Netherlands

Silk Quilted Plaids by Borre Akkersdijk and Piet Hein Eek

The designers present a range of richly patterned quilts made from fabrics left behind at an old tie factory. >
Hammered Bowls by Piet Hein Eek and Studio Floris Wubben

This collection of misshapen bowls captures the performative act of making. >
Music to your ears, eyes and nose

Joris Petterson's new-age speaker system emits lights and smells that match the tone of your music playlist. >
Technology and textiles, knitted together

Dutch designer Borre Akkersdijk has created an eye-catching suit that is a wearable connected platform – with technological applications way beyond that. >
A safer and speedier rescue

Spark Design and Innovation's inflatable raft uses an innovative tilting mechanism that makes it easier to pull rescue victims out of the water. >
A travel guide to social design

Dutch author Anne van der Zwaag hopes her new book will help businesses and governments see the power of design to address key challenges facing the world. >
SEA ME by Nienke Hoogvliet

This Dutch designer trades traditional textiles for yarn made from sea algae woven into a luxurious rug. >
First Smart Highway goes live

Daan Roosegaarde’s much-anticipated Smart Highway has been built on a stretch of the R329 in Oss, the Netherlands. >
On their knees

We Make Carpets, a trio of Dutch artists, recreates 50 of their 'temporary' carpets out of everyday objects for Dutch Design Week 2014. >
The face of the future

The overall winner of the Dutch Design Awards is 'Sweetie', a project that fights sex tourism online through an avatar that has the appearance of a young girl. >
The darlings of Dutch design

5 of our favourite projects by husband-and-wife team Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings, the official ambassadors of Dutch Design Week. >
Nikki Gonnissen: No more rotten tomatoes

The Amsterdam-based graphic designer tells us why she stepped out of her comfort zone to design for the Dutch Socialist Party. >
Bronze Age by Studio Tjep.

Frank Tjepkema's latest body of work conveys solidity even as it seems to be melting away. >
Max Kisman: Creating visual headlines

The Dutch typographer and illustrator's iconic posters "subtract the noise" but speak volumes. >
Cork & Felt rugs by Hella Jongerius

The Dutch designer's collection for Danskina breaks away from traditional materials and manufacturing techniques. >
Liselore Frowijn

This rising star of the Dutch fashion world creates complex garments that play off the clash of sportswear and luxury. >
Piet Oudolf – Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf takes us on a walk through the seasons and their perennial cycle of bloom and decay. >
Q&A: Studio Formafantasma

The Italian duo tell us how it works to design as a unit, their conceptual approach and experimenting with lava as a material. >
Nabasco

This future-forward, environmentally friendly material finds an artful application in a project by Dutch designer Ineke Hans. >
Blocks and Grid by Scholten & Baijings

Scholten & Baijings latest fabric collection reinterprets colour blocking as an exercise in subtle colour gradations. >
Lookbook: Our picks of the DDA finalists

Every year the Dutch Design Awards ferret out the most forward-thinking work produced in The Netherlands. We select our favourites. >
Experimental Jetset: A provocative spirit

The Dutch trio that make up the graphic design studio Experimental Jetset talk about the influence of various movements on their work. >
Lookbook: Anthon Beeke's KunstRAI Posters

We look back at the Dutch graphic designer's iconic posters for KunstRAI, the Dutch art fair, to see just how creative a portrait can be. >
Designer Q&A: Marije Vogelzang

Marije Vogelzang tells us about her favourite food memories and what it entails to be an "eating designer". >

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