Below you can find the complete Design District lecture program. All lectures, workshops and discussions take place in the lecture hall at Design District 2022 and are free to attend. The entrance to the lecture room is in the middle of the exhibition floor, close to the large toilet area. The space can only be reached by stairs. All program components are in Dutch, unless stated otherwise.
Wednesday, June 8th
10.30 – 11.30 hrs. ‘Creativity in the learning and working environment’ by Kitty de Groot
Powered by The Office Academy (booth M01)
How do you create an environment: where creativity, flexibility and vitality are supported, where people gain new insights, break through fixed thinking and doing patterns, where people learn from each other, where you continue to develop yourself and come to innovations, where you are able to adapt in a continuously changing society. Using many project examples from the learning and working environment, Kitty illustrates in her presentation how to increase the creative brain in the learning and working environment.
Kitty de Groot is Product & interior designer, strategist and owner of StudioVIX. She has been writing for the project furnishing magazine Inside Information for over 15 years and has done a lot of research into how to stimulate creativity and innovation from a good interior design. She brings her own practical experience in leading design teams, teaching design courses, advising organizations and designing innovation-stimulating products and environments.
12.00 – 13.00 hrs. ‘Lovers of Light’ by Berry van Egten
Powered by Lighting Design Academy (booth M02)
Stimulating, playful and interactive show with light trends, light facts and light tips. Join this show and be inspired!
The Lighting Design Academy provides a wide range of light education such as light workshops, light courses, software training and light training from their location in Amersfoort.
13.15 – 14.15 hrs. ‘The changing role of the interior professional’ by Carin Frijters
Powered by bns Crisp and Stylist! magazine
Our society continues to move. In a clear acceleration due to covid-19 but anyway. What are the consequences of these changes for the different living environments? And what role does the interior professional have in this? What does a future-proof design meet? And how can brands respond to this? These are some of the topics discussed during Carin Frijters’ talk. Get inspired and then get to know the brand new Stylist! magazine that BNS Crisp recently launched and is available during this edition of Design District.
Carin Frijters has been proud chairman of BNS Crisp, the platform for interior professionals in the Netherlands, for four years now. BNS Crisp has more than 350 affiliated members and 85 partner companies. Carin is a retail expert and has written various retail books, including the retail bible Prikkel de Koopknop and the practical sequel RetailTheater. Her most recent book is the Retail Survival Guide, published in 2021 during the corona pandemic. In this book she shares the do’s and don’ts and smart insights of various retailers in times of crisis.
Thursday, June 9th
10.30 – 11.30 ‘The working environment as a social interior’ By Kitty de Groot and Edith Winkler
Powered by StudioVIX (booth D03) & W-Architectuurstudio & Inside information (booth M01)
Is your office a place where people want to be? Where better results are achieved through good cooperation? A place to be, where you share knowledge and gain new insights? Is it a place where you experience the power of social capital? Do the social capital scan!
Based on research, interviews, practical experience with office design and interactive sessions with users and experts, Kitty de Groot and Edith Winkler offer ‘spatial perspectives’ on the basis of examined scan points on how the (hybrid) office can optimally use the social capital in your organization. facilitate.
Kitty de Groot is Product & interior designer, strategist and owner of StudioVIX. She is the author of the book Nieuwe Werkvorm, teacher at the Office Academy and has been writing for the project design magazine Inside Information for more than 15 years. Her interest lies in the creation of positive interactions between design and users. She works on the basis of research, user interaction and an integrated design approach.
Edith Winkler is an architect and owner of W-Architectuurstudio. She has a background in architecture and coaching, among other things. This has resulted in her working method in which analytical and conceptual thinking as well as people and spatial experience are central. Interaction with users is part of the design process.
12.00 – 13.00 hrs. ‘Lovers of Light’ by Berry van Egten
Powered by Lighting Design Academy (booth M02)
Stimulating, playful and interactive show with light trends, light facts and light tips. Join this show and be inspired!
The Lighting Design Academy provides a wide range of light education such as light workshops, light courses, software training and light training from their location in Amersfoort.
13.15 – 14.15 ‘Towards a healthy and future-oriented interior’ by RoosRos
Powered by bni
Well-being has always played an important role in the work of bni member RoosRos. Architect and general director Sander Ros and architect and interior architect Jos Hermans of RoosRos Architecten take you into their vision of a healthy and future-oriented office environment. After COVID-19, the office has taken on a completely different meaning than before. What does this mean for daily work? And what does this mean for interior design? After the presentation, we would be happy to discuss this topic with you.
Friday, June 10th
12.00 – 13.00 hrs. ‘Lovers of Light’ by Berry van Egten
Powered by Lighting Design Academy (booth M02)
Stimulating, playful and interactive show with light trends, light facts and light tips. Join this show and be inspired!
The Lighting Design Academy provides a wide range of light education such as light workshops, light courses, software training and light training from their location in Amersfoort.
Several showrooms in the Van Nelle Factory area will open their doors during Design District. For a visit to Wilkhahn you can choose whether you visit their stand on the exhibition floor or the showroom on the 1st floor. For the KFF, Cuero and Kula collection, you can visit their booth on the exhibition floor or the Huijser Meubel Agenturen showroom on the 2nd floor.
Free guided tours with Van Nelle guide
The unique Van Nelle Factory from 1931 is the monument of Dutch modernism. World famous for the progressive design that gave air, light and space a new meaning in architecture. In 2014, UNESCO completed the international recognition of this exceptional building by granting World Heritage status. During Design District you can walk through and around the factory with experienced Van Nelle guide, and learn why this design is of international significance.
Daily at 12.00 and 14.00 hrs. Maximum 20 people per tour. Starting point at the coffee corner just after the entrance of Design District.
Designer District
In addition to the well-known names of manufacturers, there are 14 starting and/ or self-producing designers on the Designer District. We are very proud of the list of names this year, and we expect a lot from the special presentation in the old Tabacco Factory. Make sure you do not miss this part!
Good food and drinks
At Design District you will find a big bar and terrace where you can go for good coffee, some fresh or drinks, soup, sandwiches, snacks, cake or something else. Near the entrance is a coffee point.