Every year Philips Design wins dozens of iF, Red Dot and other prestigious international design awards. Especially for Dutch Design Week (DDW), the Philips Museum will be exhibiting a selection of Philips’ recent award-winning designs. The Philips Design Awards Show will give visitors an insight into how the various designs came about. On most days a designer from Philips Design will be on hand to explain about the designs and there will also be design talks – focusing on a different topic each day – between 13:30 and 15:00 hours.

Since it was first founded in 1925, Philips Design has developed into an important partner for strategic change at Philips. Based in 15 studios across the globe, this team of over 500 designers enables us to create products, services and solutions that are truly meaningful for the people who purchase and use them. These days the design team has a crucial role to play in Philips’ transformation into a company that focuses on solutions in health technology. Each year Philips Design wins more than 130 design awards in global competitions. Through this exhibition the designers will give the general public a real insight into the background to the designs.

Dutch Design Week will take place from October 20 to 28. The Philips Museum is a DDW partner, which means entry is free of charge with a DDW passe-partout ticket. 

Design Talks program
Saturday, October 20 – InnoSpire Go – Andrew Mitchell
Sunday, October 21 – Lumify – Mike de Regt
Monday, October 22 – High Risk Pregnancy Toolkit – Simona Rochhi and Patray Liu
Tuesday, October 23 – Psychiatric Ward, Umeå, Sweden – Jasper Schaap
Wednesday, October 24  – Azurion – Dirk Vanderoye and Ivo Stuyfzand
Friday, October 26 – Dream Family – Peter Weeks
Saturday, October 27 – Intellivue X3 – Ceren Bagater

Also in the Philips Museum: discover design with augmented reality

Thanks to the augmented reality in the Philips Design Tour – an iPad tour through the museum – all of our visitors can now discover the world of Philips Design and the ideas behind some of Philips’ iconic products – from Louis Kalff’s first graphic design posters in 1925 to timeless design classics and the Philips solutions of the present day. Cost: €5 per iPad (plus a valid entry ticket to the museum).

Useful information
Location: Emmasingel 31, Eindhoven
Opening times: October 20 – 29, daily from 11:00 to 17:00 hours
Cost: free of charge with a DDW passe-partout ticket, otherwise standard entry fee applies:

·         Free entry for children up to 6 years of age

·         Adults:  € 9

·         Children aged between 6 and 18:  € 4.50

·         Free entry with a ‘Museumkaart’ (museum pass).