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Hello World
International Herald Tribune design critic Alice Rawsthorn’s new book “Hello World” is a great and important read. A few of the most interesting names in contemporary Dutch design make it into her narrative on how design can be best embraced in a modern world.
Design in the new Rijks
Design has found its spot among the 17th century masterpieces in the newly renovated Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Bagatti Valsecchi 2.0
When design is removed from its usual context during the Milan Furniture fair, it gains a totally new appreciation, as seen in the exhibition at the Bagatti Valsecchi Museum.
Johannes Vermeer Award 2013 goes to Rem Koolhaas
The Dutch state prize for the arts, the Johannes Vermeer Award, has been awarded this year to architect and writer Rem Koolhaas.
home 09 by i29
A residential property in the Netherlands is the latest chapter in i29 interior architects‘ book. A play of pine-wood panels makes for an interesting aesthetic.
Emotional Lighting
A light object that shudders when you shout, that breathes heavily when you make it jump or responds to your touch. Fiet by Toer is a responsive design made to engage with the user.
Milan 2013: Text as product, product as text
In the second Milan Breakfast hosted by The New Institute and Design Academy Eindhoven, the topic of narrative was approached from two angles. From the designers’ perspective, what story does a design tell and how can that story be understood other than from the finished product?
Milan 2013: What to do with Plaster?
Curated by Claudia Linders, Marie Ilse Bourlanges en Elena Khurtova, the KABK presentation in Milan incorporated design, process and finished ‘product’. Each day the exhibition grew with new additions by the students and alumni, an impressive and dynamic way to present the school.
Milan 2013: Lambrate Highlights
It’s hard to believe Ventura Lambrate has only been part of the Salone del Mobile for four years now. Seen as the place for independent designers, design schools and young talent, the Lambrate area always proves popular with the young crowd.
Milan 2013: Linking Process
For the third and last Milan Breakfast hosted by The New Institute and Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE), the theme of discussion connected to the DAE exhibition on show: Linking Process.
Agenda
- Turkish Red
Audax Textielmuseum / Tilburg - All in one carpet from Gafsa region (Tunisia) at Hôtel Droog
Hotel Droog / Amsterdam - Het Oog Wil Ook Wat
Yksi Expo / Eindhoven - XYZ Shaping Free Dimensions
CNCPT13 / Amsterdam - Like Pastoe
Kunsthal / Rotterdam
Selection:
- Amsterdam Fashion Week 2013
- Dutch Design Week 2012
- Milan 2012
- Amsterdam Fashion Week 2012
- Dutch Design Week 2011
- Amsterdam International Fashion Week 2010
- Amsterdam International Fashion Week 2011
- Dutch Design Week 2010
- Dutch Design Double 2010
- Milan 2010
- Design.nl 100th Issue Favourites
- Dutch Design Week 2009
- Dutch Design Double 2009
- Milan 2009
- Amsterdam International Fashion Week 2009
- Going Out - Restaurants, bars, cafes, clubs and hotels
- Graphic Design Festival 2008
- Dutch Design Week 2008
- Retail Therapy - Where to buy Dutch design
- FreeDesigndom 2008
- Milan 2008
- Amsterdam International Fashion Week 2008
- Design.nl Tokyo favourites
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