Spread across multiple spaces, Kazerne Foundation invites you into a world where beauty, instinct and urgency converge in works that seek not to stand apart from nature, but to stand beside it.
What drives us to keep creating and producing in an increasingly complex, fragile and unpredictable world? Humanity's fascination with sparkle — from beads and baubles to glossy surfaces — is as old as civilisation itself. But how do we translate that into symbiotic, responsible design that is beautiful, useful and more durable?
Annemoon Geurts, Creative Director, Kazerne Foundation: "We don't interpret instinct as an individual urge, but as a shared impulse: to make with. Together with people, materials and ecosystems. Because nothing arises on its own. It's important to show, from various angles, how both young designers and large industries are innovating from this perspective."
Exhibitors like Lilian van Daal, Materia Futura and Thibeault Philip show that sustainable materials don't need to be beige and boring. Bright colours, surprising forms and aesthetic allure turn out to combine effortlessly with a careful, nature-inclusive approach to design.
Kazerne once again presents a compelling showcase of leading design by emerging talents and established names alike: Back to the Flax (Primo Arets, Guilain Delanoue, Mika Fuchs, Filip Kubiny, Fabio Lucietto, Monique Colomb Simon, Elisabeth Teje Duis, Linde van Vlijmen, Lucas van Vuuren), Alice Baker, Lilian van Daal, Anna Zoe Hamm, Fabio Lucietto & Emil Keller, Merel Karhof, Materia Futura (Paulina Martina, Beatriz Sandini, Alessia Pasquini), Mo Man Tai (Paul Bas, Ulrike Jurklies), Isaac Monté x Staramaki, Maria Paloma, Jules Péan, Thibault Philip, Aaron Preyer, Jonathan Radetz, Floris Schoonderbeek, Antonia Vincenza Schreiber, .Unusual (Eric Klarenbeek & Maartje Dros) x Heijmans, VanTot (Esther Jongsma, Sam van Gurp), Vrienden (Eric Sloot).
Come see, eat, drink, stay, connect – and get inspired by the hopeful ideas for the world of tomorrow.
Entry to the exhibitions is free of charge.