Articles
Piet Paris’ Rooms
Long overdue was the retrospective of Piet Paris at the Museum of Modern Art in Arnhem. Now visitors can enjoy work by one of the Netherlands’ most prolific fashion illustrators spread over 10 different themes.
Fetishism in Fashion
It’s a rare treat to find Lidewij Edelkoort in her home-town of Amsterdam, and an even rarer treat to speak to her in her own home. Following the seminar M˚BA 13 and on the eve of What Design Can Do we spoke with...
What Design Can Do? PROMISES
Timo de Rijk’s extreme position on the “Mine Kaffon” was the core issue raised during one of the breakout sessions during What Design Can Do today. Is social design real and if so how should it be...
Richard van der Laken in His Own Words
Richard van der Laken has been all over the Dutch media this past week pushing the What Design Can Do conference. In this op-ed for national newspaper De Volkskrant he argues that designers must take over from...
Designing is Producing
Peter Kolkman has switched from graphic to product design and says he thinks designing and producing shoud be one and the same. His new wooden iPhone and iPad covers are already popular in Japan.
Ruinart
Piet Hein Eek’s rough and ready aesthetic has been united with Ruinart, the world’s oldest champagne house for which the designer created new wooden packaging.
Mattijs van Bergen nominated for Woolmark Prize
Fashion designer Mattijs van Bergen has been selected by an international committee as the Dutch candidate for the upcoming European final of the reputable International Woolmark Prize.
What Design Can Do for Richard van der Laken
The annual design conference What Design Can Do will be held in Amsterdam on 16 and 17 May, Design.nl caught up with organizer and initiator Richard van der Laken about his hopes for this year’s edition.
Furniture Made by Wind
Merel Karhof uses a series of windmills to create a series of upholstered objects – it is a complete and clean industry. Finding and then controlling the wind is her biggest obstacle.
The Emergence of Form
An overview of the work of Maria Blaisse will be published next week in a book titled The Emergence of Form.
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
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