GLUE Amsterdam 2026

GLUE Amsterdam is an Amsterdam design route connecting more than 150 designers, studios, showrooms, galleries, academies and co-working labs across the city. Running each September, it operates as a curated network under the tagline connected by design rather than as a single trade-fair venue.

Each edition builds around a theme guiding talks, exhibitions and installations; the 2026 edition, Creating a Home, explores what it means to feel at home physically, mentally, culturally and socially. Within the route, a smaller group of Sticky Participants is highlighted as featured presentations, alongside Creative Citizens of Honour recognized for their contribution to the city’s design scene. Visitors follow an interactive map between participating locations to see new work, meet designers directly and join the wider program of talks, making GLUE as much a community platform for Amsterdam’s creative industry as a public event.