Quick Facts
- Started as a non-commercial fair in 2002
- There were 50,000 visitors in 2007
- There was a "do not disturb exhibition" in 2004
- The exhibition has become truly commercial
- The basic character of the exhibition is an industrial one
Expert summary
The Dutch Design Week is an annual event dedicated to Dutch design. It is hosted in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. It is organized in the second week of October every year. It is usually a one-week exhibition with several venues. Among the many venues the most popular one is the Faculty of Industrial Design of the Technical University of Eindhoven. The hosting companies are Philips, Philips Design, and DAF. Eindhoven is aspiring to become the national industry and design capitol. The Dutch Design Week, called DDW, is organized to communicate the phenomenal progress Eindhoven and its companies have achieved. It is an organization called Design Platform Eindhoven (DPE) that is at the head of the organizational efforts.Recommended content
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Dutch Design Week
From October 20 through October 28, 2007, Eindhoven will be the inspiring platform for the sixth large-scale annual Dutch Design Week. The theme of Dutch Design Week 2007 will be ’Design Works’. -
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dutch designer shows "2007 couture collection" part1
Addy van den Krommenacker a very famous fashion designer from Holland, shows his "2007 couture collection" He creates beautiful evening dresses. -
dutch designer shows "2006 couture collection" part 3
Addy van den Krommenacker a very famous fashion designer from Holland, shows his "2006 couture collection" He creates beautiful evening dresses.
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Real Dutch Design 0607
This edition of the Dutch design book is the only real cross-section of the Dutch design sector. -
HD: Holland Design--New Graphics
Hd is a bang-up encyclopedic survey of young designers working in Holland -
False Flat: Why Dutch Design is so Good
This book showcases the dynamism of contemporary Dutch design and, through a detailed exploration of the country's geography, culture, and history, defines its particularities as a manifestation of things intrinsically "Dutch."
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