Rob Scharff's Soft Robotics 3D-printed hand responds to human grip
Dutch Design Week 2015: Delft University of Technology graduate Rob Scharff has created a soft robotic limb that can shake hands with people. More
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Van Abbemuseum's Thing Nothing exhibition explores "the value of the physical object"
Dutch Design Week 2015: Eindhoven's Van Abbemuseum is hosting an exhibition that brings together experimental objects and installations from designers including Jólan van der Wiel, Studio Drift and MVRDV. More
Studio Drift installs moving Shylights in disused Eindhoven building
Dutch Design Week 2015: design firm Studio Drift has installed flower-like lamps, which randomly rise and fall as they "bloom", inside an empty Eindhoven factory (+ movie). More
Interactive online documentary Refugee Republic awarded twice at Dutch Design Awards 2015
Dutch Design Week 2015: agency Submarine Channel won two prizes at this year's Dutch Design Awards with its web narrative that presents life and experiences in a refugee camp. More
Floris Schoonderbeek's Groundfridge chills food without electricity
Dutch Design Week 2015: this spherical refrigerator by Dutch designer Floris Schoonderbeek is buried underground, keeping food cool without using electricity. More
Bird heads and leaping golfers adorn Jason Page's alternative golfing suits
Dutch Design Week 2015: golf outfits have received a graphic makeover from Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jason Page, whose collection of alternative attire is designed to make the sport more accessible. More
Bastiaan Buijs creates wind-up sex toy using hand-blown glass
Dutch Design Week 2015: this "aesthetically pleasing" glass vibrator by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bastiaan Buijs is powered by clockwork. More
Stefania Vulpi's Universal Unconditional platform lets people borrow citizenship
Dutch Design Week 2015: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Stefania Vulpi has created a conceptual online system that allows a network of people to temporarily share their nationality (+ movie). More
Pieke Bergmans creates neon lights with irregularly shaped tubes
Dutch Design Week 2015: Amsterdam designer Pieke Bergmans used traditional glass-blowing techniques to form these neon lamps with uneven tubes. (+ slideshow). More
Modebelofte 2015 presents "sport-related" graduate fashion at Eindhoven football stadium
Dutch Design Week 2015: experimental graduate fashion designs themed around sport and performance are on show at Eindhoven's Philips Stadium for this year's Modebelofte exhibition. More
Design Academy Eindhoven students "see crisis in the world and respond to it"
Dutch Design Week 2015: Design Academy Eindhoven has undergone a "paradigm shift" with students now more interested in responding to real-world problems such as Europe's refugee crisis than making beautiful objects for collectors, according to creative director Thomas Widdershoven. More
Bastiaan de Nennie designs hybrid virtual objects for Digital Virtuosity series
Dutch Design Week 2015: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bastiaan de Nennie has 3D-scanned and re-assembled everyday objects as improbable digital creations. More
Dutch Design Week returns to Eindhoven for 2015 edition
Dezeen promotion: Dutch Design Week 2015 is taking place in Eindhoven from 17 to 25 October, and this year's theme focuses on the power of designers' imaginations. More
Vera de Pont's Pop Up clothing is assembled without stitches
Dutch Design Week 2015: each garment in graduate fashion designer Vera de Pont's Pop Up fashion collection can be cut out from a single piece of material by the wearer (+ slideshow). More
Troy Nachtigall's 3D-printed high heels are "more comfortable than normal shoes"
Dutch Design Week 2015: designer Troy Nachtigall has used scans of feet to create a pair of 3D-printed shoes personalised for a Dutch politician, which he claims are more comfortable than typically manufactured footwear (+ slideshow). More
Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe's mirrored concept car provides "unobstructed views" from inside
Dutch Design Week 2015: design duo Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe have created a concept car made from reflective cuboids, as part of a series exploring the future of vehicles for Swedish company Volvo. More
Martijn van Strien's The Post-Couture Collective provides downloadable fashion designs
Dutch Design Week 2015: Dutch designer Martijn van Strien has launched a fashion company that allows consumers to download, customise, produce and self-assemble clothing designs. More
Jessica Smarsch transforms muscle movements into textured garments
Dutch Design Week 2015: Eindhoven designer Jessica Smarsch used digitally captured body movements to inform the raised patterns across the clothes in this fashion collection. More
Piet Hein Eek extends wallpaper range for NLXL with brick and marble graphics
Dutch Design Week 2015: Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has partnered with manufacturer NLXL to create a collection of wallpapers that resemble architectural materials such as marble, brick and wood. More
Maarten Baas oversees architectural battle for "ugly location" in the Netherlands
Dutch Design Week 2015: Maarten Baas has become the latest designer to foray into architecture, partnering with two teams of architects to unveil designs for a residential development in Eindhoven's De Bakermat plaza. More