Don Kwaning makes furniture and packaging from wetland weed
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Don Kwaning has created an ecological packaging material from the pith of a fast growing plant called soft rush. More
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See-Eat-Through is a set of tableware that visually impaired people can perceive
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Aurore Brard has created tableware featuring coloured accents, designed to help visually impaired people dish up the correct amount of food and drink. More
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Kuang-Yi Ku proposes creating hybrid animal organs for use in Chinese medicine
The Tiger Penis Project is a speculative design that proposes using synthetic biology to create organs that can replace the animal products used in traditional Chinese medicine, including parts from endangered species. More
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Paperthin stool celebrates "the essence of the classic tin can"
The "desirable" aesthetic of a standard mass-produced tin can has informed the shape of this stool designed by Lennart and Lauren Leerdam. More
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Responsive Furniture expands and contracts according to users' needs
Design Academy Eindhoven graduates Christian Hammer Juhl and Jade Chan have created a series of whimsical furniture items that respond to people's changing requirements. More
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Anna Aagaard Jensen's A Basic Instinct chairs reinvent "manspreading" for women
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Anna Aagaard Jensen has designed a series of chairs to challenge social norms and encourage women to claim more space with their bodies. More
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Ellie Birkhead uses human hair and manure to make region-specific bricks
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Ellie Birkhead has developed a process of brick making that incorporates local waste products from the Chiltern Hills, in an attempt to "forge a future for local industry". More
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Yellow Spot is a portable protest toilet for women
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Elisa Otañez has created a bight yellow, mobile toilet as a protest against the lack of public facilities for women in The Netherlands. More
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Design Academy Eindhoven students take over Milanese streets to explore how design impacts everyday life
Students from Design Academy Eindhoven temporarily revamped a pair of Milan streets, adding a coffee shop where customers have to grind beans themselves and a newspaper stand selling fake news. More
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"Turning away from the serious provides a welcome breath of air"
What were the key themes that emerged at Dutch Design Week 2017? We asked six graduates on Design Academy Eindhoven's design writing masters course to give their takes in essay form. Their answers include gigantism, post-humanism and absurdism, the latter exemplified by cushions based on Kim Kardashian's "butt-selfies". More
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Mirjam de Bruijn create tools to help desk workers improve their posture
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Mirjam de Bruijn has designed a series of decorative objects that can all be used to improve posture while working. More
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Fransje Gimbrere creates textile sculptures from natural fibres and recycled plastic
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Fransje Gimbrere has used a combination of natural and synthetic yarns to construct a collection of freestanding sculptures. More
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Dorota Gazy creates clothing and furniture for a lazy lifestyle
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Dorota Gazy has created a range of conceptual furniture and clothing designed for people whose bodies have been deformed by their sedentary lifestyles. More
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Animal blood used by Basse Stittgen to create series of small objects
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Basse Stittgen has used blood leftover from the meat industry to create a collection of small objects. More
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Soyoun Kim proposes using architecture to promote peace between North and South Korea
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Soyoun Kim wants to encourage more interaction between the citizens of North Korea and South Korea, by creating a series of architectural structures along the border. More
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Alice Bleton's bunker-like capsule offers an escape from busy city life
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Alice Bleton has designed a rooftop capsule to give city-dwellers a temporary retreat from their congested environment. More
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Milou Bergs' bicycle rack disappears into the pavement when not in use
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Milou Bergs has designed a bicycle rack that only pops-up when needed, as an alternative to the "eyesore" storage systems populating towns and cities. More
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Nienke Helder designs therapy tools for women recovering from sexual trauma
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Nienke Helder has created a set of sensory objects that can be used to rehabilitate women affected by sexual abuse. More
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10 designers to watch from the Design Academy Eindhoven class of 2017
Dutch Design Week drew to a close this weekend and, as usual, the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition was one of the highlights. Design editor Alice Morby has selected 10 of the most promising students from the show. More
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Shahar Livne uses waste plastic to create Lithoplast, a precious material of the future
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Shahar Livne has created a clay-like material using discarded plastic that could be mined by future civilisations. More