Orange
Alert: Dutch Design in New York 2005
An unprecedented year of high-profile events and exhibitions
throughout New York City
Dear
Reader:
The Orange Alert, Dutch Design in New York kick-off event on
January 18, 2005 at Drive-in Studios was an enormous success!
An overflow crowd of more than 600 design experts, members of
the press, and fashion and design afficionados braved the brutal
cold and got a sneak-peek of all the Dutch design projects and
events that will take place in New York during 2005 at venues
such as Moss, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Space Downtown,
ICFF, Design Downtown, the Museum at FIT, Olympus Fashion Week,
Museum of Arts and Design and many more.
Click here
for a picture gallery of the Orange Alert
kick-off event
Orange Alert: Dutch Design in New York could not have been possible
without the brilliance of all the designers, and the enthusiastic
support of many organizations, sponsors, and countless individuals
that spent time and energy on this long-term effort. Thank you!
Click here
to see a full list of those who have been instrumental up to
now
So far, press attention for Orange Alert and upcoming Dutch
design projects has been wonderful, with write-ups in essential
media outlets such as Style.com, Time Out New York, New York
Times, Wireimage, DWR newsletter, Washington Post, The Guardian,
House & Garden, Hint Magazine, multiple pages at Designvormgeving.nl,
as well as Mediamatic, Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, and a dedication
as “site of the month" on House of Design. Stay tuned
for much more during the year, as well as an upcoming item on
RTL4 television!
Click here for
a complete overview of press attention
And
now for the latest news...
Space Downtown officially opened the coolest new showroom in
Chelsea on January 25, with among the many lines they represent
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.
Click
here for more information
On
January 31 at ABC Carpet & Home, Aid to Artisans presented
trend forecasting guru Li Edelkoort with the “Innovation
of Craft Award,” as well as awards to Museo De Arte Povera
/ Marie Therese Hermand de Arango (Preservation of Craft Award),
and Project Alabama (Artisan Advocate Award).
Click
here for more information and a picture
gallery
In the interim, the first solo exhibition of Tord Boontje opened
on February 8 at the new Moss Gallery, adjacent to the quintessential
Moss design store in Soho. Boontje, hailed in the Jan/Feb issue
of I.D. Magazine as no. 26 on the “Top 40: Design’s
Most Influential People,” created a dreamscape exhibition
that cannot be missed!
Click
here for a picture gallery of Boontje’s
exhibition
The next upcoming project is "Hella Jongerius Selects from
the Permanent Collection," an exciting new exhibition at
Cooper-Hewitt Museum National Design Museum. Jongerius will
guest curate an exhibition of samplers from the museum’s
collection of over 1,000 samplers from Great Britain, Europe
and the Americas.
Click
here for more information
It
has been an amazing ride, and this is only the beginning! There
has been a great amount of interest in Orange Alert, and new
projects and events have already been implemented and kick-started:
ranging from an exclusive presentation of a unique collaboration
between Archis, Rem Koolhaas/AMO, and Columbia University; a
month-long trade-only presentation of eight Dutch fashion designers
at Space Downtown; an upcoming solo exhibition by Ed Annink
at Felissimo during ICFF; a book tour by John Thackara to support
his "In the Bubble" publication; a new book on Winka
Dubbeldam / Archi-tectonics by Princeton Architectural Press,
and much more. Venues across the U.S. have expressed interest
in additional projects! Stay tuned for Orange Alert events in
Miami and Los Angeles later in 2005 and 2006…
Click here
for an up-to-date overview of events
Be sure to visit
www.dutchdesignevents.com to be kept up-to-date about Orange
Alert developments throughout the year. Please enjoy all the
events and projects. We look forward to seeing you there!
Best regards,
Robert Kloos, Editor
robert@dutchdesignevents.com
