February 14, 2008

Just in time for Valentine's Day, get inspired and pucker up as you explore the art of the kiss in the new interactive art site, NY Kisses created by Studio Lekker. Lekker means "delicious" and "being in the moment" in Dutch as you all know. Now what can be more delicious than watching intimate kisses in NY? Visit the site and just start from the beginning or choose a kiss from the slider menu. You can rate the kisses by leaving a comment. All the comments on the site become a part of the experience as they float subtly behind the couple amidst the backdrop of the NY skyline. >>more

January 28, 2008, 7:00pm-8:00pm

Jewelry Lecture by Andrea Wagner: Golden Clogs, Dutch Mountains at the 92nd Street Y

Join Andrea Wagner, the curator of Golden Clogs, Dutch Mountains Contemporary Jewelry, for a lecture about this extraordinary exhibition and how it relates to the history of Dutch studio jewelry. In the post-war era, Dutch studios have been at the leading edge of contemporary or "avant-garde" jewelry. Get an overview and learn about the future of Dutch jewelry design. >>more

January 20 - February 17, 2008

Golden Clogs, Dutch Mountains, touring exhibition of work by a young generation of cutting-edge Dutch jewelry artists at Loupe Gallery, Montclair, NJ

Golden Clogs, Dutch Mountains – the title of this exhibition is full of contradictions, and perhaps the work on show will contradict prevailing ideas about Dutch jewellery as well. There is not a typical Dutch style in jewelry today, as there was in the Sixties and Seventies of the last century – the period when studio jewelry was re-invented in Holland. I deliberately make use of this word ‘re-invented’ because studio jewelry existed already since the post-war years when jewellers like Archibald Dumbar and Chris Steenbergen decided to start working in their own studio as independent artist-jewellers, making work for clients as well as for themselves with the aim to show these in art and craft galleries and exhibitions. >>more

Until January 14, 2007

Simply Droog: 10+ 3 Years of Creating Innovation and Discussion, sole North American exhibition at Museum of Arts & Design in New York

For over a decade, the Droog Design collective has set forth innovative and inspired designs for everyday objects using low-cost, industrial, or recycled materials. Comprising more than 160 iconic designs, simply droog, 10 + 3 years of creating innovation and discussion reveals the playfulness, significance, humor, and social meaning imbued in the work of this international design platform. The exhibition, which has toured throughout Europe and South America since its Munich premiere in 2004, will make its sole North American presentation at the Museum of Arts & Design from September 21, 2006, through January 14, 2007. This presentation will feature products and prototypes created by Droog from its founding in 1993 through 2005, with a significant number of new designs seen in the United States for the first time. “Our Museum explores the materials and creative processes of contemporary artists, and Droog celebrates this intersection from a unique design perspective,” said Holly Hotchner, director, Museum of Arts & Design. “Droog considers process as both a physical and conceptual action, and embraces those materials that we as a society often overlook or discard. simply droog is a testament to how the everyday can be rearranged into a finished, enlightened form.” . >>more

Until February 26, 2007

OMA in Beijing: China Central Television Headquarters by Ole Scheeren and Rem Koolhaas in MoMA's Architecture and Design Galleries

This exhibition presents one of the most innovative architecture projects under construction today. Scheduled to open for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the complex, which comprises three buildings and a media park situated on a site east of Beijing's Forbidden City, embodies a proposal for social and urban change through a rethinking of the tall building. CCTV is a private building that will have a uniquely public Visitor's Loop, while its mirror image—TVCC, or the Television Cultural Center—is a public structure housing a state-of-the-art broadcasting theater, cultural facilities, and a five-star hotel. >>more

Until March 5, 2007

Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture at Los Angeles MOCA, with work by a/o. Winka Dubbeldam / Archi-Tectonics, Rem Koolhaas / OMA, Neutelings Riedijk Architecten, and Viktor & Rolf

This exhibition explores the common visual and intellectual principles that underlie both fashion and architecture. Both disciplines start with the human body and expand on ideas of space and movement, serving as outward expressions of personal, political, and cultural identity. Architects and fashion designers produce environments defined through spatial awareness—the structures they create are based on volume, function, proportion, and material. Presenting the work of international fashion designers and architects, the exhibition examines themes such as shelter, identity, tectonic strategies, creative process, and parallel stylistic tendencies including deconstruction and minimalism. The exhibition is curated by MOCA Curator of Architecture & Design Brooke Hodge and is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue. >>more

