Dutch, More or Less: Contemporary Architecture, Design and Digital Culture
31 May 2024 - 30 May 2026
Dutch, More or Less: Contemporary Architecture, Design and Digital Culture is a presentation of more than 30 years of Dutch design. Rather than retelling the history of Dutch design, it brings together the ideas, themes and projects that have placed Dutch designers at the forefront of international design. But how do they differ from other designers? And how has the image of “more or less Dutch” design evolved?
Spaces, objects and designed interactions reflect the developments of their time. Phenomena such as globalisation, climate change and an increasingly interconnected world are reflected in the works on display. Political decisions and national branding have also left their mark on the meaning of “Dutchness” in Dutch design.
Architects, designers and digital makers also have their own interpretations. Icons from the 1990s, from architecture firms such as Rem Koolhaas’s OMA, industrial designers such as Hella Jongerius and digital initiatives such as the original social media platform the Digitale Stad [Digital City], are juxtaposed with projects from the following decades. New approaches, ideas and questions ensure that the disciplines overlap and interact. Young designers are invited to take a look at the future of (Dutch?) design.
With contributions by among others designers, makers and offices like 75B, Bas van Abel, Mina Abouzahra, Atelier NL, Gijs Bakker, Irma Boom and Johan Pijnappel, Nikolai Carels, Jo Coenen, Concrete Blossom, Cream on Chrome, Cubic 3 Design, Teresa van Dongen, Driessens & Verstappen, Gabriel Fontana, Mieke Gerritzen, H+N+S, Jeanne van Heeswijk, Iris van Herpen, Julius Horsthuis, Ian Ingram and Theun Karelse, Noa Jansma, Jaromil | Dyne.org Foundation, Hella Jongerius, Dirk van der Kooij, Joes Koppers, Audrey Large, Shahar Livne, Karel Martens, Mediamatic Interactive Publishing, Christien Meindertsma, Alessandro Mendini, MVRDV, Neutelings Riedijk Architecten, Next 5 Minutes, Simone C Niquille /technoflesh Studio, NL Architects, Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Orson+Bodil, Patta X Bodil Ouédraogo, Liesbeth van der Pol / Dok Architecten, Esther Polak, Jeroen Kee and Waag Society, RAAAF | Atelier de Lyon, Tejo Remy, Marlies Rohmer Architecture & Urbanism, Schie 2.0, Christian Schwarz, Jeffrey Shaw en Dirk Groeneveld, Bořek Šípek, Sjoerd Soeters, Wilma Sommers, Space&Matter, Wouter Stroet, Studio DRIFT, Studio, Klarenbeek & Dros en Atelier Luma, Studio Makkink & Bey, Studio Ossidiana, Superuse, TomTom, Tulip Trust, UltiMaker, UNStudio, Viktor&Rolf, Marcel Wanders, Sander Wassink, XS4ALL, Aimée Zito Lema en Elisa van Joolen, Jan Zuiderveld, ZUS [Zones Urbaines Sensibles].
Spatial design by Koos Breen and Jeannette Slütter, graphic design by Jacob Hoving.
