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Domecage Prisons
(03 July 2009) - by Richard Dewitt "I like to call them Sportdomes, not cages," says prison architect Willem Van der Sluis. Indeed, his unusual 2007 project in the Zaandam industrial zone in the Netherlands consists of conjoined geodesic domes that don't look like cages at all. But, these spaces, designed for playing sports, prevent soccer or basketball players from escaping; the users are inmates. Starting with the...
(03 July 2009) - by Richard Dewitt "I like to call them Sportdomes, not cages," says prison architect Willem Van der Sluis. Indeed, his unusual 2007 project in the Zaandam industrial zone in the Netherlands consists of conjoined geodesic domes that don't look like cages at all. But, these spaces, designed for playing sports, prevent soccer or basketball players from escaping; the users are inmates. Starting with the...
Le Clochard Cardboard Bedding
(29 May 2009) - Dutch bedding designers Erik van Loo and Peggy van Neer recently came up with their line of Le Clochard sheets and pillows that look like cardboard. Named for the French word for "bum," a portion of the proceeds go directly to SZN, a foundation for homeless youth, who will use the money to build housing. Purchase them from Dutch by Design starting at £34....
(29 May 2009) - Dutch bedding designers Erik van Loo and Peggy van Neer recently came up with their line of Le Clochard sheets and pillows that look like cardboard. Named for the French word for "bum," a portion of the proceeds go directly to SZN, a foundation for homeless youth, who will use the money to build housing. Purchase them from Dutch by Design starting at £34....
Photographer Maarten Wetsema
(19 March 2009) - Dutch photographer Maarten Wetsema (b. 1966) has some of the most fetching canine portraits I've come across. I've been particularly taken with his series on Daan and Jacob (left and right, above), in which the two dogs are photographed on a variety of seating elements against a seamless background. The deadpan of Daan's gaze is priceless, while Jacob looks to be the most cuddly dog...
(19 March 2009) - Dutch photographer Maarten Wetsema (b. 1966) has some of the most fetching canine portraits I've come across. I've been particularly taken with his series on Daan and Jacob (left and right, above), in which the two dogs are photographed on a variety of seating elements against a seamless background. The deadpan of Daan's gaze is priceless, while Jacob looks to be the most cuddly dog...
The Impossible Project: The Re-Invention of Instant Film
(22 January 2009) - The creators of The Impossible Project are following the advice of instant photography inventor, Edwin Land. With just 12 months to sort out a new way to make instant film, Land's famous quote "Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible," is surely at the heart of Impossible's mission.Over the course of 2009, the Netherlands-based team will attempt to tackle the...
(22 January 2009) - The creators of The Impossible Project are following the advice of instant photography inventor, Edwin Land. With just 12 months to sort out a new way to make instant film, Land's famous quote "Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible," is surely at the heart of Impossible's mission.Over the course of 2009, the Netherlands-based team will attempt to tackle the...
Swing Skirt
(13 January 2009) - by Ariston Anderson While waiting for a train, hanging in a park or simply wanting to take a playful break throughout the day, Rachel Griffin's hand-knotted swing skirt is an outfit that becomes an insta-swing anywhere, anytime. All that's needed is something sturdy to anchor the ropes and a love for keeping life interesting. We were a bit skeptical on how functional this swing could...
(13 January 2009) - by Ariston Anderson While waiting for a train, hanging in a park or simply wanting to take a playful break throughout the day, Rachel Griffin's hand-knotted swing skirt is an outfit that becomes an insta-swing anywhere, anytime. All that's needed is something sturdy to anchor the ropes and a love for keeping life interesting. We were a bit skeptical on how functional this swing could...
Spranq Ecofont
(07 January 2009) - by Ariston Anderson If one of your resolutions was to start shifting toward a green lifestyle, we've got an easy way for you to start that involves little more than using a new eco-friendly font. While it may seem that a change in typography won't have a big impact, consider that electronic pollution (or E-waste) takes up 2% of America's trash in landfills, but 70%...
(07 January 2009) - by Ariston Anderson If one of your resolutions was to start shifting toward a green lifestyle, we've got an easy way for you to start that involves little more than using a new eco-friendly font. While it may seem that a change in typography won't have a big impact, consider that electronic pollution (or E-waste) takes up 2% of America's trash in landfills, but 70%...
Lagombra Bicycle Rollercoaster
(15 July 2008) - The Swedish artist and designer Anders Jakobsen, also known as Lagombra, has created a bicycle rollercoaster for the MU Art Foundation in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, to coincide with the designhuis exhibition "The Dutch Bicycle." Constructed of raw wood and scaffolding and fabricated with little more than a chainsaw, the installation resembles an undulating series of toppled dominoes. With hairy bank turns and a highest...