Until March 18, 2007

Viktor & Rolf in "Fashion Show: Paris Collections 2006" at Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Paris is the undisputed center of the fashion world, and "Fashion Show: Paris Collections 2006" demonstrates why fashion remains a fine art. Featuring runway garments from the spring and fall/winter collections of ten influential couturiers and designers, the exhibition explores the ideas and inspirations motivating Paris fashion today. The designers highlighted in this exhibition—Azzedine Alaia, Hussein Chalayan, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Maison Martin Margiela, Olivier Theyskens for Rochas, Valentino, Viktor & Rolf, and Yohji Yamamoto—bring a unique and clear vision to their work, while still maintaining the high level of craftsmanship for which Paris is justly famous. >>more

Until April 2007

75B designers in residence at Art Center College of Design, Pasadena CA

As of May 2006, The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, in collaboration with the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, will provide a new opportunity for an artist-in-residence program for Dutch designers. For the first work period Art Center selected designer trio 75B to work for a year on a specific project or research. 75B, a collaboration between Robert Beckland, Rens Muis and Pieter Vos, was founded in 1997. >>more

Until July 29, 2007

Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006, with work by COMA and Rem Koolhaas at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

The National Design Triennial is an ongoing exhibition series at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Inaugurated in 2000, the Triennial seeks out innovative work from across the fields of product design, architecture, furniture, film, graphics, new technologies, animation, science, medicine and fashion. Called Design Life Now, the 2006 Triennial presents experimental projects, emerging ideas, major buildings, and new products and media created by 87 designers and firms from 2003 to 2006. The exhibition features work by designers of any nationality who are producing work in the U.S. as well as American-born designers who are working abroad. It includes work by among others COMA (Marcel Hermans & Cornelia Blatter) and OMA/Rem Koolhaas. The exhibition catalog Design Life Now is designed by COMA. >>more

January 25 - June 17, 2007

Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting exhibition at Museum of Arts & Design, New York

A provocative and timely exhibition of work by international artists using fiber in unexpected and unorthodox ways, Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting illuminates a field of creative practice that is fresh, surprising, and engaging. Featuring 27 artists from seven countries, this exhibition will exhibit work that ranges from Althea Merback's microknit garments (1:144 scale) to large-scale, site-specific installations. Artists employ a variety of media, from traditional yarns and laces, to found objects and video, and explore contemporary currents in art practice of socially engaged, participatory work. It includes work by among others Katja Gruijters, Niels van Eijk, Erna van Sambeek, Eugene van Veldhoven, and Henk Wolvers. >>more

February 7, 2007, 6:00pm

From Hardware to Softform, lecture by Winka Dubbeldam at the Art Institute of Chicago

Winka Dubbeldam is a leading voice in the education and practice of architecture. As a solo practicioner, she is proncipal of Archi-Tectonics, a New York-based studio whose international projects utilize hybrid materials, smart building systems, and movable space. These elements manifest themselves in commercial projects such as the design of Bitforms, a digital gallery in New York, as well as in residential projects such as the Greenwich Street Project and Vestry Street Project, also in New York. Concurrently Dubbeldam holds the prestigious position of Director of the Post-Professional Program and Associate Professor of Practice at the University of pennsylvania School of Design. The studio's work has been exhibited internationally, and is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Netherlands Architecture Institute, FRAC Centre, and the Carnegie Museum of Art. >>more

February 12 - May 4, 2007

UN Studio: Evolution of Space, exhibition at Yale University, Gallery of the Art & Architecture Building

This exhibition showcases the revolutionary approach to construction and design developed by the innovative Amsterdam-based firm UN Studio. Originating in the Deutsches Architektur Museum (German Architecture Museum), this exhibition focuses on five projects that exemplify the firm’s prototype “design models,” or planning strategies, derived from digital technology. For example, their submission to a competition for a redevelopment on Manhattan’s West Side represents their holistic “Deep Planning” approach; the double-helix shape of their heralded new Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart primarily typifies the “Mathematical Model.” The exhibition installation, which brings to life the firm’s principles, is helpful, if not essential, to understand the revolutionary “gestalt” of UN Studio and to experience first-hand the new reality their application of digital technology has effected. Ben van Berkel, director and co-founder with Caroline Bos of UN Studio, will deliver a public lecture at the School of Architecture on April 12. >>more

