THE PROJECT NEXT GEN DESIGN BRINGS TOGETHER 5 BIG INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PLATFORMS AND ANNUAL FESTIVALS
The project offers informal training to young designers in the form of masterclasses, residencies and a range of promotional and educational activities for the design sector and general audience in order to raise awareness on designer’s and consumer’s responsibility in the context of the Green Deal.
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NEXT GEN DESIGN at Dutch Design Week 2026
From 19 to 23 October 2026, What Design Can Do brings NEXT GEN DESIGN to Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. The programme has three parts: a residency for young designers, a touring exhibition and two EDU Talks. The exhibition and the EDU Talks are open to the public. The residency is a closed programme. NEXT […]
Next Gen Design “Futures Worth Living” Traveling Exhibition Arrives in Barcelona
50 projects by a new generation of European designers come together at UNDERGROUND BDW during Barcelona Design Week 2026. This October, the Next Gen Design Traveling Exhibition: “Futures Worth Living” arrives in Barcelona, bringing together 50 projects that explore how design can contribute to more just, resilient and regenerative futures. The exhibition reflects the ideas, […]
What Design Can Do – NEXT GEN DESIGN PROGRAMME
From 19 to 23 October 2026, What Design Can Do brings NEXT GEN DESIGN to Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. The programme consists of a residency for young designers, a touring exhibition and two EDU Talks. The exhibition and the EDU Talks are open to the public; the residency is a closed programme. NEXT GEN […]
Save the Date – What Design Can Do hosts NEXT GEN DESIGN at Dutch Design Week 2026
19–23 October 2026 Next Nature Museum, Eindhoven During Dutch Design Week 2026, What Design Can Do presents the NEXT GEN DESIGN exhibition at Next Nature Museum. This year DDW’s theme is R.A.W. (Rebel Authentic Worth), which embraces the unpolished, the exploratory and the experimental. NEXT GEN DESIGN is a three-year European programme of design competitions, […]