How will Dutch Design Week adapt to the realities of coronavirus" The final day of VDF kicked off with a live conversation between Dutch Design Foundation director Martijn Paulen, Eindhoven designer Kiki van Eijk and Design Academy Eindhoven creative director Joseph Grima.
The panel discussed Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2020, set to take place on 17-25 October in Eindhoven, and how it, as a design week, has dealt with "the new normal" circumstances brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
This year, the majority of the events for Dutch Design Week will be digital
Digital activities will replace most of the physical events this year, but visitors will still be able to book places on pre-planned visits to designers' studios.
As well as talking about the choices that have been made for the 2020 edition, Paulen, van Eijk and Grima discussed the future of DDW and explored this year's theme, "The New Intimacy". Paulen discussed the upcoming edition of DDW for VDF
The pandemic has "compelled us to find ways to relate differently towards each other, the world around us, our stuff, our health, our data and our government at an accelerated pace," the organisers stated.
"Our scope has become smaller and more intimate, while the connection with others is further removed than ever before."

As director of Dutch Design Foundation, Paulen works on both DDW and the Dutch Design Awards. The organisation focuses on experiment and innovation, with pas...