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Designs of the Year 2012
London's Design Museum showcases the longlist for its annual awards. Design.nl takes in the Dutch entries to the yearly celebration of global talent.
Fireworks
When Lara de Greef and De Letterproeftuin teamed-up to work on a project to revive a number of neglected printing techniques, fireworks ensued.
Mumbai calling: workspace offers the Dutch creatives a passage to India
This month the Dutch Design Workspace was opened in Mumbai. Architects, designers and other entrepreneurs from the creative sector with plans to set up shop in India can hire a workplace here including the use of meeting rooms.
Alternative energy
Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam is already widely known for its design collection. In its latest exhibition named New Energy in Design and Art the museum shows works which focus on energy consumption in one way or another.
Form Follows Fiction
Dreaming of a world of craft-based local industrial design is the first step towards actually realizing it. Craft can make a comeback - not for nostalgic reasons but for reasons of equity and sustainable development.
Object Rotterdam gets a makeover
The fourth edition of Object Rotterdam (adjacent to the more established Art Rotterdam) has been given a sturdy makeover courtesy of Anne van der Zwaag - who we spoke to earlier regarding her role at the Dutch Photography Museum.
Rotterdam Design Prize: public versus jury
There are only three more days to vote for the Premsela Public prize of the Rotterdam Design prize. This Sunday the winners will be announced.
What Napster Can Teach Manufacturing
Craft, production and industrialization lie at the heart of Smári McCarthy’s work. He talks, writes and advises on how our rights can be protected in a digital world.
Make A Forest Part II
By injecting a religious theme into the relationship between man and tree, artist Frank Bruggeman has raised awareness about deforestation in a community that doesn't have time to think much about trees.
Amsterdam Fashion Week #16
We brought you some news from AFW last week but here’s an overview of what else we saw including the Green Fashion Competition, Elise Kim, Winde Rienstra and Marije de Haan.
Agenda
- 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 - Like Pastoe
Kunsthal / Rotterdam
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

