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January 18, 2005 Orange Alert: Dutch Design in New York at Drive-in Studios The Consulate
General of the Netherlands in New York, in association with Cooper-Hewitt
National Design Museum, Museum at F.I.T., Moss, Museum of Arts
and Design and the Dutch Fashion Foundation, hosts Orange Alert:
Dutch Design in New York, a kick-off event to celebrate the launch
of a series of high-profile projects that will showcase Dutch
design in New York through 2005. >>more |
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Available from Episode Publishers Yearbook Dutch Design 2003-2004 by Aad Krol & Timo de Rijk The Yearbook Dutch Design presents a well documented and illustrated overview of important events, exhibitions and products of the year 2003-2004. The yearbook does not only provide a glimpse of the work of top designers, prepared by the editors Aad Krol and Timo de Rijk, but it also displays, through unique photography and essential information, an impressive selection of 80 national projects. These range from interesting product presentations to important lectures and exhibitions, launches of striking websites and house styles, and the publication of crucial books. >>more |
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Available from D.A.P. Various
new Dutch architecture and design publications from Distributed
Art Publishers |
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Available from Phaidon Press False Flat: Why Dutch Design is so Good by Adam Eeuwens & Aaron Betsky This book showcases the dynamism of contemporary Dutch design and, through a detailed exploration of the country's geography, culture, and history, defines its particularities as a manifestation of things intrinsically "Dutch." Eschewing a traditional academic presentation, authors Aaron Betsky and Adam Eeuwens, together with the renowned Dutch book designer Irma Boom, have conceived a witty, multidimensional structure for the book that brings to life a prolific design culture in a rich landscape of interconnected stories. False Flat consists of an introduction and five illustrated text chapters by Aaron Betsky, the director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute. These chapters are interspersed with 16-page sections consisting solely of selected images and extended captions, in a unique presentation conceived by Boom. >>more |
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January 23 - February 28, 2005 Lust-Project at Space Downtown Space Downtown, an exciting new lifestyle space in Chelsea, opened on January 25 with a wide range of product lines. With among others work by Lust-Project (Anne-Margreet Honing & Christophe Guyot), a slightly subversive, witty and graphic collection that includes duvets, pillowcases, cushions and other decorative items, along with a line of t-shirts. >>more |
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January 31, 2005 Aid to Artisans presents Innovation of Craft Award to Li Edelkoort at ABC Carpets Aid to Artisans presented its 2005 awards to Li Edelkoort (Innovation of Craft Award), Museo De Arte Povera / Marie Therese Hermand de Arango (Preservation of Craft Award), and Project Alabama (Artisan Advocate Award). In her acceptance speech, international trendforecaster and educator Li Edelkoort started by saying that the arts and crafts movement is back at the forefront of fashion and interior styles, and that in an ever-more complex and information-riddled society it will be important to touch base and feel real matter, as if literally getting in touch with society. >>more |
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February 8 – March 20, 2005 The
End: solo exhibition Tord Boontje at Moss |
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February 17, 2005 2005 Travel + Leisure Design Award for Rem Koolhaas Travel + Leisure Magazine announced the winners of the first annual Travel + Leisure Design Awards for The Best in Museums, Restaurants, Hotels, Luggage, Airplanes, and more. Including a "Best Cultural Space" award for the Seattle Central Library by Rem Koolhaas and Joshua Ramus. >>more |
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February 22 - May 16, 2005 Adriaan Geuze / West 8 in exhibition Groundswell: Constructing the Contemporary Landscape at MoMA Groundswell: Constructing the Contemporary Landscape presents 23 landscape-design projects that reclaim and transform urban spaces—many derelict and in need of rehabilitation—into public parks and gardens. Groundswell features examples of the new artistic richness and critical debate in the design of public spaces, from small urban plazas to large parks for post-industrial sites to long-range plans for entire urban sectors. The exhibition is organized by Peter Reed, Curator, and Irene Shum, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art. >>more |