March 16 - 17, 2007

WHAT MATTERS, symposium at Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles

WHAT MATTERS is an international symposium for professionals, academics, and students of graphic, product and architectural design, hosted by and at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, California, in collaboration with the :OUTPUT Foundation, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Speakers include Florian Pfeffer and Rene Veenhuizen. >>more

April 1, 2007

Book launch new monograph by Petra Blaisse / Inside Outside

Storefront for Art and Architecture invites you to join Petra Blaisse, Irma Boom and guests for a reception and booksigning to celebrate the launch of Inside Outside: Petra Blaisse, published by NAI Publishers and distributed by DAP. Dutch interior and landscape designer Petra Blaisse, whose work was exhibited at Storefront in September 2000, is an internationally renowned creator who over the years has proposed new and more ambitious roles for landscape and interior architecture. On her own and in collaboration with city planners and architects such as Tim Ronalds, SANAA/Kazuyo Sejima, Macken & Macken, OMA/Rem Koolhaas, Michael Maltzan. Blaisse intervenes in important projects in Europe, Asia and the United States. >>more

April 27 - 28, 2007

Design and its Publics: Curators, Critics and Historians at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

For the first time, the Design Institute (College of Design) and the Department of Art History (College of Liberal Arts) are joining forces to present an international conference on the state of contemporary architecture and design discourse. In two days of conversation, distinguished speakers will offer reciprocal reflections on architecture and design criticism and curatorial practice, contrasting the perspectives from North America and Europe. Among the speakers will be Ole Bouman, Director, Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. >>more

May 15, 2007 from 9:30am - 12:45pm

Li Edelkoort / Trend Union invites you to a full morning seminar at Tishman Auditorium at Parsons School of Design

Tishman Auditorium at Parsons School of Design, 66 West 12th Street, 1st floor, Room 106, ( between 5th & 6th Avenue). Registration required. >>more

May 17 - 22, 2007

Ineke Hans presents at Cappellini , New York

Launched in Milan, now in New York her 2 furniture lines for Cappellini.Fracture Furniture Lightweight furniture: Non-structural but lightweight polystyrene bodies are covered with a surprising new polyester plaster material that makes the Fracture Furniture super-strong within a few minutes. The polyester bondage gives Fracture Furniture a textile look. It is coloured through and through. At the moment Fracture Furniture is for Cappellini available in red, pink, white and black. Neo Country: Sober wooden furniture, apparently back to basics. However at second glance the texture in the wood turns out differently than innitialy expected. Artificial and natural woodgrain come together in Neo Country. >>more

May 18-21, 2007

HauteGREEN exhibition with work by Studio JO Meesters and a panel discussion with Tejo Remy, 33 West 19th Street, NYC

HauteGREEN is back for 2007 with an exhibition of the best in sustainable design for the contemporary home, showcasing furniture, lighting, and accessories that are both aesthetically pleasing and eco-friendly. Held in Manhattan during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, HauteGREEN 2007 will feature a curated collection of over 70 pieces selected from a pool of 241 submissions from across the US and 20 other countries around the world. >>more

May 18-22, 2007

Brand Van Egmond Chandeliers at Hudson Furniture Inc. New York

Brand van Egmond arranged a special presentation of the new models Lola, Love you Love you not, and the Floating Candles at Hudson Gallery during the ICFF. Annet van Egmond of Brand van Egmond will talk about her ideas on the 18th of May from 7 pm onwards. >>more

May 18-22, 2007

Nanimarquina presents "Little Field of Flowers" rug by Tord Boontje at Design Within Reach, Columbus Avenue Studio, New York City

A collection of rugs made using felt strips, lending a texture that is very soft and pleasant, yet strong. A little space for day dreaming. With 'Little Field of Flowers' you’ll feel as if you’re resting in a cool meadow on a hot summer's day - your own smallplace for relaxing and daydreaming. Following the philosophy of Studio Tord Boontje, this design gently softens angles, finding its inspirationin nature and playing with shapes and layers to seduce your imagination and awaken your motions. Made from 100% wool felt which is hand loomed and hand dyed. >>more

May 19, 2007   5-8 PM

INVITATION: Dutch Design Port exhibition at Milk Gallery, Meatpacking District, New York City

