Design and creative services include fashion design, graphic design, interior design, landscape design, architectural services and advertising services. Most of these services operate in the market without cultural policy. Government policy focuses on innovation and talent development, and on the contribution of design disciplines to solving urgent societal challenges.
A group of organisations receive direct state funding via the national basic infrastructure (BIS).
- Festivals, including a festival for design (the Dutch Design Week), a festival for architecture (International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam) and festval/platform for fashion (State of Fashion).
- Two research institutions “Future lab design and technology” (next Nature Network and Waag Future Lab).
- A supporting institution for the design sector: Het Nieuwe Instituut (The New Institute). Het Nieuwe Instituut also organises exhibitions, lectures, fellowships and carries out research and development programmes. It also functions as a museum for architecture, design and digital culture and is funded on the basis of the Heritage Act.
The contribution of creative industries to the mission driven innovation policy focus on the contribution of design disciplines to solving urgent societal challenges. In the Kennis- en Innovatieconvenant (KIC) 2024–2027 (Knowledge and Innovation Agreement – in Dutch) agreements have been made between the national government, businesses, knowledge institutions, and other partners on joint investments in research and innovation. (see chapter 3.5.1)
The Creative Industries Fund NL is the national cultural fund for design, architecture and digital culture. It finances innovative design projects of makers and cultural institutions in the creative industry. (see chapter 3.5.1)
The professional titles of architect, urban planner, interior architect and garden and landscape architect have been protected by the Architects’ Title Act (WAT) since 1988. The Architects’ Register, supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, implements the law and manages the official registration of architects.
For more information, see Culture Monitor Architecture and Design
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