Articles
ArtEZ Top Management Fired
This week the Supervisory Board of ArtEZ, Institute of the Arts announced it had sent home the Board of Governors, which runs the day-to-day affairs of the school.
Design Debates
A new programme at the Designhuis in Eindhoven is bringing the hottest design topics to the stage with a series of debates. The list of speakers shows just how broad design thinking has become.
Dutch Designers at Paris Fashion Week
After haute-couture shows by Jan Taminiau and Iris van Herpen in Paris, now it is the turn of the prêt-a-porter designers. Among the Dutch to present their latest collections are Viktor&Rolf who chose Studio Job to design their backdrop this season.
Merel Karhof Windworks
We first met RCA-graduate Merel Karhof at Object Rotterdam in 2011 where she presented her knitting windmill. Now Karhof has created a triptych between three windmills, giving visibility to what wind power can create.
More on “Mine Kafon”
Massoud Hassani is an Afghan who designed a device to clear landmines – it’s a fascinating story and it is true that design journalists (and the public) love a good story, especially ones with a social core.
Turkish Red at the Textile Museum
The Textile Museum in Tilburg is always quietly working away at interesting projects that push the limits of textile design. A new exhibition continues their top-notch reputation for being both practical and original.
Totemism: Memphis Meets Africa
Lidewij Edelkoort curates Totemism: Memphis Meets Africa at Design Indaba Expo starting tomorrow in Cape Town.
Like Pastoe: 100 Years of Design Innovation
Opened last weekend at Rotterdam’s Kunsthal, Pastoe celebrates a century of furniture design.
Timo de Rijk Sparks a Good Debate
Timo de Rijk’s op-ed last week damning Dutch design education for its self-indulgence has unearthed an interesting debate about the problems academies now face.
Agenda
- Designs of the Year 2013 expo
Design Museum / London - Zone2Source
Amstelpark / Amsterdam - United We
Stroom / The Hague - Modekern unveils Piet Paris archive
MMKA / Arnhem - Exhibition Van Heist Heerlen
Schunck / Heerlen
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

