Van Gogh and Nuenen. The village where many famous paintings were painted at a time when their uniqueness was little recognized. 150 years later, that has changed. Many visit the history of Van Gogh in the Brabant village every year. The Vincentre will soon be telling that story in a new way. And we helped design it.
photo: VanGoghBrabant.com

What is the future of tourism? How can it benefit society? Together with Eindhoven365 we are looking for more sustainable tourism in the city. With an ambitious goal: in the top 3 most sustainable city trip in Europe

Photo: Max Kneefel

The Embassy of Mobility is one of the eight World Design Embassies, a programme of Dutch Design Foundation, and focuses on human mobility and on quality of life. Read the Spotlight article about Third Office as a result of the Embassy Lab here.

Designer Miriam van der Lubbe has recently been appointed as Creative Head of Dutch Design Week 2022 (DDW22). In this capacity she is responsible for the implementation of the DDW22 programme. Together with the board of DDF, she will also be involved in the search for and selection of the new creative leader and face of DDW from 2022 – the successor of Martijn Paulen. Read more

What if quality of life is central to designing mobility? And what if the aim of mobility is to limit transport movements? What if we start working both at the office and at home, but also within 15 walking or cycling minutes from home? In collaboration with Rijkswaterstaat, Embassy of Mobility and World Design Embassies, we launched thirdoffice.nl. Read more

Again, it has been a challenging year- but GOSH have we been enjoying ourselves!
We thank everyone we worked with and worked for this past year for their great energy and collaboration. We are looking forward to 2022 with some exciting project to come. Will be continued...

How can we facilitate good workplaces close to home so that commuters need to make fewer transport movements? Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe will be working on this design question. Embassy lab: Workplaces at home! in collaboration with Rijkswaterstaat, World Design Embassies and Dutch Design Foundation

The Wide World of VDL at full speed! We designed a smart structure for this multinational in which different types of visitors are introduced to the innovative power of this company in their own way. Read more

The doors of the renovated entrance area of Van Abbemuseum are open! Toghether with Diederendirrix architects we designed this public space

Miriam as a guest judge for the Open Call of Atelier Neérlandais, part of the Dutch Embassy in Paris, on the occasion of the Paris Design Week. 
Work of the winner will be on display during Paris Design Week in Atelier Néerlandais from 9 to 18 September 2021.

On March 30, Miriam was a guest at Salon van Gogh, opening of the new Van Gogh National Park. An initiative for valuable heritage, greenery to the heart of the cities and sustainable tourism, in the middle of the economically powerful region of Brabant. Miriam talked about tourism as an opportunity for a valuable living environment for everyone. Watch here

Images: Jessica den Hartog, right: McKayla Crump on Unsplash

“Most times, the biggest challenge for accessibility is designers are involved in a project too late. But that’s changing,” Miriam says. Read the full article about accessible design here on the international platform for interior design, IIDA.

Athough we have never experienced a more challenging year - BOY have we been busy... We thank everyone we worked with and worked for this past year for their great energy and collaboration. Let's make 2021 even better!

In Utrecht, rehabilitative care is reframed as 4-star hospitality. Read more

International design platform Dezeen.com published an article about the interior design of Zorghotel Domstate in Utrecht. The design is also shortlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2020 in the category Leisure and Wellness interior. Read the article here.