to coincide with the reissue of ed van der elsken’s notorious ‘amsterdam’ book the stadsarchief in amsterdam will be hosting an exhibition of that work, during the summer… and if you can’t get enough of amsterdam try the lego version too…
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enohyde
a fun little interactive tool from eno and hyde, to accompany their amazing new album someday world
hergé
a 1971 interview with the notoriously reclusive hergé creator of tintin; but in french with dutch subtitles only
(thanks to boy bastiaens for the nice find!)
color book
…in 1692 an artist known only as “A. Boogert” sat down to write a book in Dutch about mixing watercolors. Not only would he begin the book with a bit about the use of color in painting, but would go on to explain how to create certain hues and change the tone by adding one, two, or three parts of water. The premise sounds simple enough, but the final product is almost unfathomable in its detail and scope…
i’m a bit late (re)posting this wonderful 17th century pantone book story but it is worth a read