(15 July 2008) - The Swedish artist and designer Anders Jakobsen, also known as Lagombra, has created a bicycle rollercoaster for the MU Art Foundation in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, to coincide with the designhuis exhibition "The Dutch Bicycle." Constructed of raw wood and scaffolding and fabricated with little more than a chainsaw, the installation resembles an undulating series of toppled dominoes. With hairy bank turns and a highest...
Rockwell x Alife x Patta: Everybody Mid Rap
(30 April 2008) - A collaboration between illustrator Parra Rockwell, Amsterdam's Patta and seasoned veterans Alife, the Everybody Mid Rap has some texture and color details that made me take notice. A mix of materials, including Nubuck suede, nylon and leather, compartmentalizes the vibrant, otherwise monochrome blue, making for an appealing contrast in textures. The clear sole, red trim and alternating lace holes are also an attractive touch....
(30 April 2008) - A collaboration between illustrator Parra Rockwell, Amsterdam's Patta and seasoned veterans Alife, the Everybody Mid Rap has some texture and color details that made me take notice. A mix of materials, including Nubuck suede, nylon and leather, compartmentalizes the vibrant, otherwise monochrome blue, making for an appealing contrast in textures. The clear sole, red trim and alternating lace holes are also an attractive touch....
The Pyramids of Makkum
(23 April 2008) - For years, Royal Tichelaar Makkum, the Netherlands' longest extant company, has quietly mounted the most impressive displays of ceramic ware during the Milan Furniture Fair and this year is no exception. Two years ago, they released a hugely successful collection of biscuit ware with Studio Job; last year they launched a unique office collection with Dick van Hoff, which turned the ornamental into the...
(23 April 2008) - For years, Royal Tichelaar Makkum, the Netherlands' longest extant company, has quietly mounted the most impressive displays of ceramic ware during the Milan Furniture Fair and this year is no exception. Two years ago, they released a hugely successful collection of biscuit ware with Studio Job; last year they launched a unique office collection with Dick van Hoff, which turned the ornamental into the...
Soul of a Nation
(03 March 2008) - “Soul of a nation” is an ongoing project by the Icelandic designer Gudrun Lilja Gunnlaugsdottir, a partner in the firm Studiobility. From objects as varied as a chair, a cabinet, a coffin, a broom, or a lamp, “Soul of a nation” gives three-dimensional weight to the personalities of fellow Icelanders Gudrun has grown to know. The project began in 2004 with “Visual inner structure,”...
(03 March 2008) - “Soul of a nation” is an ongoing project by the Icelandic designer Gudrun Lilja Gunnlaugsdottir, a partner in the firm Studiobility. From objects as varied as a chair, a cabinet, a coffin, a broom, or a lamp, “Soul of a nation” gives three-dimensional weight to the personalities of fellow Icelanders Gudrun has grown to know. The project began in 2004 with “Visual inner structure,”...
Fire Table
(06 February 2008) - The brainchild of Dutch designers Ward Huting and Gerard de Hoop, the Fire Table aims to bring the physical and social warmth of a campfire into the living room. Its squat, round design looks vaguely like a UFO and would seem right at home in a mid-century American den. Although serving the same function as your average coffee table, it features a built-in candle...
(06 February 2008) - The brainchild of Dutch designers Ward Huting and Gerard de Hoop, the Fire Table aims to bring the physical and social warmth of a campfire into the living room. Its squat, round design looks vaguely like a UFO and would seem right at home in a mid-century American den. Although serving the same function as your average coffee table, it features a built-in candle...
Geneviève Gaukler: Pierre and Food Chain
(21 January 2008) - Meet Pierre, one of Medicom's newest designer toys and creation of the prolific French illustrator Geneviève Gaukler. Pierre brings one of Gaukler's more well known 2-D characters into plushy, 3-D form—we couldn't be happier that it's not another vinyl toy. Like Cousin Itt from the Addams Family, Pierre is shag from head to toe and short in stature at only 55 cm. But I...
(21 January 2008) - Meet Pierre, one of Medicom's newest designer toys and creation of the prolific French illustrator Geneviève Gaukler. Pierre brings one of Gaukler's more well known 2-D characters into plushy, 3-D form—we couldn't be happier that it's not another vinyl toy. Like Cousin Itt from the Addams Family, Pierre is shag from head to toe and short in stature at only 55 cm. But I...
Os Gemeos: The flowers in this garden were planted by my Grandparents
(17 December 2007) - Os Gemeos, our favorite identical Brazilian twin artists Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, have many reasons to be excited about their new show, “The flowers in this garden were planted by my Grandparents.” First of all it's the duo's first solo museum show. Also, their good friend and mentor Barry McGee has previously showed at the Museum Het Domein. The twins pulled off a feat,...