New York Magazine and Vivid Gallery Rotterdam invite you for the opening reception of Dutch Design Port, an exhibition showcasing design talent from the city of Rotterdam during New York Design Week 2007. Organized by Vivid Gallery Rotterdam, in collaboration with the Center for the Arts Rotterdam (CBK). With work by Jurgen Bey, Demakersvan, Simon Heijdens, Richard Hutten, Hella Jongerius, Chris Kabel, Joris Laarman, Aterlier van Lieshout, Bertjan Pot, and Wieki Somers. >>more

May 19-22, 2007

Dutch Design Port exhibition at Milk Gallery, Meatpacking District, New York City

Gallery with installation shots now online!! Click here

Rotterdam is the number one design city in the Netherlands. Designers are trained at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. Design shops are mushrooming in Amsterdam. But Rotterdam is the city where most designers settle after their graduation. Rotterdam-based VIVID Gallery, in collaboration with CBK the Centre for the Arts Rotterdam, presents the exhibition Dutch Design Port/Orange Alert 3, a show with work by ten designers from the capital city of 'the world's center of great modern design', that is: Dutch Design, made in Rotterdam. With work by Jurgen Bey, Demakersvan, Simon Heijdens, Richard Hutten, Hella Jongerius, Chris Kabel, Joris Laarman, Aterlier van Lieshout, Bertjan Pot, and Wieki Somers. >>more

May 19, 2007

Booklaunch and signing by Tord Boontje for Rizzoli at the 19th International Contemporary Furniture Fair

"Tord Boontje," written by Martina Margetts, contribution by Tord Boontje. Tord Boontje incorporates a romantic, artisanal sensibility to contemporary industrial and product design, drawing from a rich graphic tradition to create objects of exceptional beauty and delicacy. One of the most original and innovative product and furniture designers working today, Boontje is an artist and a craftsman, and in designs for Swarovski, Artecnica, and Moroso, his lamps, chairs, fabric designs, paper products, and art installations have vaulted him into the top ranks of contemporary design culture. >>more

May 19, 2007    9pm-1am

New firm MOKO OMAHA designs Architectural League of New York's Beaux Arts Ball 2007 with 2x4, New York City

MOKO OMAHA is a young architecture firm founded in the summer of 2006 by Afaina de Jong/AFARAI, Florian Idenburg and Paco Bunnik. MOKO OMAHA works within a wide range of disciplines concerning the city, using knowledge and production cross disciplinary. MOKO OMAHA has offices in Amsterdam and New York and has an initial focus on Europe, the US, Japan and Brazil, because of existing relations and past experiences in these parts of the world. MOKO OMAHA has a strong connection with the contemporary city. It believes in the city as a place for exchange, it regards underground cultures as a source of information, inspiration and as an important element that determines the city. MOKO OMAHA’s thoughts and actions are rooted in a respect for diverse cultural backgrounds. MOKO OMAHA sees itself working as a highly active catalyst, a sparring partner, conceptualizer and initiator. By infusing communities with projects and activities, stimulating and participating in small developments MOKO OMAHA tries to strengthen an open and diverse society. >>more

May 19 - June 3, 2007

Homework: Domestic Totems and Tableaux by Studio Job at Moss Gallery, New York

In the first solo exhibition of their work in the USA, Moss presents Homework, created by Studio Job in 2006-2007 as a suite of eight works: seven heroic compositions in bronze, glass, and wood, plus one monumental wall mirror.Each piece is offered in a limited edition of five, exclusive to moss. In addition, Moss will present a preview from the Studio Job masterwork-in-progress: Robber Barron - Tales of power, corruption, art, and industry, cast in bronze. >>more

May 19 - July 20, 2007

Tobias Wong presents The Wrong Store at Kantor / Feuer Gallery, New York City, with work by among others Marcel Wanders, Ineke Hans, and Hella Jongerius

The Wrong Store invites you to their Chelsea shop to view the most desired rare, limited, commissioned, exclusive and one off works. The shelves will be stocked with works by Aldo Rossi, Marcel Wanders, Kaw Constantin Boym, Jenny Holzer, Yves Behar, Joseph Beuys, Richard Prince, Martin Margiela, Hella Jongerius/JongeriusLab, Douglas Coupland, Rodarte, Donald Judd, Maurizio Cattelan, Sole Lewitt, Ineke Hans, and many others. >>more

