Text by Annemiek van Grondel Photo by Joost Gijzel How is Basten Leijh doing? Basten Leijh has already enriched our lives with innovative bicycles, including the Sandwichbike (DIY bicycle design), […]
Makerversity – a portrait
Text by Federica Marie Carenini Photo by Daphne Kuilman Speeding up and facilitating 21st century creation Co-working and co-creation spaces are becoming more and more common. What sets Makerversity apart is […]
Bernotat&Co – a portrait
Text by Federica Marie Carenini Photo by Daphne Kuilman When a carpenter and exhibition designer meet Bernotat&Co incorporates aspects of everyday life into unforeseen, practical objects. Nature, poetry, science, and technology […]
Envisions – a portrait
Text by Federica Marie Carenini Photo by Daphne Kuilman The final work is work in progress Envisions is not about the final product. Envisions is the blending of continuous collaboration and […]
Vij5 – a portrait
Text by Federica Marie Carenini Photo by Daphne Kuilman Made for/with each other Minimalistic designs and pure raw materials blend together in the elegant and functional collection of Dutch label Vij5. […]
Dutch Invertuals – a portait
Text by Federica Marie Carenini Photo by Daphne Kuilman Creating mini-society, Curating Dialogue Dutch Invertuals challenges its designers to anticipate the world’s developments. The goal of the continuous interaction and dynamic […]
VLOG by Tracy Metz day 4
VLOG – Spotting design at the Milan Design Week 2017 Day 4 Published on Apr 10, 2017 Tracy Metz was at the Milan Design Week 2017 to spot the […]
VLOG by Tracy Metz day 3
VLOG – Spotting design at the Milan Design Week 2017 Day 3 Published on Apr 9, 2017 Tracy Metz was at the Milan Design Week 2017 to spot the […]
VLOG by Tracy Metz day 2
VLOG – Spotting design at the Milan Design Week 2017 Day 2 Published on Apr 8, 2017 Tracy Metz was at the Milan Design Week 2017 to spot the […]
VLOG by Tracy Metz day 1
VLOG – Spotting design at the Milan Design Week 2017 Day 1 Published on Apr 7, 2017 Tracy Metz was at the Milan Design Week 2017 to spot the […]
Studio Hamerhaai – London 2016
Studio Hamerhaai by Boudewijn van den Bosch and Niki Schoondergang present Spotlight and Gripper Lamp – London 2016 Boudewijn van den Bosch and Niki Schoondergang of Studio Hamerhaai represent fresh […]
Femke van Gemert – London 2016
Wall Hangings by Femke van Gemert at Enlightened Design – London Design Festival 2016 Femke van Gemert studied fashion design and worked as a trend forecaster in the fashion industry, but […]
Contorno Collection / Lighten Up by Jolanda van Goor – London 2016
Contorno Collection by Jolanda van Goor at Enlightened Design – London Design Festival 2016 Light and atmosphere also play an important role in the designs of two other design […]
Nero Lights by Morgan Ruben – London 2016
Nero Lights by Morgan Ruben at Enlightened Design – London Design Festival 2016 Morgan Ruben graduated from the Utrecht School of the Arts in 2014 and has had many successful […]
Spliners by Maarten Olden – London 2016
Spliners by Maarten Olden at Enlightened Design – London Design Festival 2016 Wood and a love for craftsmanship can be seen in the work of design studio MO,O by Maarten […]
Bloom Inks by Bo Reudler – London 2016
Bloom Inks by Bo Reudler for Dutch Wall Textile Co. at Enlightened Design during The London Design Festival 2016 Natural and reusable materials, traditional and innovative techniques, perfectionism and […]
Jeske Kapitein, Nic Roex – a portrait
Text by Annemiek van Grondel Photo by Boudewijn Bollmann Nic Roex (1981) and Jeske Kapitein (1982) are life and business partners. She handles commercial and PR affairs, he takes care of […]
Rik ten Velden – a portrait
Text by Annemiek van Grondel Photo by Boudewijn Bollmann With his furniture design graduation project at the Academy of Art in The Hague, Rik ten Velden (1983) was catapulted into business. […]
D agency and the business side of things
Interview by Renske Schriemer Photo by Jan Willem Kaldenbach D agency and the business side of things An interview with founder Guus van Maarschalkerweerd and designers Geke Lensink and Thomas […]
Mieke Meijer, Roy Letterlé – a portrait
Text by Annemiek van Grondel Photo by Boudewijn Bollmann They do not call themselves design duo, but Mieke Meijer (1982) and Roy Letterlé (1978) work together closely. They met fifteen years […]
Klaas Kuiken – a portrait
Text by Annemiek van Grondel Photo by Boudewijn Bollmann With ‘Bottles Collection’, his graduation project at ArtEZ in Arnhem, Klaas Kuiken (1984) immediately garnered success. In a glass oven he developed […]
Isaac Monté, Bora Hong, Rolf Bruggink – a portrait
