Design is a tool, the world our playground. Design is more than just form and function—it's a way to shape reality, challenge perspectives, and create meaningful impact.

Whether through digital experiences, motion design, UX, branding, or speculative futures, design empowers us to reimagine the possible. WDTW is organised by the Leeuwarden School of Design, the bachelor programmes Teacher of Fine Arts and Teacher of Theatre, and the master programme Health Innovation. 

WDTW was first organised in 2022 under the name You x Design x The World. From its 2024 edition onwards, it has been known as We x Design x The World.

Locations

Rengerslaan 1 and Rengerslaan 10 

Leeuwarden 

The Netherlands 

Email 

contact@wdtw.nl 

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Talk - Gerjan Kelder - Exploring the Minor ‘Design Asia’

Talk - Gerjan Kelder - Exploring the Minor ‘Design Asia’

Thursday, February 5th • 10:30 - 11:45

Thursday 5 February, 10:30–11:45 | X-lab | ENG & NL

Wat gebeurt er als je design leert in een compleet andere context?

Gerjan Kelder neemt je mee in de minor Design Asia: een internationale CMD-minor in Bangkok waarin studenten wonen, werken en ontwerpen in een andere cultuur.

Geen theorie om de theorie, maar echte projecten met echte mensen. In samenwerking met lokale communities ontdekken studenten hoe cultuur, omgeving en dagelijks leven ontwerp beïnvloeden. Een verhaal over experimenteren, aanpassen en ontwerpen met impact buiten het klaslokaal.


What happens when you learn design in a completely different context?

Gerjan Kelder presents Design Asia: an international CMD minor in Bangkok where students live, work, and design within a new cultural reality.

This hands-on minor lets students work on real-world projects with local communities, showing how design shifts when the world around you changes. A story of learning by doing, experimenting, and designing with purpose—far beyond your usual frame.

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