and now for something nice after that last angry message… my friend, photographer dominic davies has spent a large part of the last year working on a very special project involving food, he sent me an image which i’m sure i’m not really supposed to broadcast yet (ok just a tiny little section then…) hope you don’t mind dom!
i will be posting more about this project when it’s finished… it sounds absolutely fabulous… in the meantime you are cordially invited to have a look at his website
beware negative post:
ok, dont get me wrong, i love holland and the dutch (who would live here for more than 20 years if they didn’t?) but… one of my biggest pet-hates is football (no not just the game but the whole package) sure, england has a virtual monoploy when it comes to the negative aspects of football culture and that has a lot to do with why i feel that way (remember the heysel stadium drama anyone?) so that’s why the ugliest thing i can think of in holland is that colour:
orange
yes, literally speaking: because it is so cheap & nasty wherever you see it, but also metaphorically speaking: because it turns the whole nation into jingoistic morons who are prepared to do (or buy) anything that is orange… holland please get disqualified quickly and get back to your good old selves, orange doesn’t really look good on anyone… least of all the dutch, so let’s face it… the only real winners are all of those empty brands peddling their orange crap…
i attended a small design seminar this afternoon and someone tipped me about this guy’s work: chris jordan
i suppose it doesn’t really do the work justice seeing it online and it only has the proper impact when viewed full size, but have a look anyway, it’s pretty staggering… if you ask me
nathalie & matthijs have put up a small website for the kids ‘dingen’ books (see ‘me work) and i have just designed a simple invite for the book launch on the 4th of july in rotterdam…
