Khanna \ Reidinga designs identity for VW concept car
13/03/2017/BvLAmsterdam design agency Khanna \ Reidinga designed the name and identity for Volkswagen's Sedric, a fully autonomous, self driving concept car – the first of the group.
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West 8 works with BIG on San Pellegrino factory
13/03/2017/BvLDutch urban design and landscape architecture firm West 8 collaborated with Danish architecture firm BIG on the winning design for San Pellegrino’s flagship factory in northern Italy.
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Hasselblad Award for Rineke Dijkstra
09/03/2017/BvLPhotographer Rineke Dijkstra will receive the Hasselblad Award for her entire oeuvre. Dijkstra is the first Dutch photographer to receive this ‘Nobel prize for photography’.
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UNStudio draws for Frankfurt’s new skyline
03/03/2017/JMThe Dutch architectural firm UNStudio has won a competition to design four skyscrapers in the centre of Frankfurt that will define the city's skyline.
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Rem Koolhaas on building in Manhattan
27/02/2017/BvLIn a video created to promote his firm OMA's 121 E 22nd residential tower, architect Rem Koolhaas expresses his excitement at building in Manhattan for the first time.
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West 8 most innovative architectural firm
22/02/2017/BvLRotterdam-based architecture firm West 8 was placed #1 on Fast Company’s list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies in the Architecture category.
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Dutch architects to renew Glasgow city centre
22/02/2017/JMA multidisciplinary team lead by dutch architect agency MVRDV has been selected to completeley regenerate the heart of the city.
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Guerrilla's Horizon Zero Dawn big hit even before its release
21/02/2017/BvLTuesday 28 February marks the launch of Guerrilla Games’ long awaited ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’. Millions of gamers across the globe cannot wait, especially now the game has been highly praised in the international press.
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Dutch author & illustrator Dick Bruna died age 89
20/02/2017/JMDutch author and illustrator Dick Bruna passed away on February 16, his publisher announced late last week.
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Creative Embassy MUC-AMS a fact!
14/02/2017/JMAmsterdam and Munich enter into a multi-year creative partnership. On February 14 Vice Major Pieter Litjens and Mayor Josef Schmidt recorded their intention for collaboration in the field of the creative industries in an agreement between Amsterdam and Munich.
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Crystal Houses by MVRDV among Buildings of the Year
09/02/2017/BvLMVRDV's Crystal Houses, Chanel's flagship store in Amsterdam, was selected among the 16 winners of the Building of the Year 2017 competition by ArchDaily.
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Ronald van der Kemp wins prestigious fashion award
07/02/2017/JMEven though his international success story is a big one, Ronald van der Kemp isn’t a particularly famous name in the Netherlands. However, things seem to be changing now he has been awarded the highest distinction in Dutch fashion: the Mode Stipendium, sponsored by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.
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Bio-based coins for pop venues and festivals
02/02/2017/BvLVisitors of pop venues and festivals in the Netherlands will no longer have to pay their refreshments with fossil plastic coins in the near future. Instead they will pay with the newly developed bio-based coins designed by Material Sense LAB.
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Mondriaan to dutch design year
02/02/2017/JMIn honour of the 100th anniversary of the art movement ‘De Stijl’, NBTC Holland Marketing has declared 2017 the ‘Mondrian to Dutch Design’ Year. Various cities and regions throughout the Netherlands, including Utrecht and Amersfoort, will host parts of the Year's programme.
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Successful live music start-up expands to Belgium
27/01/2017/JMMusicians’ marketplace Gigstarter will be introducing a Belgian website. The Dutch company that allows customers to connect with musicians without raising a commission is launching a Flemish version of the online platform.
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Campaign portrays Dutch creative scene
26/01/2017/BvLBritish communication trade magazine Campaign goes Dutch in a special report on Netherlands creative scene, a unique ‘creative, cultural and connected hub’.
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Application for NEU NOW open until 6 February
20/01/2017/BvLArt students in their final year of study at art schools associated to the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA) can apply until 6 February for participation in the NEU NOW exhibition, 14-17 September 2017 in Amsterdam.
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Elle wins two Golden Globes
13/01/2017/JMElle, from director Paul Verhoeven, has been awarded two Golden Globes in the category for Best Foreign Film and Best Actress in a drama.
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Dutch minister Kamp on the Dutch Start-up climate
13/01/2017/JMIn januari, Dutch minister Henk Kamp gave a speech at Berkeley University on why The Netherlands has a healthy climate for Startups.
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KOSSMANN.DEJONG DESIGNS EXHIBITION ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
19/12/2016/JM‘We have tried to convey the RSC’s art of theatre-making to a wide audience and demonstrate that Shakespeare’s heritage is an endless source of inspiration’, affirms Mark de Jong, creative director at Kossmann.dejong.
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The Dutch take over SXSW
13/12/2016/JMEvery year South by Southwest turns a shade more orange. Next year the Dutch creative industry will even have its very own platform in the guise of the ‘Take Over House’ at the prestigious festival in Austin, Texas.
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