Dutch Design Week 2026

Dutch Design Week 2026 (DDW) is a nine-day design festival in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, bringing together designers, makers, studios, cultural organizations and visitors across the city. Rather than taking place in a single venue, DDW spreads exhibitions, installations, presentations, talks, workshops and other activities across dozens of locations throughout Eindhoven.

The 2026 edition explores the theme R.A.W. — Rebel Authentic Worth, focusing on unpolished, experimental and exploratory approaches to design. The festival looks at how designers challenge existing ideas, test new possibilities and respond to changing social, technological and environmental conditions.

Dutch Design Week 2026 takes place 17–25 October 2026 in Eindhoven.

About Dutch Design Week 2026

Dutch Design Week is one of the major design events in the Netherlands, presenting work from designers and studios across a wide range of practices. Its city-wide format means that visitors can explore different exhibitions, projects and events throughout Eindhoven rather than following a single central exhibition.

The 2026 edition brings together the broad range of design under the theme R.A.W. (Rebel Authentic Worth). DDW describes the theme as an invitation to embrace experimentation and challenge established ideas, with designers exploring how change takes shape.

What to Expect

DDW 2026 includes exhibitions, installations, presentations, talks, workshops, debates, meet-ups and other activities spread across Eindhoven.

The programme can be explored by day, location, subject and discipline, making it possible to build an itinerary around particular interests. Programme categories include perspectives such as Independent & Critical Design, Product & Craft Design, Service & Innovative Design, Signature & Collective Design, and Speculative & Social Design.

The 2026 programme also covers subjects including Digital, Ecology, Food, Habitat, Inclusion, Intelligence, Livability, Sustainability, Systemic and Virtual.

Some examples from the programme include exhibitions and projects at locations such as Sectie-C, Philips Museum, Van Abbemuseum, Piet Hein Eek and other venues around the city. The programme includes both exhibitions that can be visited throughout the festival and scheduled activities such as workshops, talks and walks.

2026 Programme

The DDW 2026 programme is now available and includes projects and participating designers across Eindhoven.

The official programme can be filtered by day and area, including Center, Strijp-S, Strijp T+R, Sectie-C, Station, West, Canal and Hallenweg. This makes the programme particularly useful for planning a route through the city.

Selected programme examples include:

• Philips Design. Soul & Science — a walk at the Philips Museum
• LANDING — presented by studio basse.
• The essential braid — a modular furniture project by Werkplaatssessies x KUMU
• Soft Monument: A Place to Pause — a circular installation using repurposed paragliding sails
• Decomposing Values Through Urushi — an exploration of Japanese lacquer and giving new value to discarded objects
• Your Delft Blue: A Contemporary Porcelain Workshop
• Het Nationaal Design Debat
• Het Parlement der Dingen at Van Abbemuseum

The programme continues to be updated, so visitors should check the official programme before planning their visit.

Who Is It For?

Dutch Design Week is relevant to designers, makers, students, creative professionals, design enthusiasts and anyone interested in new approaches to design.

Its broad programme means that visitors can explore everything from product and craft design to social, digital, experimental and critical design. The festival also provides opportunities to encounter work from different disciplines and perspectives in the same city-wide programme.

Tickets

A DDW ticket provides access to the festival’s ticketed locations for all nine days and includes access to the Design Rides.

As of September 27, the published early-bird prices are:

• Regular: €29.50
• Youth & Student: €17.50

The regular price increases to €32.50 and the youth/student price to €19.50 from October 11. Children aged 11 and under can visit DDW free of charge.

Some locations have separate admission fees. The official ticket information currently lists, for example, Kazerne (€5), Dutch Invertuals (€5), New Order of Fashion Lab (€2), and Philips Museum (€12.50).

Things to Know

City-wide festival: DDW takes place across dozens of locations throughout Eindhoven rather than at one central venue.

Plan your route: The programme spans different areas of the city, so checking locations and dates in advance can help you make the most of a visit.

Some activities are scheduled: While many exhibitions and projects can be visited during the festival, talks, workshops, walks and other activities take place at specific times.

Use the DDW app: The official app allows visitors to build a personal programme, save favourites and navigate between locations.

Attend Dutch Design Week

Interested in visiting Dutch Design Week?

For the complete programme, current ticket information, participating designers, locations and visitor information, visit the official Dutch Design Week website.

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Last verified: September 27, 2026