(17 December 2007) - Os Gemeos, our favorite identical Brazilian twin artists Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo, have many reasons to be excited about their new show, “The flowers in this garden were planted by my Grandparents.” First of all it's the duo's first solo museum show. Also, their good friend and mentor Barry McGee has previously showed at the Museum Het Domein. The twins pulled off a feat,...
Minale Maeda: Table Manners Collection
(22 November 2006) - Minale Maeda's "Table Manners Collection" is a clever exploration of the intersection of formal dining and fast food. Toasted directly onto a grilled sandwich, the porcelain pattern lends the refinement of fine china to eating on-the-go. Other works by Mario Minale and Kuniko Maeda, the duo behind this Rotterdam-based design studio, include t-shirts printed with a tablecloth pattern—for those of us who would rather...
(22 November 2006) - Minale Maeda's "Table Manners Collection" is a clever exploration of the intersection of formal dining and fast food. Toasted directly onto a grilled sandwich, the porcelain pattern lends the refinement of fine china to eating on-the-go. Other works by Mario Minale and Kuniko Maeda, the duo behind this Rotterdam-based design studio, include t-shirts printed with a tablecloth pattern—for those of us who would rather...
The Chairbag
(23 June 2006) - With the portability of an inflatable chair, the groovy shape of a beanbag, and a water-resistant surface, Amsterdam-based PS Lab's debut product, the Chairbag, is just in time for summer lounging. As if all those features and the bouy-inspired design aren't enough, the PVC chair also boasts a vanilla scent—a first in furniture, as far as we know. Available in red, blue, black, silver,...
(23 June 2006) - With the portability of an inflatable chair, the groovy shape of a beanbag, and a water-resistant surface, Amsterdam-based PS Lab's debut product, the Chairbag, is just in time for summer lounging. As if all those features and the bouy-inspired design aren't enough, the PVC chair also boasts a vanilla scent—a first in furniture, as far as we know. Available in red, blue, black, silver,...
Royal Jelly Ontour
(06 January 2006) - Ontour, the Storybook-based t-shirt line out of Holland, tells the tale of a girl who loved jelly pudding so much that she turned into a jellyfish in their latest spring/summer 2006 collection. Due out in February, the fanciful idea yielded a series of tees in mostly greens, grays, and pinks. Standouts include "Jelly Invasion," a speckled pattern that mixes silhouetted jellyfish and jelly puddings...
(06 January 2006) - Ontour, the Storybook-based t-shirt line out of Holland, tells the tale of a girl who loved jelly pudding so much that she turned into a jellyfish in their latest spring/summer 2006 collection. Due out in February, the fanciful idea yielded a series of tees in mostly greens, grays, and pinks. Standouts include "Jelly Invasion," a speckled pattern that mixes silhouetted jellyfish and jelly puddings...
Custom Photo ATM Cards
(04 November 2005) - A reader tipped us to Dutch bank Postbank's new custom photo ATM card, called "de paskamer." By uploading a photo via the de paskamer website, customers can easily create a background of their choosing and will receive the card in about six working days. It appears the service is only offered in the Netherlands currently, but similar services for checks are widely available in...
(04 November 2005) - A reader tipped us to Dutch bank Postbank's new custom photo ATM card, called "de paskamer." By uploading a photo via the de paskamer website, customers can easily create a background of their choosing and will receive the card in about six working days. It appears the service is only offered in the Netherlands currently, but similar services for checks are widely available in...
Ontour Tees
(05 October 2005) - The Grimm's fairytale of the Bremen Town musicians tells the fable of a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster who, fed up with their day jobs, venture into the world to pursue lives as musicians. For Ontour, a new line out of the Netherlands, the tale was inspiration to launch their clothing label and became the source material for the four shirts in their debut...
(05 October 2005) - The Grimm's fairytale of the Bremen Town musicians tells the fable of a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster who, fed up with their day jobs, venture into the world to pursue lives as musicians. For Ontour, a new line out of the Netherlands, the tale was inspiration to launch their clothing label and became the source material for the four shirts in their debut...
Missed Connections
(22 August 2005) - Let's talk about feelings. According to Dutch design house Demakersvan, it's a subject not often enough addressed in the contemporary design world, and their assertion just may be true. The vast majority of furnishings either look good or perform a function well, or, if you're lucky, both. They sit idly in our living spaces and favorite clubs, reflecting little more than our tastes and...
