The curatorial concept offered a broad view of the diversity of MOME’s product design approach. The exhibited works were developed within the Design BA and Design MA programmes, ranging from furniture and educational toys to hygiene products, mobility solutions, and systems supporting the circular economy. Together, the selection highlighted the students’ technological skills, material knowledge, and social awareness. This was a conscious choice, showing how MOME-trained designers are able to respond to 21st-century challenges across very different contexts – from micromobility and hygiene to cultural heritage, mental wellbeing, sustainable agriculture, and the redesign of open-source community spaces. 

Each participating institution contributes a project that captures the spirit of our time, together forming the Avenue of Fresh Perspectives installation – a collective projection of tomorrow’s designers – with MOME presenting Reflekta by Nóra Szilágyi. The lighting collection revisits the production principles and technologies of the Szarvasi Lamp Factory, using easily manufactured, compatible components. Built on existing workshop infrastructure, the concept proposes more sustainable production methods while blending modern technology and a sense of nostalgia with sensitivity. Designed with younger, urban users in mind, the collection offers lighting solutions suited to smaller living spaces, combining directed and ambient light. 

 For MOME students, participation in Dutch Design Week marked an important professional milestone. Featured in an international, innovation-focused context, the work prompted feedback and new professional connections. For the university, it provided an international platform for presenting its educational and research priorities, strengthening its international presence, and contributing to the building of MOME’s professional brand.   

Several healthcare- and hygiene-related projects developed at MOME were also on view, including a number of Red Dot Award–winning works. These included Zsombor Égerházi’s Droply and Bristly systems, which promote more sustainable personal care routines through refillable, modular components; Sebestyén Ócsai’s Ginkgo Clean, a modular system designed to disinfect mobile phones; Róza Medgyesy’s myfló, a reusable menstrual solution, and Máté Guthy’s Curaprox UV Shield, a UV-based disinfecting device developed for Curaprox toothbrushes.    

One of the mobility projects on show was CA/SE (Cargo + Seat) by Márton Takács, which combines seating and transport functions while addressing two key challenges of e-scooter use: safety and load capacity. Zoltán Zoboki’s Project Omni 2042 is a multifunctional, self-driving hydrogen fuel-cell bus designed to minimise waste by integrating passenger and cargo transport. During the day, the vehicles operate partly as public transport; at night, they function fully as freight carriers. 

A related vision for parcel delivery connects pickup points with bus stops, ensuring that only the purchased item reaches the user, while shipping boxes are removed immediately. Collected by the buses themselves, the empty packaging becomes part of a circular system that could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of online shopping. With Urban Oasis 2030, diploma project by Ádám Gábor Teket, the focus shifts to modular passenger shelters designed to tackle urban heat islands through cooling and shading solutions. These include evaporative terracotta cooling walls, permeable paving, high-pressure misting nozzles, and rainwater collection. 

Gergely Sárady’s Agrohive concept also looks to the future, proposing an automated trailer for agricultural drones that supports safer and more sustainable crop spraying. Serving as both a capsule and docking unit, the trailer automatically operates and recharges the drone and allows remote control, reducing the need for regular contact with hazardous chemicals. 

Exhibiting students: Zsófi Antalóczy, Henriett Barabás, Levente Buzás, Ádám Csesznok, Johanna Dezső, Zsombor Árpád Égerházi, Máté Guthy, Tamara Hanti, Máté Horváth, Balázs Kiss, Anna Kőszeghy, Róza Medgyesy, Karola Nagy, Sebestyén Ócsai, Gergely Sárady, Lilla Sárközi, Kinga Székely, Nóra Szilágyi, Márton Takács, Dóra Tarcsi, Vince Tass, Ádám Gábor Teket, Luca Torma, Bence Váradi, Sarolta Terézia Virághalmy-Vizy, Zoltán Zoboki