Pakhuis de Zwijger
Pakhuis de Zwijger (NL) is a platform for urban development and the creative industry, located in a redeveloped warehouse in the city centre of Amsterdam. What started out as a ‘clubhouse for creatives’ seventeen years ago has now grown into a platform that organises cross-disciplinary discussions, workshops, festivals and more on a daily basis. Urging temporary urban issues with relevant stakeholders. Pakhuis de Zwijger informs, inspires, connects people, effectuates, monitors and reflects.
Pakhuis de Zwijger is a public meeting space and a center for dialogue. Our main activities include organising programmes and public events about urgent and complex social issues. Based on that, Pakhuis de Zwijger provides a stage for Distributed Design talents and creatives to showcase their work in the format of a public event. To select the designers, we post an Open Call in early September each year and do the interviews with talents during October. We record and livestream our events to make them (inter)nationally accessible. Additionally, their projects are digitally showcased on Pakhuis de Zwijger’s website. Finally, strong networking opportunities are provided to creative talents through the events.
