​Play belongs in more places

​Play is permission to have new ideas, to question what's fixed, and to meet people you might never have met otherwise. It's how change gets rehearsed before there's a business case, before anyone approves it.

​Unruly Play is an archive of references from the artists, designers and communities we admire: play in unlikely places, games about unusual things, unexpected encounters. Works across decades and countries, each with a mechanic worth borrowing. Some of them happened right here: on Amsterdam’s trams, in an attic, on bicycles anyone could ride.

​The session is a creative gathering for anyone who suspects their practice could use more play, and anyone whose work could use a little more permission. Expect a choreographed evening with the archive as backdrop: instructions, bent rules, strange moments between strangers.

​​Multiplayer networking. Creative coalitions. Unexpected mashups.

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​About us

​Imagination of Things is a play studio for art and design. They are based in Amsterdam, working across London, New York and São Paulo. For over ten years, their experience design practice has turned play into a method for encounter, inquiry and collective imagination, collaborating with brands, institutions and teams. This year they launched Unruly Play, an interactive archive celebrating their references and inspiration, a constellation that reveals how they think and what infuses their work.

DB55 is a purpose-driven destination for events and meetings in the heart of Amsterdam Houthavens – curated by creative studio D/DOCK. They bring hospitality, versatile workspaces and cultural programming together in one blended venue that actively connects people, business and ideas.