Dutch Design Foundation

Visit #DDW24 with these ten must-sees by VPRO! 💥

Discover the Power of Creativity and Social Design in Ondernemend Eindhoven 's Entrepreneur's breakfast during Dutch Design Week. Join on Thursday, 24 October, in Kazerne and strengthen your network with designers and entrepreneurs, as well as the nominees for the Social Design Talent Award! Take this chance to connect! 👉 Sign up via bit.ly/3U7XWb2 . . . Social Design Talent Award 2024 celebrates innovative student projects tackling critical social issues, including social inclusion and equal treatment, mental health and well-being, accessibility and physical limitations, environment and sustainability, and inequality and socio-economic issues. Nominees are from Design Academy Eindhoven, Industrial Design TU/e and St. Lucas and get a chance to win a prize that helps them realize their project.

🌱 Don’t miss an inspiring lecture by Julia Watson, author of Lo—TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism, on Saturday, 19 October at the Van Abbemuseum. The lecture will focus on the integration of Indigenous knowledge into contemporary design. Register now via 👉 bit.ly/3A1Ybxu Julia Watson, who is one of the newly appointed beacons of Dutch Design Week, was recently a featured guest in VPRO Tegenlicht: Building with the Famer—a special focusing on pioneering work with natural, local materials in the circular transition. Make sure to rewatch the special on VPRO via 👉bit.ly/3zH6YVK “While Western science often isolates knowledge into distinct categories, Indigenous communities have long known that everything is in conversation,” says Watson. This holistic perspective has led to the development of water-based technologies that are climate-resilient and adapt to their environments in ways that Western infrastructures struggle to emulate. 🎥 VPRO Tegenlicht.

De Publieke Ontwerppraktijk (PONT) is looking for a communications officer to join the team! Will you be our new temporary proactive colleague willing to commit four days a week to increase the reach and impact of the PONT programme? Interested? Apply before 21 October, 2024. https://lnkd.in/ejQ9gjNZ Start date: between 16 December, 2024 and 13 January, 2025. End date: March 28, 2025 - 0.8 FTE. With mutual satisfaction and sufficient work, extension is negotiable. Proficiency in Dutch is required.

Meet us at the intersection of REAL UNREAL during Dutch Design Week 2024. 💥 Only two weeks to go until #DDW24 kicks off! Get ready to dive into a world of fresh perspectives and cutting-edge design. 👾 Visit DDW.nl for more details on this year's theme and to preview the full programme.

Design Tours: Groundbreaking innovations and new perspectives. 👀 Find your match at ddw.nl/en/tours

🔔 Last two weeks to book your Design Tours! Ensure you make the most of Dutch Design Week 2024 by choosing the perfect tour for you and your team. Book before 25 September and prepare to dive into the future of design with insights from an expert Design Guide, giving you an inside look at groundbreaking innovations and new perspectives. 👀 Find your match at ddw.nl/en/tours.

Wake up, Early Bird! ⏲️🥚 🐣 Until 9 September, you can secure your Early Bird tickets for a special price. Be quick: the Early Bird discount is only available for this limited time. bit.ly/3B0MxmE

Dutch Design Foundation is excited for the upcoming four years! With positive advice from the Dutch Council for Culture and the Province of North Brabant, the future looks bright! The Dutch Council for Culture advises the Minister of Education, Culture and Science that Dutch Design Foundation should remain in the cultural Basic Infrastructure. The minister will soon make a definitive decision. Besides that, the Advisory Committee for Professional Arts North Brabant has recommended that the application made by Dutch Design Foundation under the Subsidy Scheme for Contemporary Culture North Brabant should be granted. Read more about what’s written in the advice report of the Council for Culture here: https://lnkd.in/edcRdsnc We would like to thank the council and committee for their positive advice. We’re looking forward to the next four years full of design. Provincie Noord-Brabant Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap

Freelance job opportunity! Design Works (World Design Embassies and What if Lab) is looking for a Content Producer! In these programmes, the focus is on deploying the power of design for social issues around themes such as mobility, safety, sustainability, health, food, circular economy and inclusiveness. In this role, you will be responsible for Design Works' content strategy and production. You will develop formats for copy, audio, photography and video and ensure that these are handled with the right (production) partners. Seems like a good fit for you? Find the full vacancy here: https://lnkd.in/e_uP3sHP