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The power of Icelandic crystals are captured in the 101.86° light

Thomas Vailly and Laura Lynn Jansen examine the colourful nature of crystals to create layers of colourful illumination. >
Martijn Engelbregt: Breaking society out of its rut

Meet the ringmaster of Circus Engelbregt who oversees the delicate act of subverting social norms using design. >
Teresa van Dongen nominated for Dutch Young Designer Award

This year's three contenders in the young talent category of the Dutch Design Awards illustrate the depth and diversity of the county's next design generation. >
Bistro In Vitro serves up lab-grown meat

Virtual restaurant Bistro In Vitro serves up lab-grown flesh dishes in order to investigate the future of the meat industry. >
Hyko the polar bear will be your energy conscience

The colour-changing Hyko Bear turns environmental awareness into a playful game for the family. >
A new breed of musical instruments

Dutch designer Pieter-Jan Pieters and the OWOW team are putting musical controls into your hands – literally. >
Dutch students upcycle old KLM interior into new products

Students for the Design Academy Eindhoven turn discarded material from the KLM cabins into inventive new travel items. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: Marije Vogelzang

Food, a musical swing and red stockings populated our Instagram account as “eating designer” Marije Vogelzang took over. >
William Kentridge’s "Lulu" debuts at the Dutch National Opera

The South African artist brings a foreboding theatrical vision to Alan Berg’s famous liberetto piece. >
LABEL/BREED launches its first collection

Cast-iron lamps and a chair made of flax and wool are some of Dutch project LABEL/BREED’s first collaborative designs. >
The end of the hotel room as we know it

New hotel brand Zoku has prioritised design to create compact lofts better suited to today’s traveller’s needs. >
Droog's hardware will make you happy

The Dutch studio puts the fun into functional with an award-winning range of smile-inducing nuts and bolts. >
Argali and Dew by Hella Jongerius

Hella Jongerius’s two new rug designs will give handmade enthusiasts a reason to celebrate. >
#cocreateSA calls on designers again

The Dutch government goes for impact with a second project linking innovators from South Africa and the Netherlands to solve local challenges. >
Eating and shitting, Milan-style

Design Academy Eindhoven’s “Eat Shit” exhibition at Ventura Lambrate looks at the myriad ways our lives revolve around human waste. >
Hella Jongerius: I am a design pastor

The Dutch designer outlines six guiding principles for designers to embrace in order to regain a holistic approach to their work. >
Trailer: Hella Jongerius: I am a design pastor

The Dutch designer outlines six guiding principles for designers to embrace in order to regain a holistic approach to their work. >
Satyendra Pahkalé launches two designs in Milan

The Amsterdam-based designer’s new extendable glass table for FIAM and contemporary corseted chair for Poltrona Frau. >
Voting with your waste

A Dutch design collective has come up with a fun way to make festival-goers more conscious of their rubbish. >
Teresa van Dongen: Nature as a source of energy

Teresa van Dongen has created a lamp that requires no electrical current. It functions purely from the energy of ocean bacteria. >
Refugee Republic

A Dutch artist combines hand-drawn illustrations and documentary storytelling to convey real life in a refugee camp in Iraq. >
Q&A: Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe

The duo behind Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe may be partners in business and love, but their creative differences also fuel their work. >
The value of milk

A pop-up milk parlour in Amsterdam brings designers and milk farmers together to create a more sustainable dairy industry. >
Studio Formafantasma: Naivety is a great starting point

The Italian duo that makes up Studio Formafantasma tell us about their organic, collaborative way of working as designers. >

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