in this dreamlike journey through the polders.

FLEX/design. The Power of Multiplying

Batu dan Banjir

Material Erosion in Contemporary Photography and Textile Design.

RE:TWIST– Recycled Material and Design from Taiwan

Collect the Natural and Recycle Materials from Taiwan, providing a new asking to the future

Avans District 2035