May 19-22, 2007

Ivalo Lighting presents Inflection TW 751 family by Winka Dubbeldam at the 19th International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Booth 1932

At ICFF Ivalo Lighting will show a pair of the cutting edge Inflection TW751 sconces, by Winka Dubbeldam of Archi-tectonics. Inflection TW751 is a 23” long ADA compliant wall sconce with sensual folds and a sculptural form that continues Ivalo’s tradition of innovative design, superior craftsmanship, energy efficiency, and elegance. >>more

May 19-22, 2007

Artecnica presents Tord Boontje and Hella Jongerius at the 19th International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Booth 1722

Artecnica presents various product lines, including transGlass and Come Rain Come Shine by Tord Boontje for the Design With Conscience project, and the Beads & Pieces collection by Hella Jongerius for the Design With Conscience Project. >>more

May 19-22, 2007

Design Supply international design agencies present at the 19th International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Booths 2204, 2114, 2212

Anton van der Lande is back with booths by various companies, including Artifort (booth 2204), Gelderland (booth 2114), and Leolux (booth 2212) >>more

May 19-22, 2007

Mike and Maaike present at the 19th International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Booth 2337

About MIKE AND MAAIKE
Founded in 2005 by award-winning designers Maaike Evers and Mike Simonian, MIKE AND MAAIKE is a resource for experimental design, progressive ideas and unexpected solutions for products, furniture and environments. Born, bred, and educated in the Netherlands, Maaike Evers (pronounced My-kuh) brings a progressively Dutch and uniquely female perspective to design. Originally from Los Angeles, Mike Simonian combines an experimental approach with a true California perspective, incorporating lifestyle, critical thinking, and social/environmental justice as natural elements of his work. After nearly ten years designing products within leading design firms including Fitch, Lunar, and Astro Studios, the couple formed Mike and Maaike to expand design into more experimental territory. >>more

May 19-22, 2007

WATdesign presents at various locations in New York, including the 19th International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Booths 2256, 2207 (Wabnitz), and North Concourse (Umbra)

WATdesign is a multidisciplinary design studio, founded in 2002 by Jan Habraken and Maarten Baptist. The collaboration between these two started at the Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands where they both graduated from the department Man and Living under auspices of Gijs Bakker (Droog Design). WAT is an abbreviation for Working Apart Together. This name also represents the WATphilosophy, Jan and Maarten work on a wide array of projects together and independently. >>more

May 19-22, 2007

Fatboy presents at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair - Booth 1466

A new alternative to the "beanbag" from the past. Jukka Setdti from Finland designed the fatboy in 2000 as the beanbag from the 21st century! A fatboy deserves a place in every Living- and bedroom. It has a multitude of uses: A lounge-bag for a student's room, a relaxing option for the office, a comforting-pillow for children, or even a spare bed for unexpected guests. >>more

May 19-22, 2007

Palau presents at the 19th International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Booth 2213

A synthesis of timeless design and comfort, that is what Palau aspires. With a sense of space and an eye for detail a range is developed that through the years has given Palau a recognizable style, in combination with top materials and craftsmanship.Palau has its roots in Haarlem, the Netherlands. All products are developed and produced in the Netherlands. The collection of upholstered furniture consists of couches, armchairs, hockers and daybeds in a variety of colours and in a range of sizes. A broad collection of upholstery fabrics and leathers is available. >>more

May 19-22, 2007

AlissiaMT presents at various locations in New York, including the 19th International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Booths 2258 and Northern Concourse, booth 105

Alissia Melka-Teichroew, founder and creative director of Alissia MT Design, which will soon be known as BY:AMT , is a New World-Old World mash-up. The daughter of a French mother and U.S.father, she was born and raised in the Netherlands. She is a graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and holds a Master of Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design (USA). After stints in Paris, San Francisco, and Boston, she finally alighted in New York, her true home. She now lives and works in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. >>more

May 19-22, 2007

Wabnitz Editions presents at the 19th International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Booth 2207

Wabnitz Editions is responsible for the US distribution of products from groundbreaking Dutch design companies like Droog, Goods, Moooi, Palau, Royal Tichelaar Makkum, Studio JSPR, Marcel Wanders, and others. >>more

May 19-22, 2007

Council presents Mike and Maaike at the 19th International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Booth 2342

