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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 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.

Kind + Jugend 2025 Trend Report

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

Stay connected and up to date

Tell our team about your design challenges. We’re ready to come up with industry-leading solutions.

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

Eurobike 2025 Highlights

Bike and future mobility – MODYN Trend Report

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: Wouter Sluis

Wouter joins the MODYN design team from September 2025 till January 2026.

Meet the team: Emme Paulen

Emme joins the MODYN design team since September 2025.

Meet the team: Olavo Monken

Erwin joins the MODYN design team

Meet the team: Erwin Heijblom

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

Arrival FERRY concept design by MODYN

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

Interview with MODYN’s Design Director, RP Kruizinga

Meet this transportation design veteran

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.

Farewell: Wim van Dijk’s Legacy at MODYN

Looking back on the 30+ year career of our retiring partner Wim van Dijk

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

Our ambulance drone concept

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

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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