Dutch design week 2014
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about dutch design week 2014
Product • By Alex de Witte • The Big Bubble Light
The Big Bubble Light
The Big Bubble Light, the brainchild of Dutch designer Alex de Witte, is anything but subtle. It is bold, big, brash, impressive, audacious, ubiquitous, dominating, and a real conversation starter. De Witte got his inspiration for this amazing light made of blown glass from one of the favourite children’s pastimes – blowing bubbles.
The light is a testament to modern design and an organic creating process. There are no two Big Bubble Lights alike, each one is unique and influenced by the environment in which they hang.
The Big Bubble Light is certainly not a safe choice as it strongly permeates the space in which it is placed. This super-size light also works for various indoor settings – from classical to modern. “The Bubbles” vary i... More
Product • By ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten • Uncertainty Studios
Uncertainty Studios
What tools are relevant for shaping the future?
What frontiers need to be addressed in design education?
Product Design and Interaction Design of ArtEZ Arnhem showcase Uncertainty Studios during Dutch Design Week 2014. Uncertainty studios is a continuing collaboration leading through research and laboratory work within the area’s of programming, craftsmanship, science, electronics, food and biodesign. In the Dutch Design week the showcase will investigate into physical and digital gestures, information design and material development.
Traditionally design is defined in terms of materiality, identity and function. Nowadays the scope of design includes other realms such as processes, services, social relations and information. Consequently... More
rENs
WE ARE RENS.
WE ALWAYS GO OUR OWN WAY, BUT ACTIVELY PURSUE
COLLABORATION. SPONTANEITY IS IMPORTANT TO US, BUT WE
PERFORM EXTENSIVE RESEARCH BEFORE GETTING DOWN TO WORK,
AND LOVE EXPLORING BOUNDARIES.
rENs (RENEE MENNEN AND STEFANIE VAN KEIJSTEREN)
OPERATES AS A DUO IN ORDER TO ENABLE CONTINUOUS
SPARRING AND PUSHING EACH OTHER TO THE LIMIT.
THIS CREATES THE TWIST IN MANY OF OUR DESIGNS.
SINCE WE TOOK OFF IN 2008, WE COLLABORATED WITH
PARTNERS LIKE DESSO, COR UNUM, ZUIDERZEEMUSEUM,
TEXTIELMUSEUM AND LYNFABRIKKEN.
WE FOLLOWED OUR OWN HEARTS WITH RED, A STUDY INTO
MEANINGS AND APPLICATIONS OF THAT ONE SPECIFIC COLOUR
WITH THE STRONG CONNOTATIONS IN MULTIPLE AREAS.
OUR STUDIO IS LOCATED IN EINDHOVEN,
ON TH... More
Product • By Culture.pl • Polish Design
Polish Design
Culture.pl presents the first extensive presentation of Polish contemporary design to be shown in the Netherlands: ‘Polish Design: in the Middle of’. During the expo Polish Design: In the Middle of works of over 30 Polish designers, design studios, manufacturers, and students will be on show at the Temporary Art Centre (TAC) in Eindhoven.
Discover and explore Poland, Polish culture and Polish design. Experience the humour, empathy and way Polish designers think. Gain insight into recent developments in contemporary design, as well as crafts, ceramics, toys and technology. The work of internationally renowned Polish designers will be on show, including Oskar Zięta (Zieta Prozessdesign), Kosmos Project, Estimote Polska and Pani Jurek, as... More
Product • By Studio Blond & Bieber • Algaemy
Algaemy
For quite some time now, the huge potential of microalgae has been a subject of research in the natural sciences. Nevertheless, the artistic and creative value of this resource remains almost undiscovered. Algaemy explores the potential of microalgae within a creative context. Studio Blond & Bieber (Essi Johanna and Rasa Weber) reveals the aesthetic potential of a resource generally considered as weeds in Europe. Algaemy is an analogue textile printer that produces its own (surprisingly fast-growing) pigment. The ‘biodynamic colour palette’ of Algaemy textiles changes over time when exposed to sunlight. This can be green to intense blue, pale pink to bright red and eventually orange. Every piece of textile tells a story over time. People ch... More
Product • By Lotty Lindeman & Wouter Scheublin • Lotty Lindeman & Wouter Scheublin
Lotty Lindeman & Wouter Scheublin
Lotty Lindeman and Wouter Scheublin have been working as individual designers from their shared studio since 2006. The work of Lindeman often shows a dialogue between man and object and how they relate to space. Scheublin’s work shows a fascination for construction and mechanics. Both share a passion for detail.
