Sabine Marcelis's self-designed resin bathtub and three-metre-tall lava lamp feature in her Rotterdam family home, which she continuously reconfigures with her architect partner Paul Cournet. More about Sabine Marcelis's Rotterdam loft apartment is "forever evolving" with her life
Every year, some surprising throughlines emerge from the programme of Dutch Design Week. This time, contributing editor Rima Sabina Aouf spotted attempts to revive democracy and a proliferation of alien creatures. More about Five unexpected themes that emerged at Dutch Design Week 2025
Design Academy Eindhoven has announced that curator and educator Ramon Amaro will succeed architect Joseph Grima as creative director of the Dutch design school. More about Ramon Amaro appointed Design Academy Eindhoven creative director
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a micro home made from a section of a decommissioned wind turbine, created by Dutch design studio Blade-Made. More about "Many would love to live in this," says commenter
Dutch design studio Blade-Made has converted a section of a decommissioned wind turbine into a micro home featuring a simple, wood-lined interior and renewable solar-powered electricity. More about Blade-Made transforms former wind turbine into tiny house
As the inaugural Design Biennale Rotterdam takes over the Netherlands' second city, Dezeen has rounded up 10 standout projects from the 10-day event. More about "Depressed furniture" and Madagascan totem stools among highlights from Design Biennale Rotterdam
Design studio Atelier NL is finding new uses for some of the four million cubic metres of clay being unearthed by the widening of the Maas river in the Netherlands. More about Maas river widening provides clay for Atelier NL's ceramics and bricks
Dutch design duo Kiki & Joost has opened a public exhibition space attached to the pair's Eindhoven studio, allowing them to showcase their work in a more "open and free" way than in a traditional gallery. More about Kiki & Joost adds self-designed exhibition space to Eindhoven studio
Dutch designer Teun Zwets has created a Dutch Design Week exhibition featuring colourful, cartoonish furniture, a grotto-like bed and a bathroom made out of cardboard. More about Teun Zwets creates show home with glossy furniture and cardboard bathroom
A pop-up dining room at Dutch Design Week features the latest products from Social Label, an ethical design brand that creates work opportunities for makers with disabilities. More about Social Label marks 10 years of turning disadvantaged people into professional makers
On the eve of Dutch Design Week, 10 former recipients of the Dutch Design Awards have nominated 10 rising stars making waves across the Netherlands. More about Ten emerging Dutch designers to look out for at Dutch Design Week
Amsterdam-based Studio Lentala has designed the Rom & Lupa chairs to improve children's physical and mental health. More about Studio Lentala designs playful children's chairs to "enable active sitting"
Dutch architecture studio Overtreders W has created Stable Stack, a temporary cabin hotel built using straps and borrowed materials, in Veenhuizen, the Netherlands. More about Overtreders W constructs hotel cabin from locally sourced materials secured with straps
On the 30th anniversary of Droog's first show in Milan, founding member Richard Hutten has curated an exhibition celebrating the Dutch design movement and its lasting influence. More about "Droog is the last movement in design" says designer Richard Hutten
Dutch designer Antoine Peters has developed a technique for making textiles that appear to change or move when viewed from different angles. More about Antoine Peters creates optical illusions with Lenticular Weave textiles
Dutch celebrity designer Jan des Bouvrie, known for creating the iconic Cube sofa and introducing white, minimalist interiors to the Netherlands, has passed away at the age of 78 after a multi-year battle with prostate cancer. More about "Grandmaster of the white interior" Jan des Bouvrie dies aged 78
Books, plates and glasses are engulfed by the squishy shelves of Dutch designer Dewi van de Klomp's Soft Cabinets, which are made from foam rubber in a bid to bring more attention to the "overlooked" material. More about Dewi van de Klomp's foam furniture morphs and sags in response to its contents
Droog co-founder Renny Ramakers looks back at how the influential design platform shook up the industry in the 1990s in the latest talk in our ongoing collaboration with Friedman Benda for VDF. More about "It just happened; there was no plan," says Droog co-founder Renny Ramakers
Dutch designers Iris van Daalen and Ruben Thier's The Plastic Mine is a series of home accessories made from plastic clumps gathered from a factory floor. More about Thier & van Daalen's The Plastic Mine homeware reveals hidden patterns in factory waste
Unusual, innovative and avant-garde approaches to seating were among the highlights of Dutch design fair Object Rotterdam, which took place earlier this month. Anna Winston picks six of the most intriguing chairs from the annual event's crop of up-and-coming talent. More about Six alternative approaches to seating from Object Rotterdam 2020