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February 28, 2005 - 6:30pm Architecture must go beyond itself: VE#1 press conference at Columbia University Ole Bouman / Rem Koolhaas / Mark Wigley countdown to VOLUME, a project by ARCHIS + AMO + CLAB + _ _ _ to go beyond Magazine, Office, and School. Monday, February 28, 6:30-8:00pm, Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University. Followed by a reception in Tom’s Cafe. >>more |
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March 1 - April 10, 2005 The Dutch Fashion Foundation presents work by various designers at Space Downtown Please note that this showcase is for press and trade only. The Dutch Fashion Foundation and Space Downtown will showcase Fall 2005 lines by select Dutch fashion designers, as part of a campaign that was launched at Orange Alert Dutch Design on January 18, 2005. It will include various fashion shows, salons de couture, and exhibitions. The foundation represents designers such as Mada van Gaans, Bas Kosters, Spijkers & Spijkers, Keupr/Van Bentm, Wolf, Oscar Suleyman, Melanie Rozema, Jeroen Teunissen, Katrin Neyer, Monique van Heist, Percy Irausquin, Jan Timiniau and Angelos Bratis among many others. >>more |
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March 2-7, 2005 Shifting Positions: Petra Blaisse; Inside Outside (Landscape and Interior Design) Dutch designer Petra Blaisse works in a multitude of creative areas, including textile, landscape and exhibition design. She founded Inside Outside in Amsterdam in 1991. Inside Outside specializes in the rare combination of both interior and exterior design, interweaving architecture and landscape. Blaisse will lecture at Columbia University, Carnegie Museum of Art, and the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. >>more |
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March 4 – September 4, 2005 Hella Jongerius Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection Dutch designer Hella Jongerius will guest curate an exhibition of samplers and related objects in the third collection rotation in the Nancy and Edwin Marks Gallery at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Hella Jongerius Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection" showcases a select group of samplers from the museum’s collection of over 1,000 samplers from Great Britain, Europe and the Americas, and related objects from all four curatorial departments and the library, including embroidery tools, embroidery design drawings, wallcoverings featuring embroidery motifs, and penmanship and needlework books. >>more |
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March 12, 2005 Illy presents new collection by Joep van Lieshout at the 2005 Armory Show On the occasion of the Armory Show International Fair of New Art, illycaffè presents the new illy collection designed by Joep van Lieshout, the founder of Atelier Van Lieshout. >>more |
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March 16, 2005 Saks Fifth Avenue launches Viktor & Rolf's new Flowerbomb fragrance Already presented to audiences in Europe, Saks Fifth Avenue launched Flowerbomb to an American audience and will be its exclusive distributor in the United States. The Orange Alert Dutch Design team attended the New York presentation. Click here for images of Saks' flagship store, with the ground floor and front windows taken over by the design duo. |
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April 13 - 18, 2005 Launch of Designws.com and daily diary from Milan Furniture Fair In 2001 VIVID in Rotterdam, The Netherlands started reporting about noteworthy Design Events on their website Vividvormgeving.nl. It became an instant succes, which led VIVID launch Designvormgeving.nl ("vormgeving" is the Dutch word for Design), a quintessential guide to the design world in The Netherlands. Today almost half of the visitors are international, so after 5 years VIVID is presenting a new, global name: designws.com. For those who did not travel to the 2005 Milan Furniture Fair, make sure to check out the daily diary as presented by VIVID and Designws.com founder Aad Krol here |
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April 26-29, 2005 Gerard van den Berg of Label tours the United States for launch of new lines at DWR Design Within Reach features Gerard van den Berg, seating expert and founder of two of the Netherlands' most well-known furniture manufacturers--Montis and LABEL--on the latest cover of their catalog. In addition, DWR will introduce Van den Berg to an American audience via a whirlwind tour that covers San Francisco, Chicago and New York. Be sure to visit www.dwr.com for the latest product information from the catalog. >>more |
