Ahead of the launch of our Good Design for a Bad World, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs asked: "Can design save the world?" In this response, Louise Schouwenberg argues that global issues can't be placed on the shoulders of guilt-ridden designers alone. More about "Designers can contribute to a better world, but not if we dictate how they do it"
Dezeen has teamed up with Dutch Design Week to present a late-night party with DJs and live performances in Eindhoven on Friday 27 October. More about Dezeen and Dutch Design Week party to feature electronic music collective OWOW and special guests
As part of Good Design for a Bad World, a series of talks we are hosting with Dutch Design Week, we will ask whether designers can help to solve climate change. Here are eight ideas already developed. More about Eight designs that respond to the threat of climate change
Can design tackle the really big problems facing the world? Or is design helping to cause these problems? Join Dezeen and Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven on 21 and 22 October, where these questions will be addressed in a series of free discussions. More about Good Design for a Bad World: details announced for free talks at Dutch Design Week 2017
A symposium taking place at Dutch Design Week later this month will discuss the rapid depletion of the world's sand reserves, which could leave supplies of the high-quality sand used in the glass industry exhausted within 20 years. More about Sand becomes "increasingly scarce and expensive", threatening glassmaking and construction
Dezeen promotion: an exhibition of Design Academy Eindhoven graduates, Dezeen's Good Design for a Bad World talks progamme, and a robot research centre are among the 600 events taking place during this year's Dutch Design Week. More about Dutch Design Week announces full programme for 2017 edition
Ahead of the launch of our Good Design for a Bad World initiative, Dezeen editor-in chief Marcus Fairs asks, can designers make a difference when it comes to global challenges like climate change, terrorism and political shocks? More about "Can designers save the world?"
Dezeen is teaming up with Dutch Design Week to launch a new platform exploring the ways designers are addressing the big problems facing the world. More about Dezeen and Dutch Design Week launch Good Design for a Bad World initiative
Dutch studios Bureau SLA and Overtreders W plan to use only responsible materials to build a temporary pavilion for this year's Dutch Design Week, including colourful shingles made of waste plastic, and components that will be returned after use. More about Dutch Design Week pavilion will feature recycled plastic shingles and borrowed materials
Design studio Atelier NL is calling on people to send them sand from around the world for a project they will present as ambassadors at this year's Dutch Design Week. More about Atelier NL calls for sand samples from all over the world to make region-specific glass
Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named the first-ever international ambassador for Dutch Design Week, alongside homegrown figures Winy Maas of architecture firm MVRDV, and design studio Atelier NL. More about Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs appointed as international ambassador for Dutch Design Week
This soft robotic pillow combats sleepless nights by "breathing" in and out as users hold it close. More about Robotic Somnox pillow gently "breathes" to soothe users to sleep
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Sooji Lee has created a hand-operated machine that painstakingly rewrites the Bodoni typeface in lowercase. More about Wooden machine produces "handwritten" version of Bodoni typeface
Design Academy Eindhoven is regarded as one of the most influential schools in the world, so much so that it placed third in our schools Hot List. We've rounded up eight of the most promising designers from this year's graduation show, which took place during Dutch Design Week. More about Eight graduates to watch from the Design Academy Eindhoven class of 2016
Christien Meindertsma's Flax chair has won two Dutch Design Awards for its innovative use of flax fibre combined with bioplastic. More about Christien Meindertsma designs biodegradable chair using flax and bioplastic
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tamara Orjola's Forest Wool stools and carpets are made from processed pine needles left over from the timber industry. More about Tamara Orjola makes furniture and textiles using pine needles
Eindhoven-based designer WooJai Lee has turned recycled paper into bricks that can be used to build furniture. More about WooJai Lee turns recycled newspaper into PaperBricks building blocks
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Nicolette Bodewes has created a tactile toolkit designed to be used in psychotherapy sessions. More about Tools for Therapy encourage people to open up about their emotions
This LED pendant by Dutch designer Teresa van Dongen is powered by living organisms that require regular feeding. More about Teresa van Dongen uses living organisms to power LED light
One-minute movie: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Yi-Fei Chen has designed a gun that collects tears, freezes them and then fires them as bullets, in response to a altercation with a tutor. More about Yi-Fei Chen designs a gun that collects tears and uses them as bullets