Together We Are Stronger!
The project connects design and science and was led by designer and Studio Do-Makes's leader Nacho Carbonell, with support from Natacha Pincemaille-Neveu.
Raf De Keninck, Chairman of DAE’s Executive Board and General Director, describes this collaboration as “a milestone in the journey towards design and DAE being a key partner of the Metropole Brainport alongside the TU/e and Fontys. It brings together students of different fields of expertise to collaborate in creating solutions to complex public future questions being faced by the main cities of this region.”
The initiative builds on research led by TU/e’s Professor Servaas Kokkelmans, which aims to develop quantum computers to optimise extremely complex systems, such as energy grids, supply chains, climate models and water networks. In addition, the research tackles 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 projects of three students from Studio Do-Make – Chloe de Groot, Hasung Jang and Maties Robben – remain on view to the public. They were selected based on their ability to encourage dialogue about quantum research beyond academic audiences. The works focused on communicating complex ideas such as infinity, atomic structures and the collapse of innumerable worlds into a single reality.
These three designs have been combined into a single installation that reflects different aspects of quantum research. They are exhibited at the Qubit building*and are set to be part of Dutch Design Week 2026. Other students’ outcomes are expected to be exhibited and discussed in lectures across the Netherlands and internationally.
*Qubit, Groene Loper 21, 5612 AE Eindhoven, the Netherlands