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April 25-29, 2005 Meet the Dutch 2005: Royal Netherlands Embassy Celebrates Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix The Royal Netherlands Embassy will host “Meet the Dutch,” a series of events honoring Her Majesty Queen Beatrix and demonstrating Dutch contributions in politics, business, culture, and silver design. Hundreds of guests will be invited to the Washington residence of Ambassador and Mrs. Boudewijn J. van Eenennaam for a series of seminars and receptions throughout the week. Of all the events during “Meet the Dutch”, the most anticipated is the initial reveal of the work of a selected Dutch florist, commissioned to transform the ambassador’s residence. Renowned Dutch floral and event designer, René Hofstede, of Mille Fiori Floral Design in New York City, will decorate the Residence with thousands of fresh cut flowers using a multitude of blooms including tulips, Cymbidium orchids and a host of other Dutch grown flowers. >>more |
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April 29 - May 1, 2005 Empire State Building lit in Orange For the second year in a row, the Empire State Building's lighting scheme will be orange from April 29 - May 1, to celebrate Dutch Queen's Day (April 30), thanks to the efforts of Sander Raaymakers, a Dutch expat and founder of NLborrels, who organizes events in multiple cities throughout the United States. >>more |
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April 30 - July 4, 2005 Dutch Royal Silver at the Corcoran Gallery The Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington DC present Dutch Royal Silver: Celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix. This special exhibition, held in the Corcoran’s Salon Doré, features a selection of rarely seen decorative works from the private collection of the Royal House of Orange-Nassau, many of which have never before been displayed in the United States. >>more |
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May 11 – June 4, 2005 Whispering
Sources, Radical Reduction: Ed Annink at Felissimo |
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May 13, 2005 Li Edelkoort and John Thackara among presenters at Malfatto: Imperfect Design for a Better World symposium by Material Connexion® Material ConneXion, the world’s premier materials resource specializing in the needs of designers and architects, presents its inaugural symposium “Malfatto: Imperfect Design for a Better World?“ An important and timely contribution to the business and design worlds, this one-day event presents “malfatto” as an aesthetic solution to many of the economic and social challenges that arise from globalization. Among the presenters will be Li Edelkoort and John Thackara. >>more |
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May 14 - 16, 2005 Niels van Eijk & Miriam van der Lubbe at the 3rd annual Downtown Dutch design duo Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe will showcase an overview of their work at the 3rd annual Downtown alternative design fair. Held for the first two years in the Chelsea Hotel, the fair will now take over all spaces of Drive-In Studios in Chelsea, 443 West 18th Street, daily from 11am - 7pm. >>more An official Orange Alert Dutch Design location. |
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May 14, 15 and 16, 2005 (10:30am each day) Panel discussions at the 3rd annual Downtown Abe Gurko & Susan Schultz of Design Downtown present three panel discussions at Design Downtown: 1] Redefined Basics; 2] The Business of Design; and 3] The Art of Plastics in Architecture & Design. The panels will feature among others John Thackara, the author of In the Bubble, and Jeanne Wikler, General Director for Cultural Affairs at the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York. >>more An official Orange Alert Dutch Design location. |
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May 14 - 17, 2005 Artifort
& Lande present new furniture lines during the 17th International
Contemporary Furniture Fair |
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May 14 - 17, 2005 Leolux presents new furniture lines during the 17th International Contemporary Furniture Fair At the ICFF New York, Dutch manufacturer of design furniture Leolux presents its 2005 novelties: the flexible chaise longue Akka, sofa Eirene and the rocking chair Canguro, to mention some. Furthermore, Leolux is bringing its highlights, including the award winning chairs Pallone, Hemingway and the spacious Faya Lobi sofas. >>more |
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May 14 - 17, 2005 Spectrum presents furniture lines during the 17th International Contemporary Furniture Fair Spectrum, founded in 1941, presents a collection of furniture with a timeless character. Some items, designed around 1960 and carried by Spectrum ever since, form the basis of the collection. New contemporary designs by both established and young, promising designers have been added. High quality in design, materials and production is regarded as an essential feature of the collection. >>more |
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May 14 - 17, 2005 Fatboy