(22 August 2005) - Let's talk about feelings. According to Dutch design house Demakersvan, it's a subject not often enough addressed in the contemporary design world, and their assertion just may be true. The vast majority of furnishings either look good or perform a function well, or, if you're lucky, both. They sit idly in our living spaces and favorite clubs, reflecting little more than our tastes and...
Afke Golsteijn
(21 July 2005) - Dutch artist Afke Golsteijn isn't the first to work with dead animals as her medium, but none quite achieve the same sweetly creepy aesthetic that comes from her joining of taxidermy and finely wrought details. Equal parts Edgar Allan Poe, Grimm's Fairytales (she calls them "Contemporary Fairytales"), and a more feminine David Altmejd, Golsteijn's work at times reads like a literalized metaphor, such as...
(21 July 2005) - Dutch artist Afke Golsteijn isn't the first to work with dead animals as her medium, but none quite achieve the same sweetly creepy aesthetic that comes from her joining of taxidermy and finely wrought details. Equal parts Edgar Allan Poe, Grimm's Fairytales (she calls them "Contemporary Fairytales"), and a more feminine David Altmejd, Golsteijn's work at times reads like a literalized metaphor, such as...
How to Disappear Completely
(13 June 2005) - "City Hideout," from Dutch design studio OOOMS, is a portable temporary dwelling made to fit one seated adult. The collapsable metal box resembles the kind of streetside sheds that commonly house electrical devices such as streetlight controls, new-age parking meters, and small generators. The hideout can be easily assembled on any corner or rooftop as the ultimate urban camouflage. The most intriguing feature of...
(13 June 2005) - "City Hideout," from Dutch design studio OOOMS, is a portable temporary dwelling made to fit one seated adult. The collapsable metal box resembles the kind of streetside sheds that commonly house electrical devices such as streetlight controls, new-age parking meters, and small generators. The hideout can be easily assembled on any corner or rooftop as the ultimate urban camouflage. The most intriguing feature of...
ICFF Preview: De Makers Van
(06 May 2005) - Jeroen Verhoeven, Judith de Graauw and Joep Verhoeven started Studio De Makers Van after graduating from the Design Academy Eindhoven (Netherlands). Their primary intent seems to be taking common materials and re-visualizing them in innovative ways. Word is that they'll have some stuff at ICFF next week, so I'm definitely going to keep a look out for them. There are a few more pictures...
(06 May 2005) - Jeroen Verhoeven, Judith de Graauw and Joep Verhoeven started Studio De Makers Van after graduating from the Design Academy Eindhoven (Netherlands). Their primary intent seems to be taking common materials and re-visualizing them in innovative ways. Word is that they'll have some stuff at ICFF next week, so I'm definitely going to keep a look out for them. There are a few more pictures...
Joris Laarman
(18 April 2005) - Though his work made the rounds on design blogs last year, we somehow missed it until now. Joris Laarman is a young Dutch designer with a great sense of style. We like it when designers challenge convention, as Joris has done with his designs for radiators that become part of the room's decor, or with his polyster concrete climbing wall "ivy" that can be...
(18 April 2005) - Though his work made the rounds on design blogs last year, we somehow missed it until now. Joris Laarman is a young Dutch designer with a great sense of style. We like it when designers challenge convention, as Joris has done with his designs for radiators that become part of the room's decor, or with his polyster concrete climbing wall "ivy" that can be...
Mind What You Wear
(07 April 2005) - Instead of trying pass that knock-off for the real thing, isn't it time to embrace the truth? Dutch design boutique Mind What You Wear calls a fake a fake with this new series of brilliant bags. Founder Bea Correa's perspective extends beyond the simple hand bag: Despite all efforts to eradicate counterfeits goods, we receive thousands of e-mails every day advertising anything from luxury...
(07 April 2005) - Instead of trying pass that knock-off for the real thing, isn't it time to embrace the truth? Dutch design boutique Mind What You Wear calls a fake a fake with this new series of brilliant bags. Founder Bea Correa's perspective extends beyond the simple hand bag: Despite all efforts to eradicate counterfeits goods, we receive thousands of e-mails every day advertising anything from luxury...
PALV
(27 January 2005) - PALV, a revolution in personal transportation? Well, maybe-- but I don't think a personal air and land vehicle will work anytime soon. Bad traffic jam? No problem, lets just lift off and fly home--wait, don't hit that overpass! What a disaster waiting to happen. Could you imagine the air traffic with a highway full of people lifting off in there little PALV's? I like...
(27 January 2005) - PALV, a revolution in personal transportation? Well, maybe-- but I don't think a personal air and land vehicle will work anytime soon. Bad traffic jam? No problem, lets just lift off and fly home--wait, don't hit that overpass! What a disaster waiting to happen. Could you imagine the air traffic with a highway full of people lifting off in there little PALV's? I like...
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