Articles
Kaap Skil
This weekend sees the opening of the Kaap Skil, the museum of jutters en zeelui (roamers and sailors) in Oudeschild, Texel. The beautifully-designed museum features exhibitions by Kossmann.dejong.
From Otis in LA to COMA in Amsterdam
As a model for design education, Amsterdam/New York studio COMA's mentorship for students from Otis in LA is a resounding success. The students are exposed for three intense weeks to all facets of Dutch design, art and culture.
Re-Denim, sustainable fashion competition
Sustainability and design have over the years become almost synonymous, but the world of fashion seems to be lagging behind somewhat. The Re-denim project aims to bring change to that.
AGE-ISM
Sandberg student Elise van Mourik has curated the lecture series AGE-ISM that explores the nature of progress, and hopes to provoke and unveil the relationship between innovation and culture.
Kyra Meilink
In just under one year since leaving Design Academy Eindhoven, Meilink has set up her own studio and already has one of her graduation projects in production with the other close behind.
DesignTalks at DesignMarch, Reykjavík
Today sees the start of DesignMarch, Iceland’s key annual design festival and two Dutch creatives are participating in the talks.
Destilling Design in The Hague
Dutch jenever brand Van Kleef has turned to industrial design for its latest fashionable bottle designs.
Design as an Experience
Matthijs van Dijk speaks to Design.nl about how designers elicit specific behaviours from users – behaviours that should be better considered during the design process.
Mae Engelgeer
When design.nl last spoke with Mae Engelgeer she had just launched her first textiles collection. Soon to launch her third, she has built her work into a neat little company that is sold in Holland, the UK and Australia.
Playing Ghost
Animator Bianca Ansems is currently winning all the awards for her MA graduation film Playing Ghost.
Agenda
- Winde Rienstra, Beyond the Boundaries of Fashion
Centraal Museum / Utrecht - 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
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