presents a new alternative to the "beanbag" during the
17th International Contemporary Furniture Fair |
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May 14 - 17, 2005 Oromono
presents new paper collection during the 17th International Contemporary
Furniture Fair |
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Pulp: Young Dutch Graduate Students from the Design Academy Eindhoven at The Firehouse Note:
(replaced by Dutch Village, see below) |
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May 14 - 17, 2005 Dutch Village: Innovative traditions in design from the Netherlands presented by Design Academy Eindhoven and Royal Tichelaar Makkum at the Stephan Weiss Gallery From this temporary settlement in New York, new ideas, prototypes and projects from young designers graduated at Design Academy Eindhoven and designs by, amongst others, Jurgen Bey, Hella Jongerius and Job Smeets for Royal Tichelaar Makkum, are presented, showing a good example of the cooperation between innovative design, craft and industry. >>more |
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May 14, 2005 Marcel Wanders & moooi at Design Within Reach in New York Celebrate the kickoff of this year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair at Design Within Reach-SoHo on Saturday, May 14, 8–11pm. DWR will be hosting the iconoclastic Dutch design firm moooi and moooi creative director Marcel Wanders. Test-drive moooi designs by Wanders and Atelier van Lieshout before they make their September debut at DWR, as well as new moooi designs fresh from their showing at the Salone in Milan. >>more |
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May 15 - 22, 2005 MIT
Press launches new publication by John Thackara |
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May 15 - 18, 2005 Kikkerland Design/Moleskine Introduces New Formats for the Creative Professions Kikkerland Design, Inc. the North American distributor of legendary Moleskine notebooks is introducing several new ways to express your ideas at the National Stationery Show. >>more |
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May 16, 2005 Design Entrepeneurs: Connecting Cultures, the Metropolis Conference at ICFF How can your local design identity enrich global markets? How are designers reinventing the way they work in today's cross-cultural society? Which design approaches and strategies translate from one culture to another? These and more questions will be answered in this full day event, free and open to the public. Among the confirmed speakers are Stephanie Forsythe of Molo Design, Jason Shatilla of Surface3, Robert Kloos of the Consulate General of The Netherlands, Lars Engman of IKEA, design historian John Berry, and MoMA Creative and Marketing Director Carolyn Mackay-Eisenhardt. >>more |
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Available from Abbeville Press Launch of International Design Yearbook # 20 by Abbeville Press with guest editor Marcel Wanders Since its launch two decades ago, designers and architects have regarded Abbeville's annual International Design Yearbook as the most authoritative guide to contemporary design. Now, Abbeville Press is pleased to release the most recent volume in the series, International Design Yearbook 20. As in the previous IDY annuals, a guest editor has chosen the designs showcased in this volume. This year's selections were made by internationally acclaimed designer Marcel Wanders, whose offbeat eccentricities and unusual approach to design, combined with a reputation for being "tall, handsome, flamboyant, loquacious, mischievous, confrontational, passionate, mercurial, opinionated and uncontrollable" ensure an unusual volume in the series. He has not disappointed. >>more |
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June 2-5, 2005 Niels van Eijk at Barry Friedman, Ltd. during SOFA New York Barry Friedman Ltd. will present the Cow Chair by Niels van Eijk during SOFA New York (Sculpture, Objects & Functional Art Fair). More work by Droog Design is available through the inventory of the gallery. For more information, please visit www.barryfriedmanltd.com |
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June 6 - 15, 2005 Travel to The Netherlands with the Museum of Arts & Design Join MAD on an exciting trip to Holland & Belgium, touring Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Brussels, and Ghent. The trip will include visits to the private homes and studios of artists working in contemporary art, jewelry, and design. Highlights will be: a behind-the-scenes tour of the Stedelijk Museum; a private visit to the American Ambassador's residence in Amsterdam;a meeting with Aaron Betsky, Director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute in Rotterdam; an Art Nouveau tour of Brussels;a curatorial tour of the Ghent Museum; gallery receptions and many other exciting visits. >>more |
