Stichting Plug-In-City

plug-in-city is a temporary city, in the middle of strijp-s, eindhoven, that functions as a creative living lab, workshop, event space & cultural center. through the use of containers, old windows, solar panels and other second-hand materials, this small “city” is built on the principles of circular economy, for which it received the 2017 abn-amro circular economy award. plug-in-city is organized and inhabited by a collective of creative professionals, such as designers, architects, artists and other individuals, who we all call “pluggers”. we design furniture, sculpt wood, curve neon lights, draw buildings, we build machines... we question social design, we explore the concept of circular economy… in addition to being used as a living lab and workshop by the “pluggers”, the space also serves as a cultural meeting point for the community of strijp-s, where we regularly organize concerts, workshops, talks or all kind of cultural evenings. plug in city was established in 2014, with t