Mevis & Van Deursen have been influential in the development of contemporary Dutch design and are known for their intelligent and innovative work for cultural clients, producing the new identity of the Stedelijk Museum, publications for fashion duo Viktor & Rolf, and numerous books on architecture and design. Listen to and look at Armand Mevis speaking in the 'Walker Art Center'. A must-see for all design lovers, who have some spare time. (1:31:10)
Thu, January 27, 2011 - 10:27
Under water
Extreme water photography for AMUSEMENT Magazine #10 by Romain Laurent.
Sun, January 23, 2011 - 10:03
The return of the Tiger
The Rotterdam Film Festival celebrates it's 40th anniversary with the 'Return of the Tiger' programm, a selection of films made this year by former Tiger Award candidates. The posters are made by Rotterdam's famous 75b, known for their original, sometimes ironic, but allways most effective work. Shown below: 'Look' (This what your inability to identify looks like, 1999 in cooperation with Peter Jeroense).
Fri, January 21, 2011 - 3:26
Hiromura
Great work by Hiromura Design, in this case the Signage of Nissan Design Center.
Wed, January 19, 2011 - 10:35
Heinrich Luber
A few weeks ago Yves Klein came up in a post. Swiss artist Heinrich Luber, who was also inspired by him, does his performances dressed in bright colored suits, with pink and yellow as his preferred colors, in the most peculiar and seemingly impossible positions.
Wed, January 19, 2011 - 10:25
Bildbauten
Today, digital image editing allows the creation of images which are nearly impossible to distinguish from a photograph. Like these fascinating Bildbauten by Philipp Schaerer.
Wed, January 19, 2011 - 9:26
Influenza
For those of you who might have been wondering... I caught an influenza and oh my... nothing funny about it indeed...
Wed, January 12, 2011 - 1:31
Groninger Museum reopens after revitalization
After a renovation project which took over 8 months, the Groninger Museum reopened its doors to the public on Sunday 19 December. Several rooms have been thoroughly renovated by the top designers Maarten Baas, Studio Job and Jaime Hayon. Total cost of the operation: nearly 6 million Euros. To celebrate the re-opening I will post some photo's of past and current exhibitions this week.
Wed, December 22, 2010 - 6:04
Chadwick & Spector
The work of New York City artists, Chadwick Gray and Laura Spector can be seen in exhibitions and collections around the world. 'Museum Anatomy' is a collection of documentary photographs of works from museums around the world that have been recreated onto the human body.
Comedy Central unveiled a drastically different new identity, designed by New York-based the lab that will begin playing on air in January 2011. “The thing the old logo did brilliantly was to be a television logo, but it was difficult to use in a scalable way,” says Alicia Johnson, co-creative director of thelab, the New York firm behind Comedy Central's rebrand. There’s also a sense that its cartoonish looks no longer fit the identity of the channel
