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19 bachelor students from DAE’s Do Make studio spent over six months developing designs that communicate quantum computing principles with the aim to bridge the gap between research and public understanding. The project was led by studio leader Nacho Carbonell, with support from Natacha Pincemaille-Neveu, in collaboration with QT/e researchers and the Talent and Learning Center. This kind of partnership is as Raf De Keninck, Chairman of the Executive Board, General Director DAE shared, “a milestone in the journey towards design and DAE being a key partner of the Metropole Brainport alongside the TU/e and Fontys to bring together students of different fields of expertise to collaborate and to create together the solutions to complex public future questions of the main cities of the region.”
The initiative builds on research led by Professor Servaas Kokkelmans at the TU/e campus that aims to develop quantum computers to optimize extremely complex systems, such as energy grids, supply chains, climate models, and water networks, and tackle issues with resource-driven conflicts in health research, logistics, encryption, and material design.
Following a presentation of finished works earlier this year at TU/e, the work of three students from Do Make studio - Chloe de Groot, Hasung Jang and Maties Robben – have been selected to remain on view to the public based on their ability to encourage dialogue on quantum research beyond academic audiences. The works of these students focused on communicating ideas such as infinity, atomic structures, and the collapse of innumerable worlds into a single reality. These three designs will be combined into a single installation that reflects different aspects of quantum research and exhibited at the Qubit building* as well as being part of Dutch Design Week 2026 in Eindhoven. Additional student works developed during this project are expected to be shown in exhibitions and lectures across the Netherlands and internationally.
This synergy between four experts in their area, DAE, QT/e, QTLCE (initiated by TU/e and Fontys), and Bruns, is an example of how partnerships by creating unexpected collaborations make Eindhoven and the Brabant region resilient, creative and innovative.
*Qubit, Groene Loper 21, 5612 AE Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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