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Dutch Design Foundation is convinced that designers provide an essential contribution to making our world a more beautiful, sustainable and social place. We are optimistic but we also recognise the current issues and how serious they are. We believe in the forward thinking and action of designers and create space for this in the following programmes:

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Co/Labs

Drinkable Nature

How can we make the invisible visible, so that people reconnect with water and nature and take shared responsibility for a healthy living environment?

Restoring Balance Together

This Co/Lab explores, together with Heijmans and relevant system partners, how we can engage stakeholders in the water challenge in a compelling and tangible way.

Building for Wellbeing

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Designing collective self-reliance in Mierlo-Hout (North Brabant)

  • Coalitions

Open Call | Future-proof care for older people

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New jury for Dutch Design Awards

  • Coalitions

Co/Lab Drinkable Nature: working towards a future in which nature is drinkable again

  • Coalitions

From the publicatie How Design Works: Pretty Plastic

  • Awards

Nominations open for Dutch Design Awards 2026 – Emerging Talent

  • DDW

DDW call for entries is now live

  • Coalitions

Heijmans starts two Co/Labs

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