Research

Active engagement with the world beyond the walls of the Academy is a crucial element of the approach to education at Design Academy Eindhoven. This is about more than a curriculum; it extends into every aspect of life at DAE and is outwardly visible in our approach to research and debate.

How can design contribute to today's societies and to our collective and individual futures? Research plays a large role in understanding where we might begin to approach the complexities within this seemingly simple question. We also need research to help us determine and communicate the value of design and the role of education.

Professorships are 'research groups' within a specific research area led by a professor. Within professorships, attention is paid to studying the research area and sharing knowledge, but they also engage with more informal aspects of research, such as material research, improvisation and experimentation; methods with a history within the Academy, closer to the design practice.

Here you will find an archive of all Graduation, Research, Friends & Partners projects

From the earliest days of practice-oriented research and research groups in higher education, DAE has subscribed to this approach. The first research group at DAE –Eco Design with Dr Ursula Tischner– was launched in 2002. In the years since, the Academy has established a number of different research groups in various forms, ranging from the addition of a research chair within a design department to the participation in multi-year consortium programmes.