With one month to go before this year’s Graduation Show kicks off, we are excited to officially launch the show! Between 18th - 26th October, during Dutch Design Week, visitors will experience more than 200 Bachelor and Master graduate projects that address a wide range of social, environmental, and technological concerns, creating insights, caution, curiosity, and enthusiasm about the future they see ahead of them.
Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for more #GS25 updates!
Dr Ramon Amaro is appointed as the new Creative Director of Design Academy Eindhoven.
As of 1 September, he will succeed Joseph Grima, who held the position from 2017 to 2025, having completed his second and final four-year term. Amaro will work closely alongside Raf De Keninck, who will become DAE’s General Director and Chair.
Read the full interview between Dr Amaro and Nadine Botha, artistic researcher, curator, editor and Head of Social Design MA at DAE, via the DAE website.
DAE would like to congratulate our newest group of MA Graduates! In June, we hosted the MA Graduation Ceremony, where 78 MA students were officially welcomed as graduates of Design Academy Eindhoven!
You can read the full recap of the event, written by Brandon Chow, via our website.
Congratulations again to all the graduates, we are looking forward to showcasing their brilliant projects during Dutch Design Week in October!
https://www.designacademy.nl/page/8406/dae-celebrates-the-class-of-2025-ma-graduates
The Foundation Year is designed for prospective students who want to explore their relationship with design and prepare themselves to apply for to study on the Bachelor programme.
Starting September 2025, this year-long course runs on 26 Saturdays at DAE and offers hands-on experience with our tutors, tools, and teaching methods. Perfect for anyone looking to strengthen their skills before applying to our Bachelor’s program. Check out our website for further info!
Graphics by Jennifer Carniel
There is still time to go visit the exhibition at the Glassroom: Making, a collaborative show featuring alumni who began their creative journeys at Sint Lucas and continued at Design Academy.
Till 29 June, presented in the windows of the shared space in Heuvel Galerie in Eindhoven, the show invites passersby to reflect on all the variations of making within the design process, from everyday objects to systems and stories!
In the image: Wassalon by Manon van Hoeckel
Join us for Designing together: how co-design is reshaping space with POoR Collective @poor_collective
The lecture will be followed by a Q&A. Open to all — register now to reserve your spot!
Thursday, June 12
19h00–20h30 (Walk-in 18h45)
Auditorium, 3rd Floor of DAE – stairs up to it from the 2nd floor, near DAE’s reception
Register here: https://designacademyeindhoven.artsvp.com/6f0c5b
Design: @allesisey & @emmaitria
Print: @karinborovcov
Design Academy Eindhoven is once again collaborating with @campus.mana!
Together, we developed DESIGN FUTURES: Essentials for Future Designers, a preparatory program taking place from July 7 to 20, 2025 at Campus MaNa in Burgundy, with teachers from DAE to help you build your portfolio during a 14 days summer program.
Go to campusmana.com for further information and register!
Image and videos courtesy of Campus MaNa ✨
Open until the 30 June: Making, a collaborative exhibition by Design Academy Eindhoven and SintLucas.
Presented in the windows of the Heuvel Galerie, the show invites passersby to reflect all the variations of making within the design process, from everyday objects to systems and stories.
The works appearing above are:
Love is in the Hair by Savine Schoorl
Camber Stool by Paul Coenen
Krijt-je-Rijk by De Reuringdienst
Stacked Formations by Rino Claessens
Curated by Job van den Berg!
Over four seasons, students of The Morning Studio had the opportunity to explore Smissenbroek with the support of TimeLab!
Each project responded to local materials, systems, and stories. This living experiment brought to design sustainable, site-specific outcomes which were presented in a curated exhibition shaped by hands-on research, real needs, and collective insight at Nieuw Zwanenburg in Oisterwijk.
On our website the full article by Sean Fisher!
Images by courtesy of Tessa Blokland
