
DE UITBUIKRIEM ("DE VREETHAAK") - NL
Deze riem – gemaakt van openstaande knopen – is een overdreven vertaling van het fenomeen ‘vreethaak’: het moment waarop mensen na een overvloedige maaltijd hun broeksknoop losmaken om uit te buiken. Wat voelt als een bevrijding, is in feite ongemakkelijk: het herinnert ons aan de grenzeloosheid waarmee we eetnormen oprekken.
THE AFTER DINNER DIP BELT - EN
This belt – made of undone buttons – is an exaggerated take on the phenomenon of people unbuttoning their pants after overeating, to let their belly breathe. What feels like relief is, in fact, discomfort: it reminds us of the boundlessness with which we stretch eating norms.
Artwork made for the ALL YOU CAN EAT exhibition, as part of Dutch Design Week 2025.


DE UITBUIKRIEM ("DE VREETHAAK") - NL
Deze riem – gemaakt van openstaande knopen – is een overdreven vertaling van het fenomeen ‘vreethaak’: het moment waarop mensen na een overvloedige maaltijd hun broeksknoop losmaken om uit te buiken. Wat voelt als een bevrijding, is in feite ongemakkelijk: het herinnert ons aan de grenzeloosheid waarmee we eetnormen oprekken.
THE AFTER DINNER DIP BELT - EN
This belt – made of undone buttons – is an exaggerated take on the phenomenon of people unbuttoning their pants after overeating, to let their belly breathe. What feels like relief is, in fact, discomfort: it reminds us of the boundlessness with which we stretch eating norms.
Artwork made for the ALL YOU CAN EAT exhibition, as part of Dutch Design Week 2025.

Femke Hoppenbrouwer (1998) is a Dutch social designer and artist who addresses large societal topics by zooming in on small recognisable details from everyday life. She engages with complex public issues, such as ageism, inclusivity and social stigma’s, by transforming them into playful works using joy, humor and celebration. Her practice seeks to build bridges between the worlds of art and design and social fields in order to make each more approachable to wider audiences.
Combining field-based research, community collaboration and artistic experimentation, Femke creates mixed-media works, primarily using film and performance, that aim to subvert stereotypes and introduce alternative narratives that put a smile on your face while making you critically aware about the world around us.
Alongside her art & design practice, Femke is active as a creative for the Dutch human rights organisation Humanistisch Verbond, as well as part of Touchy Studios and tutoring at Design Academy Eindhoven.
Based in the Netherlands. Working between
Utrecht, Eindhoven, Amsterdam, The Hague.
Nominated for a Dutch Design Award 2024
One of NRC's '"Rijzende sterren van 2025"
info@femkehoppenbrouwer.com














Femke Hoppenbrouwer (1998) is a Dutch social designer and artist who addresses large societal topics by zooming in on small recognisable details from everyday life. She engages with complex public issues, such as ageism, inclusivity and social stigma’s, by transforming them into playful works using joy, humor and celebration. Her practice seeks to build bridges between the worlds of art and design and social fields in order to make each more approachable to wider audiences.
Combining field-based research, community collaboration and artistic experimentation, Femke creates mixed-media works, primarily using film and performance, that aim to subvert stereotypes and introduce alternative narratives that put a smile on your face while making you critically aware about the world around us.
Alongside her art & design practice, Femke is active as a creative for the Dutch human rights organisation Humanistisch Verbond, as well as part of Touchy Studios and tutoring at Design Academy Eindhoven.
Based in the Netherlands. Working between
Utrecht, Eindhoven, Amsterdam, The Hague.
Nominated for a Dutch Design Award 2024
One of NRC's '"Rijzende sterren van 2025"
info@femkehoppenbrouwer.com













