DDW-tip: Piet Hein Eek

You enter a true design utopia at Strijp R, home to renowned designer Piet Hein Eek. In short, it’s well worth a visit.

Where? 

Halvemaanstraat 30

Need a ticket?

No

How to get there?

It's a 10-minute walk from Strijp-S. With your back to the Klokgebouw, walk straight across Ketelhuisplein until you reach Torenallee. Turn right and pass under the viaduct. Follow this road until you reach the roundabout, then turn left. A little further on, you’ll find Piet Hein Eek on your right—it’s the big brown building.

Why do you want to go there? 

Piet Hein Eek is a design hotspot all year round, but during DDW, there is even more to see and experience. Designers from around the globe showcase their work in the PHE-showroom. In addition, Grandcafé Piet Hein Eek is an absolute must-visit! 

Our recommendations

• Unleash your inner child and create your own building blocks from paper and water at Cubcho—an alternative to short-lived plastic toys.
• Don’t put all your eggs in one basket at Dutch Design Week. These designers created the Egglamp—you guessed it, a lamp made from real eggshells. Available in five colors. And why, you ask? These are the very eggs considered 'too ugly' for the supermarket.
• Turn your own drawing into a scarf—no drawing talent required!
• WOLWEVERS makes wool blankets from local sheep: sustainable, local, and fairly produced with masterful craftsmanship.

More DDW nearby

At Halvemaanstraat 24, you will find the colorful exhibition of Studio RENS. It’s practically around the corner. In BioArt Laboratories – at Oirschotsedijk 14-10, just behind De Hertgang – you'll find all kinds of exhibitions on the intersection of biology and design. The perfect place to start discovering Landgoed De Wielewaal, open to the public for the first time in 100 years. Explore 142 hectares of Philips heritage. A rich history and the future of design come together here. What more could you want?

Other fun things to do in the area

Are you following our tip and going to BioArt Laboratories? Then make a slight detour through the Philips de Jonghpark. This park is over a century old, as you can tell by the beautiful tall trees. They’re extra gorgeous now, with all the Fall colors. Hungry from your walk? Then drop in at the Philips Fruittuin store, or eat a pancake at De Proeftuin pancake restaurant.