Kazerne Design Lab
Now on Show
Basic Instinct: Making–With
What drives us to keep creating and producing in an increasingly complex, fragile and unpredictable world? Humanity’s fascination with sparkle – the seduction of shine and the refuge of beauty – is as old as civilisation itself. But how do we translate that into symbiotic, responsible design that is beautiful, useful and more durable?
Annemoon Geurts, Creative Director, Kazerne Foundation: “We don’t interpret instinct as an individual urge, but as a shared impulse: to make with. Together with people, materials and ecosystems. Because nothing arises on its own. It’s important to show, from various angles, that both young and established designers, as well as small studios and large industries, are innovating from this perspective. With head and heart.”
Exhibitors like Lilian van Daal, Materia Futura and Thibault Philip show that sustainable materials don’t need to be beige and boring. Bright colours, surprising forms and aesthetic allure turn out to combine effortlessly with a careful, nature-inclusive approach to design.
Featuring: Back to the Flax (DAE students Primo Arets, Corentin Berthomé, Karin Borovcová, Guilain Delanoue, Mika Fuchs, Filip Kubiny, Fabio Lucietto, Monique Simon, Elisabeth Teje Duis, Linde van Vlijmen, Lucas van Vuuren), Alice Baker, Lilian van Daal, Fight, Flight or Freeze (Ukrain and Dutch Designers Alisa Aleksandrova, Denys Barabanza, Sofiia Bondar, Daryna Pasyuta, Tetiana Samiliv, Marjo van Schaik, Fulco Treffers, Jolanta Zarzycka), Anna Zoe Hamm, Fabio Lucietto & Emil Keller, Merel Karhof, Materia Futura (Paulina Martina, Beatriz Sandini, Alessia Pasquini) mo man tai (Paul Bas, Ulrike Jurklies) Isaac Monté x Staramaki, Maria Paloma, Jules Péan, Thibault Philip, Aaron Preyer, Jonathan Radetz, Rero Glass (Frederik Rombach), Floris Schoonderbeek & Mila van Lierop, Floris Schoonderbeek & Jeffrey van Houten, Antonia Schreiber & Luisa Gassmann, .unusual (Eric Klarenbeek, Maartje Dros) x Heijmans, VanTot (Esther Jongsma, Sam van Gurp), Vrienden (Eric Sloot).
Welcome to the World of Kazerne
Design is everywhere: everything around us has been designed – from products and services to systems that shape our daily lives and society. But how do designers create solutions that are not only beautiful, but also usable and durable? At Kazerne, you’ll experience this exploration up close. Where design, dining and dialogue meet, Kazerne Foundation connects makers, thinkers and doers. In a vibrant setting with rotating exhibitions, a hotel, restaurants, events like the EHV Innovation Café, as well as bookable meeting rooms, workshops and guided tours, every day you are able to experience the power of design to shape a sustainable future. Come see, eat, drink, stay, connect – and get inspired by the hopeful ideas for the world of tomorrow.
Visiting address
Paradijslaan 2-8
5611 KN Eindhoven
The Netherlands
Phone
+31 40 207 37 30
Website
Free entrance to visit the exhibition, no reservation needed.
To enjoy breakfast, lunch, drinks or dinner in ByDay Café, Restaurant Kazerne, or a Staycation in one of the eight luxury suites and lofts please book at Kazerne.com or call +31 40 207 37 30 for more information.