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Newsletter #111

An international focus this week with Dutch exhibitions opening internationally: Joris Laarman debuts new work in New York, Richard Hutten designs his own retrospective in Gent and Dutch and Chinese designers join forces in Shanghai in the lead-up to the World Expo. Plus we hear the highlights of the Dutch ta...

Newsletter #110

Dutch designers return again to Sweden's ICEHOTEL, Freedom of Creation (FOC) celebrates a decade of innovation in 3D printing and Kiki van Eijk debuts an eclectic new collection in Rome this week. SM's - Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch celebrates the work of Maarten Baas with a major retrospecti...

Newsletter #109

Two major appointments this week for two renowned Dutch designers: Rogier van der Heide is announced as Chief Design Officer for Philips Lighting and Jurgen Bey will become the new director of the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. We explore design and fashion for the senses, and also we hear from its opponent...

Newsletter #108

Two designers show their romantic side this week: Marcel Wanders for crystalware and Martyn Bal for menswear. World-renowned designers and artists design their dream proposal for an installation in the most iconic spiraling void in the world, Philips develops multi-sensory glowing crockery and PechaKucha and ...

Newsletter #107

More fashion news this week as we hear from fashion insiders about why Amsterdam International Fashion Week is failing to make a mark and we see what Lucas Ossendrijver got up to with Lanvin's latest menswear collection. We chat with Christien Meindertsma who has been busy sourcing Dutch wool as part of h...

Newsletter #106

Our fashion focus continues this week with the remainder of our coverage of Amsterdam International Fashion Week (AIFW). From Bibi van der Velden's futuristic jewellery creations to Mada van Gaans' ode to a mythical godess, this season's AIFW was one of the most impressive editions to date. An imp...

Newsletter #105

We kick off our fashion focus with coverage of Paris Men's Fashion Week featuring Francisco van Benthum and Amsterdam International Fashion Week (AIFW) with the opening show of Jan Taminiau. Stay tuned for more AIFW coverage next week. We also have translated excerpts from an insightful interview de Volks...

Newsletter #104

The two big news items dominating Dutch design this week are Li Edelkoort's dramatic and emotional manifesto about her withdrawal from Designhuis and the Eindhoven design scene, and Supermaker failing to receive the necessary funding to open as scheduled. Both stories are sure to evolve over the coming mo...

Newsletter #103

Design.nl takes a winter journey around Europe to bring you this week's stories: a new villa in Mallorca, a fashion collection inspired by Berlin, a new gallery in Antwerp and the year's first furniture fair in Cologne. Rietveld students hit the mainstream in a corporate collaboration programme that s...

Newsletter #102

The new year brings good news for Christien Meindertsma who has been named by a leading newspaper as one of the top ten most interesting young people to watch in the Netherlands this decade. We also talk to Rotterdam Design Prize winner Joost Grootens who like Meindertsma has a modesty that results in quieter...