(jiří macek) The Italian duo of Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin from the Design Academy in the Dutch city of Eindhoven consistently explores the way how roots and traditions permeate objects and are retrospectively imprinted into our cultural patterns. Although this may seem a little complicated, the result is always a wonderful collection. The Moulding Tradition collection from this year is no exception. ...more

(jiří macek) If you do not know what to wear in this heat, you might appreciate the Minimal Dress designed by Digna Kosse, who studies at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. Her fashion paraphrasing of the fairytale about the princess who was neither dressed nor naked explores other issues as well. ...more

(jiří macek) We continue presenting new names – symbolically with the end of the school year – with Debbie Wijskamp from the Dutch city of Arnhem, who has created products of a deceptive appearance from collected waste paper. ...more

(jiří macek) As promised, we go back to the Zuiderzeemuseum in the Dutch town of Enkhuizen. Apart from Kiki van Eijk, the designer series presented another interesting Dutch designer, Joost van Bleiswijk, and his reflections upon a life in a bay that has been transformed into a lake. ...more

(jiří macek) The Zuiderzee Settings set of furniture pieces and accessories, designed by Kiki van Eijk for the Zuiderzeemuseum in the Dutch town of Enkhuizen, was inspired by the history of the IJsselmeer region. The paintings of old pharmacy desks and shelves transformed armchairs into charming dressers, which subsequently turned into jewel boxes. Behind all this, there is the unusual handwriting of one of the most interesting contemporary Dutch designers. ...more