In 2014 Scheublin and Lindeman launch a joint collection with a selection of their designs. The initial collection, including chests, lamps and chairs was shown in Milan for the first time. New clocks introduce a surprising layout with colored discs as minutes and hour hands. During the DDW Scheublin and Lindeman show the latest developments from their own studio.
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Product • By Design Academy Eindhoven • Graduation 2014
Graduation 2014
Remy van Zandbergen
De Zeefdrukkerij
Photo 1
This installation and stop-motion animation offer an imaginative look inside automated processes. These are usually hidden, and cannot be inferred from the finished product. But here, viewers can see every step in the screen-printing process. By pressing a button the viewer becomes the imaginary client who commissions a printed product and puts the printer to work. The machine has been ‘opened up’ to reveal each step, and at the end of the animated production line an actual business card comes out. Remy van Zandbergen intends to use his installation as a customised story-telling tool for brands or businesses.
Nina Gautier
Urtica
Photo 2&3
Sometimes the most unlikely of raw material... More
Product • By 3 DOTS COLLECTIVE • POT.PURRI
POT.PURRI
POT.PURRI Is a mixture, or collection of miscellaneous or diverse items. A combination of incongruous things. For us / is a collection of small, modular containers, designed with ten basic parts that through various materials and combinations can construct unique objects with different shapes and capacities, from lamps to tableware and side tables.
Inspired by the ambition of “cutting distance” between design and material and “fluctuating shapes” as our expression of contemporary design, the project is cultivated around the concept of modularity and the customization.
Within the project we would like to tell a story, and unite the traditions of our culture, as Venezuelan indigenous weaving, with Europe contemporary design, in which we... More
Product • By Arend Groosman • 24mm
24mm
‘24mm’ is a modular system designed by Arend Groosman that got its’ name from
the measurements
of the material from which the system is created: laths of 24x24 millimetres. By
working
with certain constraints in the size of the building-block, we created a system that
has
infinite creative possibilities within designing our furniture but can also have
applications in a much wider range. ‘24mm’ products are all made in our own studio,
with machines built and developed by ourselves. The concept behind our products
is that by designing one intelligent system, the production technique can be
more and more perfected and make a whole range of products possible.
It is an all-round construction system for the human scale.
For... More
Product • By Piet Hein Eek • New designs | Piet Hein Eek
New designs | Piet Hein Eek
Piet Hein Eek presents his latest designs at DDW. The presentation also consists of all the designs that have been produced since the last DDW. There is a lot to experience and to see at our building of almost 11.000 m2.
Art @ Piet Hein Eek - Wonder-room
In this permanent exhibition Piet Hein Eek combines unique products, antiques and art. The Wonder-room is actually an accurate description of what the top floor has become, because it certainly isn’t a showroom, gallery, museum, shop, home or restaurant. It is none of these, yet everything at once, and it is in any case filled with our own wonderful wonders.
Art @ Piet Hein Eek - Marc Mulders
Marc Mulders has captured the summer of 2014 in his paintings. In spring, the fields surr... More
Product • By Michiel van der Kley • Project EGG, largest 3Dprinting community project to date
Project EGG, largest 3Dprinting community project to date
Project EGG is about 3D printing, the power of Sharing and Co Creating, about new ways to create and collaborate.
Project EGG is a spacious building, consisting of 4760 stones. All stones are unique. They have to be 3D-printed one by one. The stones are being printed by 3Dprinters all over the world.
Once collected, all of these stones, placed in the exact order, give birth to this pavilion.
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Product • By Studio Jeroen Wand • STOOL-LIGHT-DRESSER
STOOL-LIGHT-DRESSER
Studio Jeroen Wand presents itself and others
For the first time, Studio Jeroen Wand presents an overview of its complete collection and the results of the latest projects developed by this young studio. Next to this, the studio invited three other fellow designers to show their work; Daniël de Bruin, Jo Sijen and Wouter Covers.
In the surroundings of the workshop the collection of Studio Jeroen Wand finds its natural habitat. The process of creation is pivotal in these works where materials and techniques are combined in unusual and surprising ways.
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Product • By Sander Mulder • DIGITAL BY DESIGN
DIGITAL BY DESIGN
Sander Mulder shows an impressive and diverse overview of his designs to date, specifically created by means of innovative use of digital technologies.
While enjoying this inspiring environment you will have the opportunity to witness the birth of new work and admire the existing collection of funtiture, lighting and interior accessories.
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