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Highlights Dutch Design Week 2009
Today I visited the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. I selected five highlights but could have chosen dozens. In this week you can feel the vibe of innovation almost literally in the streets of Eindhoven.
1.
Where? 5 minuten museum, Strijp-S
Who? Daniel Rozin
What? Trash Mirror
500 pieces of variously colored trash collected from the streets of New York and artist’s pockets, motors, control electronics, concealed video camera, computer. Though built 3 years after the Wooden Mirror, Trash mirror was conceived first, However the concept seemed too risky at the time so I decided to build the Wooden Mirror first. This piece suggests that we are reflected in what we discard. The piece celebrates the ability of computation to inflict order on even the messiest of substances – trash.
Watch the movie here: http://www.smoothware.com/danny/newtrashmirrormov.html
By the way, it’s for sale! $ 110,000!
2.
Where? Adaptation, Strijp-S
Who? Jon Stan & Ivo de Kogel
What? Cabinets of the (Material & Virtual) World
The solid cedar double-sided cabinet incorporates sixteen drawers for physical archiving on one face with sixteen corresponding engraved patterns linking to digital data on the other. The ‘coded’ patterns are not solely a decorative element, bu can be decoded to allow the user’s meaningful data (i.e. digital photos, videos, blogs!) to pop up when interfaced through a camera phone or computer. Produced by the Technisch Instituut Heilig Hart Hasselt and the Waag FabLab Amsterdam.
Here my own iPhone picture: http://yfrog.com/10gf3mj
3.
Where? Graduation Galleries, Witte Dame
Who? Stijn van der Vleuten
What? Forgetfulness
What do I own? Where can I find these things? When do I use them, and what is their value? Stijn van der Vleuten made two thick books about his possessions, called 1397 on 13,82 m2. From knives to his CD collection and everything in between. He photographed, described and indexed ALL his belongings! I NOMINATED STIJN FOR THE ‘ED PUBLIEKSPRIJS’
Web: http://www.stijnvandervleuten.nl
4.
Where? Graduation Galleries, Witte Dame
Who? Daphne Koenen
What? Polaroid will never die
After sixty years Polaroid production was stopped in 2008. A mortal sin, thinks Daphne Koenen. There is much to say for a Polaroid’s plain instant shots in comparison to the Photoshopped perfection of digital photos. Koenen designed a small exhibition as an ode to the instant camera. Six little treasure-chests in the various rainbow colours of the brand contains unique photos made with the last Polaroid film. for the fans there is a box full of gadgets: posters, a flip-book in which you can see how a photo is developed, and a jewellery box containing earrings, a necklace and a brooch made from camera components.
5.
Where? MU, Witte Dame
Who? Group exhibition
What? Paper Zoo
Just see it yourself, it is free.
Web: http://www.mu.nl/exhibitions/now/
dank je Marc. Heb genoten van je tweetverslagen gedurende de dag. Had er zelf gister en vandaag naar toe gewild maar steeds niet gelukt met volle agenda. Grr! Daarom was jouw verslag welkome verrassing.
Thanks voor de tips, ik ga er donderdag extra naar op zoek!
Grappig, nummer 1 en 2 waren ook mijn favorieten op Strijp S. De Graduation Galleries zijn donderdagavond aan de beurt!
Wij zijn ook op de DDW 2009 geweest en waren erg te spreken over de ontwerpen. Vooral het gebruik en hergebruik van materialen is erg interessant, denk daarbij bijvoorbeeld eens aan het gebruik van karton en groene materialen zoals hier:
http://www.duurzamer.com/algemeen/ddw-1910-growing-chair/2009416/
Erg leuk verslag heb je gemaakt, vooral deze top 5 is een mooi idee. Nu op naar DDW 2010… ik ben al druk bezig 🙂
Ik wacht in spanning af en reserveer vast een plaatsje in de top 5 van 2010. Het wordt tijd dat de IM’ers wat meer naar voren komen. Is vaak wat taaier maar raakt de essentie van design vaak volkomen!