Council, a new design and manufacturing company, will launch at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York City this spring. Showcasing the work of forward-looking designers from around the world, the company’s premiere collection, “Optimism,” which includes dining and lounge pieces, storage, seating, and occasional tables, will be on display, including work by San Francisco-based Mike and Maaike. >>more

May 19-22, 2007

Samira Boon, MVOS, Alissia-mt, and WAT Design present with Designboom at the 19th International Contemporary Furniture Fair, Booth 105

Designboom returns to New York, bringing 50 design talents from all over the world as part of the cultural program of the ICFF. Designboom will host a mart installation where visitors can buy limited editions/prototypes directly from the designers themselves. The items on sale will range from $10 - 100. >>more

May 20 - 23, 2007 and open house on May 21, 2007 6-8pm

Kikkerland Design and MXYPLYZYK present 15 Years of Design from New York City

Kikkerland Design Inc., known for innovative design objects, and MXYPLYZYK, the popular West Village design shop for savvy gift buyers, will host an open house on Monday May 21, from 6-8pm, to celebrate 15 years of design from 17 designers. On view will be a window display by Kikkerland’s secret weapon, Swiss-born bad boy designer/stylist Thomas Buchheim, who has a no-nonsense approach to everything from Scotch whiskey to his brilliant trade show booths for Kikkerland. The open house at MXYPLYZYK (125 Greenwich Avenue) is scheduled to coincide with the ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) and The Stationery Show at Jacob Javits Convention Center. Refreshments will be provided by Grolsch. The first 50 people to arrive at the event will receive one of Chico Bicalho’s Critter wind-up toys, the item that cemented Kikkerland and MXYPLYZYK’s relationship in the early 1990’s. >>more

May 21, 2007    4PM

VORMGEVING: Dutch Design round-table with Wieki Somers, Joris Laarman, and Bertjan Pot at Milk Gallery, New York

In conjunction with the Dutch Design Port exhibition, Vivid Gallery Rotterdam organizes a roundtable with renowned Dutch designers Wieki Somers, Joris Laarman, and Bertjan Pot. Wieki Somers (1976) graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2000. She established Studio Wieki Somers in which she collaborates with Dylan van den Berg. Joris Laarman (1979) graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2003. One year later he established Joris Laarman Laboratory, a studio for 'innovation, aesthetics, curiosity, freedom and more.' Bertjan Pot (1975) graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1998. He gained international recognition for his lamps and chairs, but also designed sand ashtrays and a bedcover woven from three different color seatbelts. >>more

June 15 , 2007 (long-term installation)

Dré Wapenaar: Pavilion at MASS MoCA, Courtyard B, North Adams, MA

Dutch artist and designer Dré Wapenaar will produce a multi-colored pavilion in MASS MoCA's Courtyard C. This outdoor social sculpture, located in the center of the 14-acre complex will be part of MASS MoCA for years to come. In association with NL: A Season of Dutch Arts in the Berkshires , the installation marks Wapenaar's second visit to North Adams. In 2004, as part of The Interventionists, he exhibited his Buckminster Fuller-inspired Birthing Tent (2003) and his Death Bivouac (2002). His inhabitable artworks use the tent form to suggest new social arrangements. With sail-like partitions, the courtyard pavilion will become home to MASS MoCA's outdoor performances and concerts as well as provide a shady respite for daytime visitors. >>more

September 7, 2007   

Fashion Squared: Dutch Twin Designers Make Debut in US

The Perfect mixture of naughty and nice in the fashion world is how Spijkers en Spijkers, a well known European designer, has been described. Not only is their clothing high fashion, but it is style that can easily be worn. Ideal for day or evening, Spijkers en Spijkers has been a foundation in European fashion since 2000 and is coming to make their debut in the United States. >>more

Now Available!

BIS Publishers launches Real Dutch Design! 2006/2007

An uncensored cross section of Dutch design can be found in the new yearbooks of the Association of Dutch Designers (BNO) put out by BIS Publishers. The newest edition of this biannual publication, a Dutch-design classic in its own right, once again presents an objective survey of the current state of affairs of design in the Netherlands. Real Dutch Design, as the books are titled this year, was published in The Netherlands on July 7, 2006. Over 1000 pages of the latest and best work of over 300 designers and agencies make Real Dutch Design an indispensable reference work and a unique source of inspiration for both clients and designers. >>more

Now Available!

Episode Press launches Yearbook Dutch Design 2004-2005 by Aad Krol & Timo de Rijk