View the participating projects in The Labyrint!
“The path to the future is not a straight line, but an ongoing search and change of course.”
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This is what the Embassies will present at Dutch Design Week
It is almost time again, Dutch Design Week (DDW)! This year, the nine-day design festival takes place from 16 to 24 October, spread over more than 100 locations in Eindhoven! As of today, the DDW programme with all exhibitions and events is online at ddw.nl. What can you expect from World Design Embassies? Read it below!
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Seeing plastic as an opportunity at the Embassy of Rethinking Plastic
Plastic, it’s an environmental problem. At the same time, it is indispensable. We use it for medical products, in cars and the latex paint on our walls. Plastic cannot simply be ignored.
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Look in the (hairdressing) mirror at the Embassy of Inclusive Society
You don’t easily associate a visit to your hairdresser with Dutch Design Week (DDW). Nevertheless, the hair salon occupies a prominent place at this DDW. Every day a different Eindhoven hairdresser cuts the hair of visitors in the new Embassy of Inclusive Society.
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Better healthcare: ‘Everyone can make a difference’
How do we ensure a healthy society, now and in the future? That’s a huge question for which no one has an adequate answer. The Embassy of Health is investigating the possibilities.
Read moreWorld Design Embassies is a programme organised by Dutch Design Foundation and partners about societal challenges and the role that design plays in developing new perspectives and offering tangible, workable solutions.
Choose your Embassy
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Embassy of Inclusive Society
A plea for a more inclusive design field -
Embassy of Safety
Surprising safety – new behaviour for a safer society -
Embassy of Health
Chronic Health – vital changes for a caring society -
Embassy of Mobility
Healthy and liveable cities -
Embassy of Circular & Biobased Building
A biobased house as a starting point for a different value system -
Embassy of Water
Water cohabitation: how we live together with water -
Embassy of Food
The supermarket of the future -
Embassy of Rethinking Plastic
A new approach for plastics
