Meet our resident: Sofie Leenen @sofieleenen
Sofie Leenen is a designer and a maker exploring objects, furniture, custom design and research.
Her work aims to shape traditional making methods more durable for the future.
The projects highlight crafts that are usually not visible or where knowledge of specific craftsmanship is even slowly disappearing. By researching the origins of development and to combine with modern innovations it allows to balance old and new possibilities within one object. The result is a bespoke and tailor-made design with a story. A significant part of these final objects is the study of materials and crafts, which often takes the form of archives, but also elaborate designs such as decorative objects, furniture, and interior textiles.
She worked on projects such as: braided weave, seasonal curtains, frontal profiles, window scala and color behavior.
Know more about Sofie through her website : /
Meet our community here: https://www.caredesignlab.nl/community
Meet our resident: Zuza Banasińska @zuzabana
Zuza Banasińska is an artist and filmmaker from Warsaw, based in Amsterdam.
In their practice, they are interested in the reproduction of images and how these enable the reproduction of systems, subjects and bodies. They engage with this theme through the lens of embodying and queering archives. In their essay films and installations, they employ a multi-layered approach that incorporates found and recorded, staged and documentary, footage to construct intricate ecosystems. These serve as spaces for interrogating and destabilizing entrenched notions of identity, gender, and representation.
Know more about Zuza through their website: /projects
Meet our community here: https://www.caredesignlab.nl/community
We’re happy to share an upcoming event where one of our residents will be presenting her work, Anna Underowicz @underowicz
Opening tomorrow - 10th of April from 5pm to 8pm
STUDIOS TE HUUR
Het Care Design Lab biedt betaalbare studio’s en kantoren te huur aan creatieven die werken aan een betere wereld. We verwelkomen aanmeldingen van potentiële nieuwe huurders om onze collectieve ruimte in het hart van Nieuw-West in Amsterdam te delen!
Kandidaten worden geselecteerd op basis van duurzame, innovatieve en sociale aspecten.
Voor vragen of interesse, mail je portfolio en motivatie naar [email protected] of [email protected]
Locatie: Louwesweg 6G (Het Slotervaart)
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STUDIOS FOR RENT
The Care Design Lab offers affordable studios and offices for rent to creatives working towards a better world. We are happy to welcome applications from potential new like-minded tenants to share our collective space in the heart of Nieuw-West in Amsterdam !
Applicants will be selected on the basis of sustainable, innovative and social aspects.
For any questions or interest, please email your portfolio and motivation to [email protected] or [email protected]
Location: Louwesweg 6G (Het Slotervaart)
We are happy to share an upcoming event from one of our residents, Iris van Melsen from @permanentclothing.eu
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We are excited to announce our pop-up store on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of April in the centre of Amsterdam.
Our SS26 Smog collection will be released during the pop-up. The collection consists of natural dyed linen, organic cotton and wooden buttons made in Portugal.
We will also have discounted garments from our previous collections available.
On Friday 3rd of april we will have a release party with some incredible music performances to celebrate our collection together with you.
You can visit us between 12.00-18.00 every day for some free drinks and good vibes. We hope to see you then!
We waren erg blij om @theaterdegasten te verwelkomen in het CareDesignLab!
DEGASTEN maakt theater in Amsterdam met jonge spelers en makers (13 - 31 jaar). Ontwikkeling van hun spel, beweging, verbeelding & samenwerking staat centraal. Het gaat niet alleen om het eindresultaat, maar net zo veel om het proces: durven, proberen, falen, opnieuw beginnen. Tijdens dit Maakweekend werd onderzoek gedaan vanuit het thema “ademruimte” en werden de spelers & makers uitgedaagd om te werken op en vanuit de locatie. In twee dagen werd theatraal materiaal ontwikkeld, gerepeteerd en gedeeld met elkaar.
Foto’s van het Maakweekend seizoen 25/26 van de STUDIO’s van DEGASTEN.
Credits: Benedicta Badu & DEGASTEN
It’s live! The new website of the Care Design Lab. This launch reflects how we care, want to collaborate and imagine futures through art and design. We invite you to explore the new space we’ve shaped alongside @hesselderonde Studio Hessel de Ronde and developper Max Neeling, thank you!!
Visit us at caredesignlab.nl
《Hole and Trace》
How do fragmented personal and collective memories shape our understanding of identity and history?
Hole and Trace examines how memories that are shaped by cultural forces—both individual and shared—are constructed, preserved, and mobilised. This question unites the artists, each of whom explores how memory—through both its presence and absence—impacts our understanding of history and identity.
Constanza Castagnet
Feline Hjermind
Jaakko Myyri
Juni Mun
Zuza Banasinska
Opening Reception (No RSVP)
18:00—22:00, Friday 12 September 2025
Exhibition dates
13—21 September 2025
Open hours
Weekend, 12:00—18:00
Thursday and Friday, 17:00—20:00
Monday — Wednesday, open by appointment
Location
Slotervaart GZC
Floor 9, Louwesweg 6
1066 EC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Graphic Design
Juni Mun
Typeface
New Edge 666 by Charlotte Rohde
Supported by
Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK)
Special Thanks to
Medialab Sandberg Instituut
Nagaré Willemsen
New CDL identity !!
For a while now, we have been cooking up an improved visual concept designed in collaboration with Studio Hessel de Ronde @hesselderonde Thank you Hessel ! This new identity marks the beginning of a next chapter for the Care Design Lab. Stay tuned for more ;)
This Saturday, May 17, on Plein ‘40-‘45, @klokslag_ will take place, an event organized by CDL resident @danevonk in collaboration with @mathieudanielpolak@punt.judith@borisbezemer and Rachad Debdoudi. Music and spoken word will echo alongside the solemn tones of the Vrijheidscarillon. The event is free and starts at 13.30 until 14.30. Everyone is welcome !
This project was made possible thanks to @gemeenteamsterdam as well as fellow CDL resident Stichting Studenten voor Samenleving - @vooruit.project at Het Slotervaart.
