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The creative director of the world’s first digital fashion house selects five era-defining moments from science fiction

root — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:00:27 +0000

When she was eight years old, Amber Jae Slooten started playing The Sims. For a young girl obsessed with clothes and identity, but too shy to express it in real life, this popular life-simulation computer game was the perfect way to experiment. “In this digital world I had all the room to explore without being

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Radically positive artists Pinar & Viola discuss five socio-cultural ideas influencing their recent work

root — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:00:06 +0000

Radically positive artists Pinar & Viola discuss five socio-cultural ideas influencing their recent work For Pinar Demirdag and Viola Renate, to be “truthful and unconditionally loving is what makes all things authentic.” The duo met during their studies at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. While both artists had developed their own artistic styles, the beginning

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Richard van der Laken fights social injustice one design challenge at a time

root — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 10:00:34 +0000

In conversation with Richard van der Laken, the co-founder of the global design foundation and conference series, What Design Can Do, Moholy-Nagy’s thoughts immediately spring to mind. For What Design Can Do, this attitude relates to creating solutions that not only respond to the needs of both individuals and society, but stimulate change. A trained

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Five fetching photo books with MENDO publisher Gunifort Uwambaga

Aimee Shirley — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 15:00:33 +0000

In a Nutshell: Five fetching photo books with MENDO publisher Gunifort Uwambaga When Gunifort Uwambaga walked into Mendo for the first time as a finance student at the University of Amsterdam, he had no idea that it was going to change the entire course of his future. “I immediately fell in love with it,” he

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Marc Koehler wants to build cities of the future, one flexible, sustainable community at a time

root — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 05:00:43 +0000

As an award-winning architect with his own architecture firm, Koehler’s childhood imagined cities have now developed into something far beyond a few lines on scraps of paper. Superlofts, the adaptable design for urban villages, are Koehler’s attempt at changing the future of our cities into an environment that fosters creativity, social cohesion, and a new

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Studio Drift are advancing AI technology in the arts by simulating nature

root — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:24:14 +0000

Night has fallen on a beach in Miami, Florida. Hundreds of guests, including the ‘who’s who’ of the international art scene, are gathered here for Art Basel, the annual American offshoot to the renowned contemporary art fair. Everyone is looking at the night sky captivated by a series of lights slowly rising, falling and moving

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Kuwaiti artist Monira al Qadiri on Japanese cartoons and the body as art

root — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 03:10:54 +0000

“Of course he was my favorite character. I saw myself in him, and wanted to be him.” Monira is speaking from her studio in Amsterdam’s Rijksakademie, where she is currently completing a two-year residency. She has recently returned from Brussels, where she performed a piece based on the cartoon and its role in shaping her

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BYBORRE launches pop-up store at Wir Sind Die Holländer

root — Wed, 17 May 2017 12:16:11 +0000

BYBORRE launches pop-up store at Wir Sind Die Holländer Our friends over at BYBORRE are planning something special here in Berlin. The Amsterdam-based textile company—whose pieces blend technology, research, and aesthetic design—are holding a pop-up weekend at Wir Sind Die Holländer. Expect to see their unusual collection in all its glory. You’ll also have the

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Textile development, technological innovation and musical intervention with Dutch designer Borre Akkersdijk

root — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 04:22:49 +0000

From a vibration-integrated pillow created to help dementia patients communicate to a music-playing, Wi-Fi and GPS tracker-incorporated onesie for SXSW, and an air-purifying suit designed to combat pollution in Beijing, Amsterdam-based textile designer Borre Akkersdijk created a name for himself experimenting with wearable technology. “I ended up in the tech scene because I was curious,”

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Uri Gilad and Engin Celikbas reflect on the dynamic role of architecture in Amsterdam

root — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 03:12:05 +0000

Their friendship would soon turn into a business partnership, bringing together their expertise in an unusual way. A fascination with transformation is what binds them; in Uri’s profession, it manifests itself in more physical forms, while Engin works in the business ecosystems that surround change. It is this fascination that fueled their collaborative work: the

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