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Second edition Forward Furniture is an exhibition curated by Liv Vaisberg in collaboration with Dutch Design Week, dedicated exclusively to contemporary furniture design. Returning for its second edition following a successful debut in 2025, the exhibition brings together emerging and established designers, galleries and editors from around the world.

Apply to the Forward Furniture open call at Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2026. Independent designers, galleries and collectives are invited to present a cohesive collection of three furniture pieces. From unique objects to prototypes and limited editions, Forward Furniture offers a platform for distinctive collectible and signature design. Applications are open until 31 August 2026.

As a Design Guide, you play an important role in the visitor experience. You lead Design Tours, guiding groups through the programme and making the stories behind the work visible, accessible and relevant. It’s an opportunity to deepen your knowledge, meet new people and expand your professional network. At the same time, you contribute to how design is experienced and understood during DDW. Dutch Design Week takes place this year from Saturday, October 17 to Sunday, October 25, 2026.

A sense of change is in the air. Systems are shifting, and old certainties are giving way to new possibilities. We live in a world that appears increasingly polished: smoothed out, optimised, filtered and packaged into something that feels controllable. Yet beneath that polished surface, life unfolds. It rebels, challenges, grows and gives rise to something new. That is where things are raw and authentic. That is where R.A.W. (Rebel Authentic Worth) begins.

Een gevoel van verandering hangt in de lucht. Systemen verschuiven en oude zekerheden maken plaats voor nieuwe mogelijkheden. We leven in een werkelijkheid die steeds maakbaarder lijkt te worden: geoptimaliseerd, gefilterd en verpakt tot iets dat controleerbaar lijkt. Lijkt. Want onder die maakbare laag, daar is het echt. Daar rebelleert het, groeit het en ontstaat iets nieuws. Daar is het rauw en authentiek. Daar is het R.A.W. (Rebel Authentic Worth).

From 17 to 25 October, Eindhoven transforms into a city of experimentation and new perspectives, where designers present their work to a global audience. Dutch Design Week (DDW) invites designers to set the course of the future. Projects can be submitted by 16 June. With this Call for Entries we call on the full spectrum of the field—from the speculative to the industrial, the research-driven to the hands-on.

This will be the main topic of the fourth edition of the DESIGN LIVE TALK at Secrid HQ on December 11. During this event, Mel van Dijk ((un)woven), Eden Harrison (Carbon Cell), Itika Gupta (Dungselabs & Daily Dump), Reinier Bosch (Solarix) and Secrid founders René van Geer and Marianne van Sasse van Ysselt will dive into the challenges and opportunities of Intellectual Property in today’s design landscape, where creativity, responsibility, and innovation intersect.

This milestone edition brought together our creative community to reflect on 25 years of design, dialogue, and progress. We don’t wait for the future: we shape it together. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved alongside our community: the diversity of design and conversation, the new connections formed, and the sense of collective momentum built over nine inspiring days. Designers continue to show how creativity drives change, shaping both the design of the future and the future of design.

Bas van de Poel As Innovation Director and co-founder of Modem, Bas van de Poel explores what’s next for design education — at a time when everything is shifting. In an era shaped by political tension and the rapid rise of AI, he questions how we teach, learn, and imagine as designers. His programme looks beyond the classroom, asking what kind of creative mindset the future truly needs. A design studio is more than the work it produces.

Skip to main content 17-25 October 2026 dutch design week, 17-25 oktober 2026 eindhoven Mission Days - Dutch Design Week 2024 © Almicheal Fraay From Monday, 20 October, to Friday, 24 October, Dutch Design Week explores urgent social themes through the lens of design. Mission Days is where designers, thinkers, and professionals come together to explore, question, and work towards change. Share your vision, expand your network, and get inspired by the power of design.