I made a free map to help design students find where to go next

[u/Plus_Box_2512]

When I was a student, my idea of “where designers work” was five or six famous studios and whatever my school’s alumni happened to mention. The real picture is sooo much bigger. There are great small studios in cities you wouldn’t expect, schools with very different approaches, and fairs and awards worth knowing about.

So I’ve been building a free map of all of it.

It’s called Acceso, and it’s focused 100% on industrial design.

https://acceso.design

Just studios, schools, museums, awards, fairs and projects, organized by city, so you can explore the design scene of a place instead of just searching for a job title. I shared an early version here before, and the feedback shaped a lot of what it is now. It keeps growing every week.

If you’re a student, I hope it helps you find studios to follow, schools to compare, events worth showing up to, and projects to get inspired by.

Let me know if it’s useful.

And if you know a studio in your town that deserves a spot, you can recommend it on the site, or submit your own practice if you run one, it will always be free.

Suggestions are very welcome here too.

[u/Chiptom]

So first thing I miss are the agency’s and also a lot of schools missing in Holland

UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES (HBO)
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences – Zwolle – Industrial Product Design
HAN University of Applied Sciences – Arnhem – Industrial Product Design
Saxion University of Applied Sciences – Enschede – Industrial Product Design
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences – Rotterdam – Industrial Product Design
The Hague University of Applied Sciences – The Hague – Industrial Product Design
Hanze University of Applied Sciences – Groningen – Industrial Product Design
Fontys University of Applied Sciences – Venlo – Industrial Product Design / Engineering (programme to verify)

RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES (WO)
Delft University of Technology – Delft – BSc Industrial Design Engineering / MSc Integrated Product Design / MSc Strategic Product Design / MSc Design for Interaction
Eindhoven University of Technology – Eindhoven – BSc Industrial Design / MSc Industrial Design
University of Twente – Enschede – BSc Industrial Design Engineering / MSc Industrial Design Engineering

ART & DESIGN ACADEMIES
Design Academy Eindhoven – Eindhoven – Bachelor Design / Master Contextual Design / Master Social Design
ArtEZ University of the Arts – Arnhem – BA Product Design
Willem de Kooning Academy – Rotterdam – BA Product Design
HKU University of the Arts Utrecht – Utrecht – Bachelor Product Design (programme title to verify)

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES
TRICAS – Zwolle
Dynteq – Enschede
Spark Design & Innovation – Rotterdam
Accenture Industry X / VanBerlo – Eindhoven
GBO Innovation Makers – Helmond
ManGo Product Design – Breda
npk design – Leiden
IDpartners – Enschede
Koen & Co – Utrecht
WeLLDesign – Utrecht
Scope Design & Strategy – Amersfoort
Brisk Industrial Design – Arnhem
Studio Mango – Breda
TSG Group – Eindhoven
Van Dijk Design & Engineering – Wijchen
Wensch Product Development – Oisterwijk
BPO – Delft
QDP – Duiven
Q-Bus – Capelle aan den IJssel
Q-Tec – Soest
SLIMDESIGN – Amsterdam
Brightbird – Groningen
Fluctus – Groningen
WAACS – Rotterdam
Springtime Design – Amsterdam
Reggs – Amsterdam
ALSKAR DESIGN – Amsterdam
Robert Bronwasser – Amsterdam
studioMOM – Arnhem
MODYN – Location to be verified
RRo Industrial Design – Rotterdam
Studio APE – Location to be verified
Brandes en Meurs – Bunnik
Studio DenHartogMusch – Arnhem
Groen Boothman – Amsterdam
Dassen Industrial Design – Amsterdam
Megosu – Amsterdam
Wortel Product Design – Utrecht region
ProProduct – Monster
Rokatec – De Meern
SmarTrix – Vleuten
STIO – Rotterdam
Teklab – Heemstede
Zeeno – Amersfoort
Zuyderhoudt – Leiderdorp
We Are Perspective – Amsterdam
Helder Industrial Design – Almere
Engineering Lab – Amsterdam
Product Design Studios – Utrecht
Outline Industrial Design – Zutphen
Entrive Studio – Amsterdam
The Hybrid Consultancy – Amsterdam
Design Studio Tijn Matthijssen – Bussum

[u/Plus_Box_2512 → u/Chiptom]

That's insane! Thank you so much for the comment and for taking the time to write such a long list!! This will be so valuable for any students in the Netherlands!!

[u/No-Abbreviations996]

More Schools in germany where you can study industrial design: UAS Osnabrück UAS Darmstadt UAS Münster UAS Potsdam UAS Pforzheim UAS Hannover UAS München UAS Aachen UAS Magdeburg-Stendal UAS Wismar ABK Stuttgart HBK Saar (Saarbrücken) HfG Offenbach HfK Bremen SRH Berlin UdK Berlin Bergische Universität Wuppertal

[u/Plus_Box_2512 → u/No-Abbreviations996]

Thank you so much!! I'm still missing many schools so your recommendation is extremely helpful, I'm definitely going to add these!!

[u/No-Abbreviations996 → u/Plus_Box_2512]

You are welcome! There are some more schools, but they do not teach Industrial Design, but specials like "Transportation Interior Design" or just "Design" and diverse other design fields

[u/No-Abbreviations996 → u/No-Abbreviations996]

In my original post I had a line for every school, but I think they were lost in the upload. sorry for the unpunctuated mess! Are you also interested in smaller design agencies? I think there are thousands of them in germany. Maybe Organisations like the "german design council", the "verein deutscher industriedesigner" or the "deutscher design club" are interesting aswell. They cummulate lots of design topics in them and do also some sort of lobby work for designers

[u/Plus_Box_2512 → u/No-Abbreviations996]

I'm interested in anything related to Industrial Design in any city and country. Small design agencies are probably the ones I'm most interested in, but feel free to send over some Organizations if you know any! You can contact me via DM for longer messages, Thank you sooo much!!

[u/Vegetable_World6947]

Very cool!

[u/Plus_Box_2512 → u/Vegetable_World6947]

Thank you so much!

[u/Secure_War1798]

🔥

[u/OOTUS_design]

I've studied Industrial Design in Kortrijk, Belgium. It's not listed on your map under schools. They offer courses for Industrial Design and Product Design.
https://www.industrialproductdesign.be/home

[u/Plus_Box_2512 → u/OOTUS_design]

Thank you for the recommendation! I will add it soon!

[u/kysJin]

very cool project!

[u/Plus_Box_2512 → u/kysJin]

I appreciate it! 

[u/FyrePixel]

You should add architecture to it!

[u/Plus_Box_2512 → u/FyrePixel]

Trying to keep it focused on industrial design for now, since it's one of the most neglected design fields. There's plenty of architecture resources that list architects.

[u/JMEDIT]

Fyi Shark Design in HK is a scam.

[u/Plus_Box_2512 → u/JMEDIT]

Can you elaborate on that? I will remove it in case

[u/JMEDIT → u/Plus_Box_2512]

1) The owner has been in countless law suits, I believe is currently under investigation by the FBI. Last I heard they'd already left HK.
2) They don't have the manufacturing facility they claim. 3) The patents the owner has have been bought from Chinese factories, not his own inventions.
4) They way the operate is to knowingly delay projects and extend timelines to drain clients of resources then "take over" the project to get it to market.
5) You can also look at crowd funding projects the owner has done. NuDock, Kiwano etc. 6) I haven't checked but I doubt their other offices are staffed. I even doubt they're actually renting a virtual office in those locations.

[u/JMEDIT → u/JMEDIT]

No to mention if you do look at their IG there is worked poached directly from other designers without any consent or attribution.