Text by Annemiek van Grondel Photo by Boudewijn Bollmann One hand reaching out to the future, the other unmercifully digging into the past. Three designers discovered similarities in their work and […]
Arnout Visser – a portrait
Text by Annemiek van Grondel Photo by Boudewijn Bollmann His ‘impossible’ experiments gave many a craftsman a headache. Award-winning self-producing designer and inventor Arnout Visser (1962) calls himself a ‘form finder’: […]
Roos Soetekouw – a portrait
Text by Annemiek van Grondel Photo by Boudewijn Bollmann Rooms dressed like models? It sounds strange and impractical, yet this was what textile designer Roos Soetekouw (1984) had in mind when […]
Maarten Baas, New! – interview Milan 2016
Maarten Baas – New! Short&Sweet – Milan Design Week 2016 Interview by Tracy Metz Production Sanne van der Beek
Stefan Scholten, Scholten&Baijings – interview Milan 2016
Stefan Scholten – Scholten&Baijings Short&Sweet – Milan Design Week 2016 Interview by Tracy Metz Production Sanne van der Beek
Ekaterina Semenova, Care for Milk at Design Academy ‘Touch Base’ – interview Milan 2015
Ekaterina Semenova – Care for Milk at Design Academy Eindhoven ‘Touch Base’ Short&Sweet – Milan Design Week 2016 Interview by Tracy Metz Production Sanne van der Beek More info about […]
Pieke Bergmans, Phenomeneon – interview Milan 2016
Pieke Bergmans, Phenomeneon Short&Sweet – Milan Design Week 2016 Interview by Tracy Metz Production Sanne van der Beek More info about Pieke Bergmans’ presentation
Fuel for Innovation – two projects by VanBerlo
Fuel for Innovation Text by Annemiek van Grondel In design, good ideas rule. Then it’s key to interview the actual design users. VanBerlo enjoys having an open dialogue with their end users: start with open minds, end with […]
We create alternatives – interview with Thomas Widdershoven
We create alternatives Interview by Sanne van der Beek Portrait by Anuschka Blommers / Niels Schumm This is an interview about social design, without discussing ‘social design’. You see, Thomas Widdershoven, head of the Design Academy Eindhoven and owner of graphic design studio Thonik, doesn’t […]
Interview with Roland Pieter Smit – DDW 2015
Social & Green Design Guide with: Roland Pieter Smit about Made by Scorlewald – DDW 2015 Video by Robert AndriessenText by Annemiek van GrondelProduced in partnership with DOEN Foundation Made by […]
Interview with Goof van Beek & Laurentius de Ruiter – DDW 2015
Social & Green Design Guide with: Goof van Beek & Laurentius de Ruiter for Collectie Veenhuizen – DDW Video by Robert AndriessenText by Annemiek van GrondelProduced in partnership with DOEN Foundation […]
Interview with Dick van Hoff about >VEEG – DDW 2015
Social & Green Design Guide with: Dick van Hoff for Social label – DDW 2015 Video by Robert AndriessenText by Annemiek van GrondelProduced in partnership with DOEN Foundation >VEEG Social Label […]
Interview with Nadine Sterk and Lonny van Ryswyck from Atelier NL – DDW 2015
Social & Green Design Guide with: Nadine Sterk and Lonny van Ryswyck from AtelierNL – DDW 2015 Video by Robert AndriessenText by Annemiek van GrondelProduced in partnership with DOEN Foundation Earth Alchemy […]
Interview with Manon van Hoeckel about In Limbo Embassy – Embassy of the Undocumented – DDW 2015
Social & Green Design Guide with: Manon van Hoeckel at Design Academy Eindhoven – DDW 2015 Video by Robert AndriessenText by Annemiek van GrondelProduced in partnership with DOEN Foundation In Limbo […]
Brothers and Sons (previously eQ+) | Collective efforts yield a unique collection
Collective efforts yield a unique collection Text by Annemiek van Grondel It started out organically. A tiny seed grew into something viable and promising. Mutual understanding, a long-term investment in resources […]
Brothers and Sons (eQ+) | Collectieve inspanning levert een unieke collectie
Collectieve inspanning levert een unieke collectie Tekst door Annemiek van Grondel Het begon op organische wijze. Een piepklein zaadje ontkiemde tot iets levensvatbaars en veelbelovends. Wederzijds begrip, langdurige investering in middelen […]
Design Policy Adapting to Change – interview with Madeleine van Lennep
Design Policy Adapting to Change Shortly before the Milan Design Week 2015 we had a conversation with Madeleine van Lennep, director of the Association of Dutch Designers (BNO) Much has changed […]
The Dutch Spirit in Milan
The Dutch Spirit in Milan Text by Annemiek van Grondel The Dutch descend upon Milan for a week every year. Shining at the Salone is not that difficult, provided you have some good […]
Setting the Scene – exhibition Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam
Setting the Scene Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam – till 28 February 2016 How do fine art and design relate to each other? And what common ground do the artist […]