Summer nest.

Once a year the artists that reside inside the DCR (The Hague) bring out a selection of their works in a collective exhibition called ‘Summer Nest’. From paintings, 3d, furniture and interactive installations to photography, video and even performance arts. The exhibition is like a wild, diverse but balanced and beautifull mixture of inspirational works. You can find the works of artists like Willem Marijs, Navid Nuur, Melanie Luchtenveld, Dwi Tirtadji amongst many others. Come and have a look, more info here!

A touch of code.

For all media minded and book loving adventurers Gestalten recently published ‘A touch of code’, showcasing a wide variety of mindblowing art projects driven by a combination of code and other media. A travel over the world just by browsing through the pages of the book, you explore the next generations ways of expression. Have a sneak peak at Gestalten.

Dilulights.

Dilulights is an interactive lightsinstallation based on the working on a self organising system and inspired on studies of human social behaviour on online social networks. The installation will be presented at the KABK graduation exposition starting upcoming july the 2nd. The Dilulights project website will keep you up to date, you can check it here.

Graduation exposition KABK.

Upcoming 2nd of july the anual gradution exposition of the 4th year art students will take place again. Expect to see some really nic experimental and avant garde artworks, aswell as more commercial or classic pieces of art. All styles will be represented anyways, so make sure to don’t miss it! More to find after the click.

CrowdDj.

Crowd DJ is a dance controlled interactive sound mixer that gives the crowd control over the musical output. All you need to do is dance. Each area of the dance floor activates a sound channel. But if you stop dancing the music will immediately shut down. More info at tomlaan.nl.

Exelero.

To me the name Exelero sounds like fastness, or fast acceleration. Looking at the picture of the car, it sure looks quite fast, as it is exclusive too. Recently the car got redesigned, the car’s design was the result of a competition amongst students at the Pforzheim Polytechnic Department of Transport Design, which has worked on show vehicles for Fulda in the past. The design of 24-year-old Fredrik Burchhardt was chosen, and his work was co-ordinated with that of the Maybach design centre in Sindelfingen. Good job!

Expo @ Hoop.

Upcoming friday the 28th and saturday the 29th of february the graduation students of the fine arts department of the Royal Academy of Art do a group show at creatief warenhuis Hoop in The Hague. The students represent all four sections of the Fine Arts Department − Interdisciplinary Attitudes, 3D, Free Graphics and Painting − thereby ensuring a highly varied exhibition, with work that ranges from paintings, drawings and graphics to spatial installations, performances and video works. With students from so many different nationalities and backgrounds, this pre-final exam exhibition will definitely be a lively and challenging integration of different visions, media and styles. A preview of the exhibition can be seen at linkehobbys.

Hunt for hightech.

With a Hunt for Hightech Bart Hess made a collection of fake fur that touches on elements of fetishism, human instinct and new animal archetypes. With that collection he did not try to mimic real animal kingdoms but create a fantasy world of his own. The way this started was through the process of imagining fantasy animals; animals that could be genetically manipulated, part robot, part organic, how they would move in their environment and what they felt like to touch.

Bloom table lamp.

The Bloom table lamp designed by Patrick Jouin MGX puts an ultra-modern spin on a timeless motif inspired by the flower. This contemporary table lamp with a polyamide shade that can expand and collapse gives option for two kinds of illumination, bright light or shaded, soft lighting whilst also changing it’s appearance. This unusual table lamp is part of a limited edition of just 99 made, check it out by visiting MGX.

Soundwagon.

Really cool gadget for the music lovers, this tiny car spins on your records and it’s build in speaker drops the music, not a must for the ears but for the eyes for sure it is! A video for you to see (and hear).

Future cars.

The future of cars is going an electric one, till the time cars will be flying things, the wheels seem to be the most consistend part of a classic car still on the upcoming cars. Most of the rest will change but it’s function stays the same. Check the movie.

Open day KABK.

On Saturday the 29th of January the Royal Academy of Art opens her doors for future students and other people who are curious and interested about the Academy. Sniff up the ambiance of the school by checking out some student’s works, participate in workshops, show your own stuff and talk with the students and teachers. More info at the KABK.

Borderline.

Traditionally regions and their borders a drawn on a map made of physical borders. Now a group of investigators monitored mobile cell phone use for some time and from out of this behaviour they mapped out a new way to draw borders on the map.

I love you so.

Sometimes it is nice somebody makes clear for you what you feel, though I know why I love you. Seriously cool concept and smart work-out of the new Cassius clip, simple but highly effective marketing trick and interactive in a fresh new way. Check and download the app for you iPhone and start loving around!

Typo in motion.

Here we follow on close feet the innovation and new creations by Pieter Ceizer, initiator of the rapidly growing Amsterdam clothing label Pimpalicious. So should you, but if you missed this clip don’t worry, but check it and stay updated!

Atelier Luchtenveld.

Recently Atelier Luchtenveld, known by making Frau Weis and The Adoptioncabinet, updated their website with some fancy new furniture pieces. Don’t know if these one of a kind furniture pieces they show on their website are for sale but I am sure I would like to have some of their stuff in my house. Check it out yourself and be amazed. After the click you will find them!

Museumnacht.

Saturday the 6th of November the Amsterdam musea stay opened untill 02.00 during the night of the museum, or museumnacht as you may say. Besides visiting musea there is a wide varitey of film, music, performance  and special tours.

Mastermundo 2011.

Next year the third edition of the creative conference  Mastermundo takes places over different parts of Europe. Marcel Kampman creates a stimulating environment by taking you on a travel and inspire you to inspire. Share you’re tory with the people you meet on this journey. Check the site for updates.

New Pimpalicious collection.

The new Pimpalicious fall/winter collection has been in stores for a while now, forgot to mention it so now I did. Check out the clothing or read some interesting articles and what the boys are busy with at there blog.

Adoptioncabinet.

Atelier Luchtenveld is Melanie Luchtenveld joined by Susanne Vruwink. The two are working together on the release of an adoption cabinet, a smartly designed and multilayered cabinet where there is spaces for an adopted to guard his most vulauble objects from his past. Check out the complete story after the click.

Next gen electric vehicle.

The new electric vehicle concept ‘Null’  is not only designed to save energy but also to have high consumer appeal by fashionable and affordable way. The concept car is inspired on the smart phone industry, based on the open-source marketing of modules. Null has a docking system on its back where the physical functional modules are docked into, so users can customize their vehicle according to their lifestyle by small change.

Interactive landscapes.

Interactive Landscapes offers a futuristic perspective on everyday reality. Dutch artist and architect Daan Roosegaarde (1979) explores the dawn of a new nature that is evolving from technological innovations by designing interactive landscapes that instinctively respond to sound and movement. Their site contains all the information that you want to know!

Give it up.

This is the official video for the “Give it Up” song of La Melodia. This is the first single of the “Electronic Love album”, which was released on September 9, 2010. The videoclip is directed, shot and edited by dutchdesigner Lisa Smidt who sure is worth checking out!

Laser-excited luminescent image display.

Fade Out, an eye-catching visual display system developed by media artists Daito Manabe and Motoi Ishibashi, uses laser beams to “print” ephemeral glow-in-the-dark images on a wall-mounted screen coated with photoluminescent paint.

Picnic.

From the 22nd of september untill the 24th the annual creative conference named Picni will spread it wings over the Westergasfabriekterrein in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For 3 days Picnic blurs the lines between creativity, science, technology and business to explore new solutions in the spirit of co-creation. Curious minds eager to exchange their knowledge, ideas and skills gather at PICNIC, making it the place to create the future – together. Check out the web and the movie.