Thoughts, insights and news

Trend reports, articles and news from the studio: what we see coming in bicycles, family mobility and child transport, and what we learn developing products for them. If you read one thing, make it the latest trend report.

Highlights CARAVAN SALON 2026

At Caravan Salon Düsseldorf 2026, MODYN explored the design shifts shaping the future of mobile living. From neo-retro design and tactile CMF to smart space solutions, inflatable innovation and tech-first caravans, we identified eight trends that reveal new opportunities for more expressive, flexible and future-ready caravaning.

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.

Kind + Jugend 2025 Trend Report

Our key observations, highlighting the noteworthy trends and product ideas that emerged from Kind + Jugend 2025

The Eurobike 2026 Trendreport

The bicycle industry is entering a new phase. Discover the innovations and design shifts shaping the future of cycling, from integrated systems and smarter safety to personalised products and bikes designed around lifestyles, not disciplines.

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IAA Mobility 2025 Trend Report

At this year’s IAA, pixelated light grids lit up every brand, dynamic, playful, and full of promise. They gave cars personality, yet often felt like tech without a story.

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

Cyclingworld Highlights 2026

Bike and future mobility – MODYN Trend Report

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.

Highlights of Interschutz 2026 Karlsruhe

Design opportunities in a function-driven industry

Eurobike 2025 Highlights

Bike and future mobility – MODYN Trend Report

MODYN presentation during PaintExpo 2026 Karlsruhe

MODYN presented during the Color Trend Day by The Sppot at PaintExpo 2026 in Karlsruhe.

MODYN highlights of FIBO 2026

Bike and future mobility – MODYN Trend Report

Our ambulance drone concept

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

Dutch Design Week 2025 Trend Report

The highlights in the MODYN Dutch Design Week Trend Report 2025 capture the most influential directions we observed, offering a clear lens on where design is heading next. Enjoy!

Agritechnica 2025 Trend Report

Agritechnica 2025 showcased the future of farming, smarter, more sustainable, and design-led. MODYN was proud to feature its work on Agrifac’s Vanguard, combining modular, functional design with automotive-inspired styling. From cleaner powertrains to connected, autonomous machinery, the next generation of agriculture is intelligent, efficient, and visually striking.

EICMA 2025 report: EICMA 2025, notes from the show

EICMA 2025 highlights by MODYN

Red Dot Award 2019: AGRIFAC Condor Endurance

Design meets material innovation: MODYN’s Takeaways from K 2025

MODYN’s highlights visit K Fair 2025 Dusseldorf

IAA 2025 report: Mobility Design Conference Konzepthaus Munich

The future of UX design in the car design world

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.

Dutch magazine BabyWereld interviewt Gert-Jan van Breugel, Modyn

Meet the team: Kim Vroege

Kim joins the MODYN design team

From sketch to series: designing for scalable production

Design for the factory floor

Discover the Future of Mobility at IAA 2023: Innovations in Automotive Design and Technology

Experience the Latest in Transportation at IAA Mobility 2023

Meet the team: Olavo Monken

Erwin joins the MODYN design team

Meet the team: Mariette Bal

Mariette joins the MODYN design team

Brussel Autosalon 2025: MODYN Trend Report

Highlights by MODYN from the Brussel Autosalon 2025 Trendreport

Dutch Design Week 2024 Trend Report

Highlights by MODYN from the Dutch Design Week 2024 Trendreport

Concept Design: Arrival FERRY

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

MODYN @ Dutch Design Week 2024

MODYN – Design that Moves Life Forward

MODYN TREND REPORT KIND + JUGEND 2024

Kind + Jugend 2024 Trend Report

Future of child mobility – MODYN Trend Report

Eurobike 2024 Highlights

Bike and future mobility – MODYN Trend Report

Kind + Jugend 2023 Trend Report

Future of child mobility – MODYN Trend Report

Caravan salon 2023 Highlights

Future of Caravanning – MODYN Trend Report

Eurobike 2023 Highlights

Eurobike 2023 Highlights – MODYN Trend Report

Micromobility Design: Navigating the Future with MODYN

Micromobility Design

Introducing Our New Entity: MODYN Ventures

Taking niche mobility products from design through manufacturing

Discover Our New Design Process: Directioning

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

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

How we helped BERG Toys steer towards a cool new product

Hi we’re MODYN, the bike experts.

The Modular Stroller System That Just Keeps Giving

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

Red Dot Design Award 2022: Thule Sapling

iF Design Award 2022: Thule Sapling

Red Dot Design Award 2022: New Gen Citea

iF Design Award 2022: New Gen Citea

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!

Meet the team: Viktorija Šarlāne

Our new CMF designer talks strollers, sustainability and embarking on new adventures.

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.

Meet the team: Mandy van der Heijden

We sat down with Mandy van der Heijden to talk about her career in mobility design

Meet the team: Reinoud de Jong

Talking passion and projects with Reinoud de Jong

Meet the team: Bas Kleingeld

We talk with Bas Kleingeld about 17-years of MODYN, VDL and always being on the move

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

How PARK Helped Us Uncover Our Truth

PARK: More Than A Rebrand

Meet the team: Bart Heijt

Bart Heijt, Starting at MODYN right before the 1st lockdown

(Digital) Design That Moves: MODYN’s Rebrand

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

Inspired By: Peter Van der Veer

MODYN Featured In Upcoming Book: Dossier Yepp

Meet the team: Dennis Melkert

Sitting down with our newest team member Dennis Melkert

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

Hi, Let Us Reintroduce Ourselves. We’re MODYN

Our Mission As MODYN

MODYN & Our Global Mission

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

iF Design Award 2020: Pelgrim IK4083M

Red Dot Award 2020: Maxi Cosi Lila CP

iF Design Award 2020: Quinny VNC

iF Design Award 2019: Mobula Smart Fishing Drone

Red Dot Award 2019: Quinny HUBB

Red Dot Award 2018: Bosch-Rexroth eMotion-2700

Red Dot Award 2018: Hamax Avenida

iF Design Award 2018: Gazelle AMI C8 HMS

iF Design Award 2018: Gazelle CityGo

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