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September 7, 2005 Dutch at the Edge of Design opening reception & Orange Alert party at the Museum at F.I.T. Dr. Joyce F. Brown, President of FIT, Dr. Valerie Steele, Director of the Museum at FIT, and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands and Mrs. Boudewijn J. van Eenennaam host the opening reception of this exhibition of avant-garde Dutch fashion and textile designs. This is an official Orange Alert Dutch Design event and is sponsored by media partner Surface Magazine, Aveda, Barielle, Rene Furterer, Guinot, Heineken USA, Revlon, V05, VOX Vodka, and Warren Tricomi. Click here for more info. |
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September 7 - December 9, 2005 Dutch
at the Edge of Design: Fashion and Textiles from the Netherlands
at the Museum at F.I.T. |
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September 7 - October 6, 2005 Dutch Disturbance: solo exhibition Judith van den Boom at The Future Perfect, Brooklyn Dutch Disturbance is the title of Van den Boom's collection of ceramic products for her graduation show at the Academy of Arts & Design in Arnhem in Summer 2005. Dutch Disturbance is about a redefinition of Dutch identity, and how people lose contact with their roots in an individualistic society. Society is changing fast, becoming more and more multi-cultural. What is being Dutch? >>more |
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September 7, 2005 Mike and Maaike Inc. introduce the Windowseat Lounge The Windowseat Loune is an upholstered lounge chair that creates a window to the outside world. Designed for both public and private spaces, the lounge is a comfortable refuge from the hustle and bustle of lobbies, airports, or busy home environments. The wrap-around design creates a room-within-a-room, complete with its own unique view. A swiveling base provides full control over the framed perspective, allowing you to pan 360 degrees to take in the environment or block it out. >>more |
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September 8, 2005, 6-8pm Dutch at the Edge of Design, roundtable at the Museum at F.I.T. The museum organizes a roundtable in relation to the exhibition, with among the participant designers Niels van Eijk & Miriam van der Lubbe and Natasja Martens of G+N, Angelique Westerhof and Mark Terberg of the Dutch Fashion Foundation, and Tet Reuver of the Design Academy Eindhoven. The roundtable will take place in at FIT in the Katie Murphy Amphitheatre. >>more |
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September 8 - October 19, 2005 Never
Felt Before! The Extraordinary Felt Designs of Claudy Jongstra
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September 9 - November 12, 2005 Verwilder: solo exhibition Amie Dicke at Visionaire Gallery V Magazine invites you to Verwilder, a solo exhibition by artist Amie Dicke at Visionaire Gallery. >>more |
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September 9-30, 2005 The
Dutch Fashion Foundation presents work by various designers during
Fashion Week |
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September 9-16, 2005 Photo exhibition NIEUW: Statements in Dutch Imagery at The Art Directors Club Gallery The Dutch Fashion Foundation and Baldev Duggal of Duggal of Visual Solutions invite you to the exhibition NIEUW: Statements in Dutch Imagery. Featured artists include Alex Bruessing, Alique, Cyrille Weiner, Elspeth Diederix, Freudenthal Verhagen, Ingmar Swalue, Marijke Aerden, Michiel Mallard, Paul Graves, Paul Ruigrok, Peter Jeroense, Peter Stigter, Piet Paris, Sabrina Bongiovanni, Stijn&Marie, Viviane Sassen and Wendelien Daan. >>more |
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September 12-20, 2005 Exhibition Bas Kosters Studio at Go Fish Gallery Ivy
Jeanne Brown of Go Fish Gallery and Angelique Westerhof of the
Dutch Fashion Foundation invite you to the exhibition Bas Kosters
Studio.
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September 13-20, 2005 Exhibition Stretching Boundaries: Beyond Fashion at the Diane von Furstenberg Gallery The Ambassador of the Kingdom of The Netherlands and Mrs. Boudewijn J. van Eenennaam, Diane von Furstenberg, Frederique van der Wal, Angelique Westerhof and the Dutch Fashion Foundation invite you to the exhibition Stretching Boundaries: Beyond Fashion. Featured artists include Bas Kosters, Elspeth Diederix, Esther Loonen, Freudenthal / Verhagen, G+N, Martine van 't Hul & Fleur van Maarschalkerwaart, Peter Jeroense, Piet Paris, Victor de Bie & Wigius de Bie, Wendelien Daan and Oscar Suleyman. >>more |
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September 14, 2005 JOFF in Ofoffjoff performance at The Art Directors Club Gallery Robert
M. Greenberg, President of the Art Directors Club of New York
and Angelique Westerhof of The Dutch Fashion Foundation invite
you to the fashion performance by JOFF in Ofoffjoff, with music
by Grizzly Bear and choreography by Elissa Santiago and Voin de
Voin.
