"Tangible Traces"
Claudy Jongstra, Hella Jongerius, Alexander van Slobbe and others
Claudy Jongstra, Hella Jongerius, Alexander van Slobbe and others
December 4, 2009 - February 28, 2010: Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem, The Netherlands
"Tangible Traces: Dutch Architecture and Design in the making" was submitted by the Netherlands Architecture Institute for the Seventh Sao Paulo Biennale of Architecture in 2007. Included in the traveling exhibition are designs by architecture studio Onix, spatial designer Frank Havermans, textile designer Claudy Jongstra, fashion designer Alexander van Slobbe and industrial designer Hella Jongerius.
How to leave an imprint in a world that has been rendered uniform by globalization, standardization and commercialization? Tangible Traces proffers context, craftsmanship and tradition as antidotes to our seamless global landscape of bland architecture and design. The architecture firm Onix, spatial designer Frank Havermans, textile designer Claudy Jongstra, fashion designer Alexander van Slobbe and industrial designer Hella Jongerius share a common quest to imbue their work with unexpected meaning derived from consideration of local culture and context, rediscovery of traditional craft, use of quotidian materials and a fascination with chance and improvisation. Though they look to the past for inspiration, a fusion of state-of-the-art technologies and an unmistakably Dutch vision lends their designs a contemporary air.
PREVIOUS VENUES
November 2 - December 15, 2007: Biennial Sao Paulo, Brazil
October 4 - October 19, 2008: Design Week Vienna, Austria
December 8 - December 21, 2008: Business of Design Week Hong Kong, Hong Kong
February 19 - March 27, 2009: Erasmus House Jakarta, Indonesia
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CLAUDY JONGSTRA
HELLA JONGERIUS
ALEXANDER VAN SLOBBE
"Tangible Traces: Dutch Architecture and Design in the making" was submitted by the Netherlands Architecture Institute for the Seventh Sao Paulo Biennale of Architecture in 2007. Included in the traveling exhibition are designs by architecture studio Onix, spatial designer Frank Havermans, textile designer Claudy Jongstra, fashion designer Alexander van Slobbe and industrial designer Hella Jongerius.
How to leave an imprint in a world that has been rendered uniform by globalization, standardization and commercialization? Tangible Traces proffers context, craftsmanship and tradition as antidotes to our seamless global landscape of bland architecture and design. The architecture firm Onix, spatial designer Frank Havermans, textile designer Claudy Jongstra, fashion designer Alexander van Slobbe and industrial designer Hella Jongerius share a common quest to imbue their work with unexpected meaning derived from consideration of local culture and context, rediscovery of traditional craft, use of quotidian materials and a fascination with chance and improvisation. Though they look to the past for inspiration, a fusion of state-of-the-art technologies and an unmistakably Dutch vision lends their designs a contemporary air.
PREVIOUS VENUES
November 2 - December 15, 2007: Biennial Sao Paulo, Brazil
October 4 - October 19, 2008: Design Week Vienna, Austria
December 8 - December 21, 2008: Business of Design Week Hong Kong, Hong Kong
February 19 - March 27, 2009: Erasmus House Jakarta, Indonesia
LINK
CLAUDY JONGSTRA
HELLA JONGERIUS
ALEXANDER VAN SLOBBE
