Hardware Interaction Design
Hardware Interaction Design

Hardware
Interaction Design
Conference

A one-day conference on designing better experiences in the physical world — talks and hands-on workshops, for and by the people who design, research, prototype, and ship hardware.

EVENT DETAILS
When
Fri 23 Oct 2026
Dutch Design Week — ddw.nl ↗
Where
High Tech Campus
1d The Strip, Eindhoven — map ↗
What
Talks, Workshops, Interactive sessions.
A planned programme, plus open time to bring & share your own tools
Reserve Your Spot ↗
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Program

A planned programme, plus open time to share.

Programme in progress — more talks & workshops to be announced

One track, one venue, one day — a curated programme of talks and workshops, alongside open, unstructured interactive sessions where anyone can bring a tool, product, or method to try.

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Talks

Scheduled, practical talks and case studies from professionals working on real hardware products.

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Workshops

Scheduled, hands-on sessions on specific tools and methods — part of the planned programme.

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Interactive Sessions

Open, unstructured time to bring your own tool, product, or method and let other attendees try it.

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Featured Workshop Partner
Haptic Labs

Hands-on haptic prototyping tools, with a session led by Thomas Müller, CEO of Haptic Labs ↗.

Venue & Getting There

High Tech Campus, The Strip — Eindhoven.

The conference takes place at 1d The Strip, High Tech Campus, on Friday 23 October 2026 — the Friday of Dutch Design Week.

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Location

1d The Strip, High Tech Campus, Eindhoven. View on the map ↗

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By Car, Train, Plane or OV-fiets

Full directions by car, public transport, plane, and OV-fiets are on the campus's own visitor page ↗.

What We'll Cover

The full spectrum of hardware UX.

User research for physical products Hardware prototyping Haptics & force feedback Buttons, knobs & physical controls Embedded interfaces Industrial design & interaction design Product testing & validation Sensors & input systems Light guides & optical design Accessibility in hardware Manufacturing constraints Design systems for physical products Service & repair experiences Consumer electronics Automotive Medical devices Industrial equipment Maker products
Register

Reserve your spot.

Whether you're designing headphones, medical devices, bicycles, power tools, smart home products, laboratory equipment, wearables, or something entirely different, this conference is a place to learn from others facing similar challenges — and, if you'd like, to bring your own tool, product, or method for others to try in a workshop.

Friday 23 October 2026 · High Tech Campus, Eindhoven · Dutch Design Week.

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The Hardware Interaction Design community.

This is the first in-person event from Hardware Interaction Design, a community for the interaction designers, UX researchers, industrial designers, and engineers who design, research, prototype, and ship physical products — because designing a button, a dial, or a wearable comes with challenges that software communities rarely discuss.