A heated chair and dye made from heavy metal contamination feature in this roundup of six key trends from Dutch Design Week.
Taking over Eindhoven from 19 to 27 October, the festival is billed as the "largest design event in northern Europe" and is perhaps the most significant platform for emerging designers on the continent.
In projects by more than 2,600 designers set across some 120 venues, Dezeen's design editor Jennifer Hahn found plenty of innovative and unorthodox ideas around sustainability and society.
Read on for the six key trends to know from this year's Dutch Design Week.

Decentralised heating
As Europe claws its way out of an energy crisis, heating continues to prove a hot-button issue for designers who are developing decentralised solutions to keep people warm without turning on their radiators. At the Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) graduation show, Jade Fritsch presented a heated chair made from materials like sand that store warmth even when unplugged (top image) while Karolina Borucka showcased a low-tech modular textile system designed for insulating both the body and the home.
Similarly, Swedish designer Ludvig Karlsson created infrared heating panels that double as sculptural room dividers (above), on show at the Klokgebouw alongside a solar-powered blanket by聽London-based Mireille Steinhage.

Photo by Marte Mei
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