21/10/2026
Somewhere between Cottage and Terrace, there’s Eindhoven. And this week, the city has quite a lot on its mind.
Dutch Design Week brings together designers, artists and creative studios. Nine days of fresh perspectives on furniture, textiles, materials and just about everything in between. Less about the finished product, more about the ideas, experiments and unexpected discoveries behind it.
A few names on our radar and for good reason:
Kiki & Joost, whose exhibition COMMENTS brings together sculptural design, contrasting artistic voices and a rather interesting mix of materials. Teun Zwets, who decided one new collection simply wasn’t enough and made 50 entirely different chairs instead. Martens & Martens x BYBORRE, translating Karel Martens’ unmistakable graphic language into knitted textiles, where colour, rhythm and texture take on a whole new dimension. And Paul Coenen, who takes simple experiments with paper and turns them into furniture and objects made from sheet metal, proving that an interesting idea doesn’t always need a complicated starting point.
Different approaches, but something we particularly appreciate: an eye for the unexpected, a curiosity for materials and a willingness to question how things are made.
So, still wondering what to do this week? Consider Eindhoven your next stop. Especially if you appreciate good design and the stories behind it.
Dutch Design Week | DDW in Eindhoven until 25 October.
