
08.10.26, 18:00, Workshop Tsunagu つなぐ
Tsunagu つなぐ is Japanese for ‘to connect’, and you can take that quite literally during this workshop. You’ll be connecting with your hands, with wood, with light and with the creators behind the design.
Volmaakt’s Tsunagu lighting collection, developed in collaboration with Dirk van Gogh’s team, blends sleek Japanese design with the craftsmanship of our local social economy. The secret? Sipo wood and clever wood joints without a single drop of glue or screw. Made to last a lifetime.
After a brief explanation from Dirk about the story behind the collection, you’ll roll up your sleeves. You’ll get your hands on the wooden joints and set to work alongside the designer: building, sketching and experimenting. You’ll immediately sense how material, light and form come together.
Directions to Bar Edward
Tucked away in the shadow of the Vrijdagmarkt, on the banks of the River Leie, lies the stunning pop-up venue ‘Bar Edward’.
After an impressive 120-year history as a bakery for the people, a printing works, a community clinic and a cultural and political secretariat, the owner, COOP, temporarily handed over the keys to this site to Trefpunt. Thus, Speldenstraat 1 became a place for doing and thinking, a crossroads between culture, wellbeing and social enterprise.
i.s.m. Design Fest Gent & Design Museum Gent
Speldenstraat 1
9000 Gent


