Newsletter #98
This week, we see how an economics graduate with no knowledge of fashion or the fashion industry launched her own label while bringing hope and livelihood to a group of women in India. Also, two different design competitions this week: Hella Jongerius leads a live public pitch to design a Camper shoe store interior in Berlin and a young student wins a national competition to design a cover for a legendary Dutch book. On the other side of the North Sea, design duo Kranen/Gille debut in London, then we head further east to Japan where an exhibition is building momentum that explores some cultural and design differences between Holland and Japan.
A Dutch Japanese Connection
After being forced at the Rietveld Academy to confront her truth, Sayaka Abe is now exploring why it was so difficult to perform in Holland's design education system. Just what is a national identity, or are such...
Inspiration Personified
Without any fashion training, Moniek van Erven has defied the critics and launched a whimsical and edgy fashion brand. Satara is made in India by Indian women and is designed by recent graduates of Amfi. It's been...
Student wins national cover design competition
Marjolein van Damme, a promising young Amsterdam fine arts student has won the competition 'Nederland Leest, Nederland Ontwerpt' to design a cover for Hella S. Haasse’s 1948 debut novel Oeroeg.
Kranen/Gille debut in London
Situated in London’s trend-setting East End, Gallery Fumi plays host to the first UK showing of the work of design duo Kranen/Gille.
Camper challenge with Hella Jongerius
Led by now Berlin-based Hella Jongerius, Spanish shoe label Camper hosted the first ever live public pitch to design the interior of a Camper store in Berlin.
Say it with Vegetables
If you're tired of giving a bunch of flowers, why not try a gorgeous vegetable bouquet by recent Design Academy graduate Janina Loeve which comes with its own tasty recipe so you can even prepare it as a meal.
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