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schrank 9

following on from her recent ‘cupboard’ design show ‘hansje van halem’ has turned her attention for the ninth schrank 8 exhibition towards graphic design duo ‘niessen & de vries’, looking forward to seeing that

m / 31-10-2012 12:21 - tags: , , ,  

mad fest

this past weekend i attended the wonderful mad fest event in deventer (eastern holland) a small town that doesn’t often appear on the design landscape

the one-day event for which i was invited to do talk was intimate, well organised, fun (a combination of musicians and designers in rotation on stage), featuring activities such as screenprinting posters for the attendees and mobile acoustic sessions in a mini

the local crowd was very friendly and enthusiastic (despite a smallish turnout) all in all was a charming low-key affair… as usual the amsterdam crowd were nowhere to be seen but this perhaps contributed to the unpretentious and accessible feel of the whole day, my own talk seemed to go down well and the reactions were largely very positive

the subject of music and design offers so many possibilities and i feel sure the event will grow and keep getting better & better in the future, a great start and an impressive feat for the man who dreamt it all up designer: peter kortleve, congratulations from me and once again thanks for the invite, it was mad…

m / 30-10-2012 09:48 - tags: , ,  

mad

madfest

m / 26-10-2012 15:18 - tags: ,  

mad behaviour

i have been invited to do a talk at MADfest this coming saturday… in the city of deventer

a new festival combining ‘music & design’ (get it? mad) and all things in between & i have (drum roll) two!! free!! tickets!! to give away, yes you heard completely ‘free’!!

just send me your all-time favourite joke, the two which make me laugh the most get the tickets, it’s that easy… come on then (deadline is friday morning)

m / 24-10-2012 08:33 - tags: ,  

dda 12: pick of the crop

congratulations to the winners of this years dutch design awards, for which i was involved in the scouting committee once again

in particular to lesley moore for a well-deserved win in the category ‘communication’ and to christian borstlap for the ‘best motion design’ and the ‘golden eye award’, more news on the official website: sadly my client; the dutch national ballet wasn’t a winner in the category best client award but still they were amongst the nominees, which is a result…

m / 22-10-2012 07:49 - tags: , , ,