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September 14-21, 2005 Photo exhibition Hermetica by Miss Liz Wendelbo, fashion by G+N fashionfugitive at Up & Co Uscha Pohl of Very Magazine and Up & Co Gallery and Angelique Westerhof of the Dutch Fashion Foundation invite you to the photography exhibition Hermetica. >>more |
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September 15-30, 2005 Finding Netherland: Dutch Atelier & Concept Showroom at Space Downtown Discover Amsterdam's top fashion designers exclusively at Space Downtown, Chelsea's newest lifestyle gallery. Featuring Jan Taminiau, Angelos Bratis, Daryl van Wouw, G+N fashionfugitive, Joline Jolink, Mada van Gaans, and Mary-Lou Berkulin. The collections will be on show and available for purchase to buyers, press and shopoholics alike, fresh off the heels of Olympus Fashion Week. >>more |
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October, 2005 - Now online!! New Image Galleries on Dutchdesignevents.com Image galleries from previous events, including Dutch at the Edge of Design, Fashion Shows by Angelos Bratis, Percy Irausquin, Jan Taminiau, Mada van Gaans, Daryl van Wouw, Melanie Rozema, and G+N, and exhibitions by Bas Kosters, Amie Dicke, Claudy Jongstra, Joff, and much more. >>visit here |
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October 6-29, 2005 Mastering Form and Function, solo exhibition Richard Hutten at Felissimo Design House “Mastering Form and Function” highlights some of Richard Hutten's newest designs - including furniture, products and light fixtures. This exhibition focuses on the steps of designing such pieces, from inspiration to prototypes to the finalized design. Richard Hutten graduated at the Academy Industrial Design Eindhoven in 1991. That same year he started his own designstudio, working on a variety of projects such as: furniture-, product-, interior- and exhibition design. He developed his 'No sign of design' and 'Table upon table' concepts. He is one of the most internationally successful Dutch designers; a key exponent of "Droog Design", in which he has been involved since it's inception in 1993. >>more |
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October 16, 2005 - January 2, 2006 Safe: Design Takes on Risk at MoMA with work by Cindy van den Bremen, Mojo Barriers, Right To Die NL, Twan Verdonck / Neo Human Toys, Vlieger & Van Dam, Dre Wapenaar, and the archives of Paul Mijksenaar SAFE: Design Takes On Risk, the first major design exhibition at MoMA since its reopening in November 2004, presents more than 300 contemporary products and prototypes designed to protect body and mind from dangerous or stressful circumstances, respond to emergencies, ensure clarity of information, and provide a sense of comfort and security. These objects address the spectrum of human fears and worries, from the most mundane to the most exceptional, from the dread of darkness and loneliness to the threat of earthquakes and terrorist attacks. >>more |
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November 2005 The New Shoppingbag by Susan Bijl available at Paul Smith store The New Shoppingbag, designed by Susan Bijl is made out of coated nylon, as used in kites and comes in small and large. The bag is available in different, mostly bright colors. >>more |
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November 2005 Multi-talented Lucky "Dubz" Trifonas visits New York in November 2005 Lucky "Dubz" Trifonas is an illustrator, artist, graffiti artist and DJ, among many other things. He visits New York in November 2005 for talks with Nickelodeon, for whom he has done several assignments, and to produce work for several clients in New York. Dubz is planning to return to New York often for more assignments. >>more |
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November 3, 2005, 6-7:30pm Lecture Ruudt Peters at Museum of Arts & Design The evening will begin with a brief dialogue between the artist and MAD curator Ursula Ilse-Neuman focusing on the current trends in Dutch contemporary art jewelry. Accompanied by a series of slides, the artist will then speak about the development of his work over the past three decades from “Inflatable Suit” (1973) to his current under-water installation of “Azoth” and how it relates to the work of other Dutch and European artists. >>more |
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November 12 , 2005 - January 28, 2006 Duo Kaptein Roodnat (Marleen Kaptein & Stijn Roodnat) contribute to project "School Zone" at Urban Academy (Julia Richmond High School) Marleen Kaptein/Stijn Roodnat are a design team based in the Netherlands who have produced award winning furniture and architectural design internationally, and are committed to socially responsible design concepts. They are part of a project by Martinez Gallery, School Zone, a reconsideration of the roles played by art and educational institutions, and of longstanding assumptions about the ways the two interact. >>more |
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November 14, 2005 Hella Jongerius presented with RISD 2005 Athena Award for Excellence in Industrial Design Each year RISD presents distinguished service awards to outstanding individuals in the world of art and design and to corporate leaders who promote design excellence, support the arts and/or exemplify business innovation. The 2005 Athena Awards were November 14, at Tribeca Rooftop, New York City. Barbara Bloemink, curatorial director of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, presented the Athena Award for excellence in industrial design to Hella Jongerius. >>more |
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November
15, 2005 Aziz collaborates with performance artist Marina Abramovic at the Guggenheim Museum in New York Dutch fashion designer Aziz and performance artist Marina Abramovic will collaborate again. After the success of their collaboration during the Egon Schiele project in the Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum, Abramovic and Aziz have decided to continue their collaboration. Aziz will be designing for Abramovic's new piece that will premiere on November 15, 2005 in the Guggenheim Museum in New York as part of her project Seven Easy Pieces. >>more |
