Designers meet the challenges of the future at Dutch Invertuals exhibition
For this year's Dutch Invertuals exhibition during Milan design week, 10 designers offered a glimpse into how the human race will tackle future global issues. More
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Wooden machine produces "handwritten" version of Bodoni typeface
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Sooji Lee has created a hand-operated machine that painstakingly rewrites the Bodoni typeface in lowercase. More
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Christien Meindertsma designs biodegradable chair using flax and bioplastic
Christien Meindertsma's Flax chair has won two Dutch Design Awards for its innovative use of flax fibre combined with bioplastic. More
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Viktor & Rolf shows two decades of work in first Australian exhibition
More than 35 haute couture pieces from the archive of Dutch fashion designers Viktor & Rolf feature in an exhibition at Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria. More
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Christian Heikoop's Glissade furniture is erected from metal rods like a tent
Dutch designer Christian Heikoop has created a flat-pack furniture collection that is assembled in the same way as a tent. More
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Five of the best exhibitions to see at Dutch Design Week 2016
With Dutch Design Week just around the corner, we've rounded up five of the event's most intriguing exhibitions, including a gastronomic venture from Maarten Baas and a show exploring erotic displeasure. More
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Marcel Wanders creates circus-themed collection of tableware for Alessi
London Design Festival 2016: circus tents, clowns, elephants and strongmen are transformed into kitchenware and tableware in Marcel Wanders' latest collection for Italian design brand Alessi, which will launch in the UK during the London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More
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Design Academy Eindhoven's Milan exhibition includes a petting zoo and a vagina mirror
Milan 2016: in response to the "overwhelming presence of technology" in today's society, Design Academy Eindhoven students have created an exhibition in Milan featuring objects and installations that are all designed to be touched. More
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David Derksen creates an "abstract cityscape" with Table Architecture products
Northmodern 2016: Dutch designer David Derksen has designed a set of table trays and candle holders which, when grouped together, are reminiscent of a city skyline (+ slideshow). More
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Studio Drift installs moving Shylights in disused Eindhoven building
Dutch Design Week 2015: design firm Studio Drift has installed flower-like lamps, which randomly rise and fall as they "bloom", inside an empty Eindhoven factory (+ movie). More
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Interactive online documentary Refugee Republic awarded twice at Dutch Design Awards 2015
Dutch Design Week 2015: agency Submarine Channel won two prizes at this year's Dutch Design Awards with its web narrative that presents life and experiences in a refugee camp. More
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Stefania Vulpi's Universal Unconditional platform lets people borrow citizenship
Dutch Design Week 2015: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Stefania Vulpi has created a conceptual online system that allows a network of people to temporarily share their nationality (+ movie). More
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Design Academy Eindhoven students "see crisis in the world and respond to it"
Dutch Design Week 2015: Design Academy Eindhoven has undergone a "paradigm shift" with students now more interested in responding to real-world problems such as Europe's refugee crisis than making beautiful objects for collectors, according to creative director Thomas Widdershoven. More
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Iris van Herpen uses robots to print and weave a dress over Game of Thrones actress
Robotic arms combined 3D printing, laser cutting and weaving to create a circular dress live during Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen's Spring Summer 2016 show. More
