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The Purple Show

A style-customisation experience based on upcycling and sustainability.

The Purple Show Participants — © Rens, Matias, Lele and Kellin

During DDW26 at Burgers, a temporary space take place to share and invite people around a social and sustainable experimentation around up cycling.

A collection of clothes and objects made from discarded materials : an alternative storytelling.

Rebellion, Hope and Delicacy

Grounded in different mediums : hairstyling, clothes creation, sewing, daily-life objects, The Purple Show talks about issues : extractivism, mass production, ecological damages and genocides. Against that, our collective event adopt a positionnement against it, by creation, denunciation and by developing and alternative : a proof that it can be made differently.

The Purple Space

During Dutch Design Week 2026, Burgers transforms into a sustainable fashion center : a place where people can experiment with their appearance by getting a haircut, by a handmade original outfit, by watching the fashion shows or participating in the sustainable-fashion workshops organised during the week.

Programme

Throughout the week, Burgers is free to attend for everyone, here is a list of the activities :

- a haircut salon
- workshops to customise a T-shirt, design an outfit, learn about pattern making
- Two Fashion Shows (Tuesday 4.pm & Friday 5.pm)
- Clothes and Accessory shop with unique creations
- Chill spaces for drinks, food, hang out
- An handmade electric guitar, pan-Arabic colors
- Concerts, music and comedy events

Artists will be on-site during the week to show explain their work. Come visit us !

About Lele & Rens

Lele and Rens, self taught fashion makers turning discarded fabric into new clothing, lead this project at Burgers, an underground venue in Eindhoven run by Hans. They are joined by Matias and Kellin, a hairstylist from California.

Lele Working In The Studio — © Lele

Rens Working in The Studio — © Rens

3D visualisation of the Purple Show Space — © Lele

Centre area, Burgers (Stichting Hertogstaat), Hertogstraat 2 , Map No. E21
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Partially Wheelchair Accessible
Wifi available
Dogs allowed
Toilets available