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November 16, 2005, 6:30-8:00pm Digital Culture Evening: Computing the Future, panel discussion with among the participants Winka Dubbeldam Computing the Future is a panel discussion on the impact of generative design software on the fields of architecture, design and sound with Christoph Cox, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Hampshire College and co-editor of Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music; Winka Dubbeldam, Principal of Archi-Tectonics and Associate Professor of Practice/Director of Post-Professional Department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture; and Ed Keller, Assistant Professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture. >>more |
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November 17 - December 11, 2005 Flocks, installation by Christien Meindertsma at Dyckman Farmhouse Flocks is an installation by contemporary Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma. Her work explores issues of consumerism, commenting on the production process and the lost connection between farmer and final consumer. Flocks is the result of her work with one farmer in Wales to create a clothing collection from one entire flock of distinctly wooly sheep. >>more |
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Now Available! November 20, 2005 Episode Press launches Yearbook Dutch Design 2004-2005 by Aad Krol & Timo de Rijk The Yearbook Dutch Design 05 once again presents a well documented and illustrated overview of all the most important and outstanding projects in the fields of product design, fashion, architecture and graphic design in the Netherlands. The yearbook's format is unique in that it places exhibitions, presentations, design fairs, awards and publications at the heart, while featuring a wide range of products and designers. >>more |
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November 28, 2005 - 8pm (EST) The Invisible Journey with Frederique to air on the Travel Channel Frederique van der Wal travels to Kenya, Holland and New York City to follow the path a flower takes to get from seed to vase. The Invisible Journey With Frederique is an entertaining journey of fun, fashion and facts, linked by the people working in this international industry. >>more |
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December 1-4, 2005 Dutch sculptor, architect and designer Tom Postma is the fair designer for Art Basel Miami Beach 2005 Tom Postma designs the exhibition architecture for the Miami Beach Convention Center with a logical lay out that resorts to three main architectural points of reference, three main squares, and two entrances to the exhibition halls, with large, rectangular lights suspended from the ceiling. Postma has among others designed the original ArtBasel Fair in Switzerland, the world-renowned TEFAF fair in Maastricht, "The Street of Culture" and the Jordan National Gallery in Amman, Jordan. |
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December 1-4, 2005 The Heads, a special project by Atelier Van Lieshout at Art Positions, Art Basel Miami Beach 2005 The Heads, a major public outdoor project designed by AVL especially for Art Basel Miami Beach 2005 is a pair of two large interactive outdoor "recreational" sculptures. The sculptures, a male head, "Herman", and a female head, "Claudia", are modeled from fiberglass and will be placed on the beach at the entrance to the Art Positions area of the fair. When installed, "Herman" and "Claudia" will be large enough for the public to move in and around; by day one will function as an information kiosk for fair visitors, while the other serves refreshments. By night the information kiosk will become a DJ booth operated by WPS1 Art Radio and the sculpture serving refreshments will be converted into a bar. >>more |
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December 1-5, 2005 05 Degrees of Separation: a special group exhibition by Moss Gallery at Design 05 Miami, with work by among others Maarten Baas, Tord Boontje and Claudy Jongstra In association with Design05Miami, Moss Gallery will open a satellite location in the heart of Miami's Design District during the five days of the Art Basel Miami Beach art show. The large-scale multi-artist installation, called 05 Degrees of Separation, will occupy the entire ground floor of the Buick Building, located at 3841 NE 2nd Avenue. Art Basel Miami Beach, the sister event to Art Basel in Switzerland, is the most important art show on the American continent and a cultural and social highlight of the Americas. >>more |
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December 1-5 , 2005 HausScape presents new furniture lines by Leolux in the Miami Design District during Art Basel Miami 2005 At HausScape, Dutch manufacturer of Design furniture Leolux presents its 2005 novelties: the flexible Chaise Longue Akka, sofa Eirene and the rocking chair Canguro, to mention but a few. Furthermore, Leolux is bringing its classic contemporary highlights (including the award winning chairs Pallone, Hemingway and the spacious Faya Lobi sofas). >>more |
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December 9, 2005 - March 26, 2006 Fashion
in Colors, survey exhibition with Viktor & Rolf at Cooper-Hewitt,
National Design Museum |
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December 15, 2005 - February 24, 2006 Dutch Treats: Contemporary Illustration from the Netherlands, exhibition organized by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art at UBS Art Gallery This winter, the UBS Art Gallery will feature original works by 13 children's book illustrators in Dutch Treats: Contemporary Illustration from the Netherlands. Presented by The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, the exhibition will bring together more than 80 works on paper by prominent Dutch artists Dick Bruna, Max Velthuijs, Hans de Beer, Jan Jutte and others. >>more |
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