Thoughts, insights and news

Our designs speak for brands, resonate with people and stand out in the market. Here, we invite you to read more about our work, our processes, our insights, and how we’re steering towards the future.

Sketching in design: a strategic tool for fast thinking, alignment and originality

Sketching turns ideas into possibilities, helping designers think faster, collaborate better and create more original solutions.

Seeing before building: rapid 3D and VR visualisation in design reviews

What if you could experience a product before it exists? Rapid 3D and VR visualisation allows teams and clients to step inside a design, explore it at full scale and make critical decisions long before the first part is built. Turning uncertainty into insight and ideas into better products.

Blender as a design tool: faster decisions before things are built

How digital exploration can help us test ideas, compare directions and identify potential issues earlier, making better-informed design decisions while there is still room to adapt.

Repairability by design: why circular products start at the drawing board

Circularity starts before the first prototype. As repairability, traceability and longer product lifecycles become increasingly important, the decisions made at the drawing board.

Silent Ride - RELOAD LAND Festival at Formula E - Berlin E-Prix 2-3 Mai 2026 - Foto: Patricia Sevilla Ciordia for Reload Land

Electric motorcycles have crossed a line

Reload.Land 2026, field notes by Sven Rimmele, Mobility Designer at MODYN

A sixth sense for safer cycling

A MODYN graduation project by Luc Jansen

Right to repair: why product architecture is becoming a strategic decision

The EU's Right to Repair legislation is transforming repairability from an afterthought into a strategic design requirement. Discover how companies like Fairphone, Miele and Patagonia are using product architecture, modularity and long-term serviceability to create more sustainable products, strengthen customer loyalty and unlock new business opportunities.

Our ambulance drone concept

Sitting down with our managing director Gert-Jan van Breugel about the ideas behind the concept

Earth Day: Green & Sustainable Materials Our Designers Love

From biomaterials to green-dying processes.

CMF at MODYN: designing through feeling, shaping the future

And what it means alongside Dig, Define, Design and Develop.

Concept Design: Arrival FERRY

A detailed look at our team’s latest design from The Playground.

Micromobility Design: Navigating the Future with MODYN

Micromobility Design

Design Sprint: Race To The Finish Line With The BERG Nexo Step

How we helped BERG Toys steer towards a cool new product

The Modular Stroller System That Just Keeps Giving

The Modular Stroller system, winning awards like the Red Dot Best of the Best

Earth Day: How MODYN is elping Parents Make Greener Choices Year-Round

Some of our most important contributions to sustainability over the years have been MODYN’s child mobility designs. Let us show you!

The Bicycle and The Future of Mobility: What To Expect by 2030

We see the bike as one of the major drivers for change in our cities and our ability to reach global sustainability goals.

Behind The Scenes of MODYN’s Gazelle Bike Styling

Bicycle Design & The Future of Carbon Fiber

Talking Things That Move

with Bosch Rexroth’s Vincent Stahlecker

(Digital) Design That Moves: MODYN’s Rebrand

Taking on an entirely new identity from the inside out: MODYN

MODYN Featured In Upcoming Book: Dossier Yepp

Talking VDL & The Twists & Turns of a Mobility Design Career

Sitting down with partner Rik de Reuver

Talking Gazelle, 30+ Years of Inspiration and New Eras

Sitting down with partner Wim van Dijk

MODYN & The Future of Mobility

Sitting Down With Our Managing Director

Designing New Futures: The Gazelle Vision Bike

VR As A Tool: VDL Bus & Coach