The GLUE Design Route takes place from 17—19 September 2026. Discover our program featuring talks, workshops, food and drinks, open studios, and much more. If you're interested in design, then you've come to the right place.
VISIT THE GLUE DESIGN ROUTE 2026
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GLUE is free and open to the public. However, for the program and the guided tours you must register to access all the information on our website. And for certain events, you must sign up in advance.
CREATING A HOME
GLUE celebrates the home. In a rapidly changing world where certainties are under pressure, the concept of home becomes a key source of safety, identity, and comfort. The theme “Creating a Home” explores the many layers of what it means to feel at home in your house, for the hospitality sector and in the city; physically, mentally, culturally, and socially. This offers the design-route not only a platform for creativity, but also for reflection, dialogue, and social impact.
What does it take to make someone feel at home? And what is the role of the designer to make that happen?
DISCOVER THIS YEAR'S ROUTES
The first five maps in this guide are neighbourhood routes, explore specific areas of the city.
THE HIGH BROW BIKE RIDE
explore Museum Quarter and Amsterdam South
THE CENTRE STAGE
explore the centre and its canals
THE UNDERGROUND DESIGN SCENE RIDE
from Amsterdam South-East towards the centre
THE NORTH EAST CONNECTION
Amsterdam North and islands tour
THE HOUTHAVEN HIKE
from the centre towards the Houthavens
The last four maps are thematic maps with selected highlights across the city:
ALTERNATIVES FROM THE UNEXPECTED
THE INTERIOR MASTERS CRAWL
COLLECTIBLE DESIGN COLLAGE THE CREATIVE CITIZEN OF HONOUR 2025 GRAND TOUR
