Basic Instinct: Making–With

New Materials, New Seductions

What drives us to keep creating and producing in an increasingly complex, fragile and unpredictable world? Humanity’s fascination with sparkle – the seduction of shine and the refuge of beauty – 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, that both young and established designers, as well as small studios and large industries, are innovating from this perspective. With head and heart."

Exhibitors like Lilian van Daal, Materia Futura and Thibault 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.

Come take a look — stay for dinner, drinks, or even spend the night among the works — and get inspired.

Designers Basic Instinct: Making–With

Back to the Flax (Primo Arets, Corentin Berthomé, Karin Borovcová, Guilain Delanoue, Mika Fuchs, Filip Kubiny, Fabio Lucietto, Monique 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, Rero Glass (Frederik Rombach), Floris Schoonderbeek & Mila van Lierop, Floris Schoonderbeek & Jeffrey van Houten, Antonia Schreiber & Luisa Gassmann, .unusual (Eric Klarenbeek, Maartje Dros) x Heijmans, VanTot (Esther Jongsma, Sam van Gurp), Vrienden (Eric Sloot)

What's more to explore at Kazerne

COLLECTIVE PAPER AESTHETICS
Noa Haim x Labro Verpakkingen

FIGHT, FLIGHT OR FREEZE
Sofiia Bondar, Daryna Pasyuta, Tetiana Samiliv, Marjo van Schaik, Fulco Treffers

RERERE
Wiebe Boonstra, Marc van Nederpelt
 
HYDRO R100
Stefan Diez, Cecilie Manz, Sabine Marcelis, Daniel Rybakken, Keiji Takeuchi x Hydro

TUMMY
Paul&Albert (Albert Buring, Paul Mulder)
 
WIREWORKS
Ineke Hans x Vepa