Suited Case by Erik De Nijs

Dutch Design Week 09: in Eindhoven this week graduate designer Erik De Nijs of Nieuwe Heren presents a set of suitcases that can be combined to form a sofa when not in use. (more…)

(In)visible Membrane by Sonja Bäumel

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Dutch Design Week: Austrian masters graduate Sonja Bäumel presents a body of work at Design Academy Eindhoven’s Graduation Galleries exhibition this week, exploring how bacteria on human skin could be harnessed to create clothing that reacts to the environment. (more…)

Baked by Formafantasma

Dutch Design Week 09: Italian design graduates Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma present a series of baked objects at an exhibition in Eindhoven this week. (more…)

Wolplamuur by Heleen Klopper

Dutch Design Week 09: Amsterdam designer Heleen Klopper has been awarded the €5,000 “incentive prize” at Doen Materiaalprijs 2009 for her system for mending holes in woolen fabric. (more…)

Seam Chair and Bench by Chris Kabel

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Dutch Design Week: Dutch designer Chris Kabel has won the €15,000 Doen Materiaalprijs 2009 for a chair and bench made entirely of polypropylene fabric. (more…)

Minimal Dresses by Digna Kosse

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Dutch Design Week: graduate designer Digna Kosse presents a series of dresses made of the smallest amount of fabric at the Design Academy Eindhoven Graduate Galleries exhibition this week. (more…)

Badkast by Anna van der Lei

Dutch Design Week 09: graduate designer Anna van der Lei presents a wooden closet containing a bath at the Design Academy Eindhoven this week. (more…)

Hoog en Droog by Jephte Francissen

Dutch Design Week 09: at Designhuis in Eindhoven this week Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jephte Francissen presents a system for storing items in crates overhead. (more…)

FlexVaas by Vij5

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Dutch Design Week 09: FlexVaas, a vase that comes with three swappable tops to accommodate different types of flowers, won the Best Consumer Product category for designers Vij5 at the Dutch Design Awards on Saturday. (more…)

A Drop of Water and Bioplastic Planter by Bas van der Veer

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Dutch Design Week 09: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bas van der Veer has won the prize for best project at the school’s Graduation Galleries exhibition, which opened in Eindhoven yesterday. (more…)