It's that time of the year again: the Dutch Design Week is around the corner! From 22 to 30 October Eindhoven will be buzzing with design lovers from near and far away. This time I'll help the DDW crew for one day, so I'm very excited!
Before I start to hype this year's programme, I want to take a quick look at the last edition of the DDW. I noticed that I still have some pictures from last year, and it would a pity not to share them. So here's some of my favourites from then:
1. Every year the Dutch interior magazine Eigen Huis & Interieur arranges an exhibition which reveals their choices for the top 25 Dutch designers. Each room of the exhibition is dedicated for a certain designer(s); here you see a picture of Studio Formafantasma's room from last year. I wonder what their favourites are this time...
2. The Dutch designer's Piet Hein Eek's workshop has always been one of my favourite spots during the DDW, and this year will be no exception! The formal industrial complex is a mix of laboratory, workshop, showroom, shop and restaurant, offering a place for guests, workers of Piet Hein Eek and young design talents. Piet Hein Eek is known for his furniture made of scrap wood and metal, and one of the best things in his workshop is the stunnig scent of wood! Of course, this unique setting also offers an opportuity to see how his designs are actually made.
Last year they exhibited this space that has the typical vibes à la Piet Hein Eek; a mix of old and new with a bohemian twist. Notice the tables made from scrap wood!
3. A year ago I fell in love with the Tannic acid research project of Steven Banken whose studio is located on the factory side of Piet Hein Eek. The basis of this research was a rusty nail surrounded by blue stains in oak. Banken discovered that both oak and steel turn into dark blue colour through a natural reaction: oak, that contains high concentrations of tannic acid, becomes dark blue when exposed to steel; and steel changes its colour into blue when red iron oxide and tannic acid react chemically. To accelerate this process, Banken then applied the elements that cause this reaction in liquid form on the other material. The results were stunning!
The theme of the DDW 2016 is 'the making of' which sets the making process in the centre and honours the makers. It's a good idea to bring makers and their work close to people who are largely alienated from the whole work process. Can't wait to see what they have to exhibit this year!
Photos by me.
The theme of the DDW 2016 is 'the making of' which sets the making process in the centre and honours the makers. It's a good idea to bring makers and their work close to people who are largely alienated from the whole work process. Can't wait to see what they have to exhibit this year!
Photos by me.
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