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DRIFT's drone show lights up the sky on the 50th jubilee of the Van Gogh Museum
Aug 16, 2023by Manu Sharma Aug 16, 2023
Studio DRIFT's co-founder Lonneke Gordijn discusses the Dutch multimedia art studio's mesmerising tribute to Vincent van Gogh.
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Jonas by Orange Architects aims to become the living room of IJburg in Amsterdam
Aug 11, 2023by Akash Singh Aug 11, 2023
Orange Architects calls the net-zero energy residential project 'an imposing building with a warm heart, and a housing concept that focuses on connections'.
Booking.com's new campus in Amsterdam: a village within the city
Aug 04, 2023by Jeroen Junte Aug 04, 2023
With its dark mirroring facade this monolithic giant looks like an anomaly among the historic buildings. The interior however is a green oasis with plenty of playful retreats for its users. How does this filter of bubble architecture become schizophrenic?
'Vermeer': a landmark retrospective exhibition exploring the Dutch artist’s oeuvre
May 22, 2023by Sukanya Deb May 22, 2023
Rijksmuseum's extended research and curatorial project brings scholarship and conservational insight relating the 17th century Dutch painter to the digital realm.
What Design Can Do announces winners for the Make it Circular Challenge
May 09, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar May 09, 2023
In association with IKEA Foundation and Impact Hub Amsterdam, What Design Can Do selects 13 examples of innovative excellence in sustainable design, promoting a circular economy.
Why there never will be a next Droog
Mar 24, 2023by Jeroen Junte Mar 24, 2023
Droog, that changed the perspective of design, returns to Milan for the very last time with the show Droog30: Design or Non-Design? at the Triennale di Milano.
Amsterdam Light Festival welcomes all to ‘Imagine Beyond’
Jan 07, 2023by Almas Sadique Jan 07, 2023
With light installations that hint towards a more dynamic future, the festival presents a 53-day experience along the canals of Amsterdam.
Lesia Topolnyk wins 2022 Prix de Rome for Architecture with ‘No Innocent Landscape’
Dec 10, 2022by STIRworld Dec 10, 2022
Granted to architects under the age of 35 in the Netherlands, this year’s prize was centred on the theme of Healing Sites, with 53 unique proposals in the pool of submitted entries.
Digital tapestries: the vibrant AI-powered rug-work of Orkhan Mammadov
Sep 27, 2022by Manu Sharma Sep 27, 2022
Azerbaijani digital artist Orkhan Mammadov discusses his massive digital tapestries that combine history, culture and cutting-edge technology.
ECHO, TU Delft’s new campus addition is driven by human-centric spatial design
Aug 08, 2022by Jincy Iype Aug 08, 2022
UNStudio approached ECHO, TU Delft’s new energy generating, interfaculty teaching building in The Netherlands as an architectural and systemic case study in future flexibility.
BIG and Barcode Architects unveil double cantilevered 'Sluishuis' housing complex
Jul 19, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jul 19, 2022
Boasting a jagged form that hovers over the IJmeer lake in Amsterdam, this 46,000 sqm housing development offers a contemporary take on classical courtyard buildings.
Design fair Collectible 2022 rekindles the direct relationship with material
May 26, 2022by Salvatore Peluso May 26, 2022
STIR asks some of the protagonists of the collectors' design fair how this universe has changed in the last two pandemic years.
STIRring Dreams: Christina Li curates Pilvi Takala’s work for the Finnish Pavilion
Apr 30, 2022by Shraddha Nair Apr 30, 2022
Venice Art Biennale's Finnish Pavilion presents video artist Pilvi Takala's work, curated by Christina Li and produced by Frame Contemporary Art Finland.
Beyond Space is inspired by Amsterdam's scenic IJ river for an office's interior
Apr 25, 2022by Pallavi Mehra Apr 25, 2022
The Dutch design studio covered the inside of Siersema Interieur, an office-cum-showroom, with one kilometre of rippling fabric in blue-green hue, forming cave-like spaces for working.
'City Gazing Dubai' builds an astronomical experience of the overview effect
Feb 27, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 27, 2022
The light art installation City Gazing Dubai by VOUW Studio, suspended over DIFC Gate, forges a relationship between human progress, connection and sustainability.
Radha D'Souza and Jonas Staal's exhibition brings climate crimes to court
Dec 23, 2021by Vidur Sethi Dec 23, 2021
In the Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes in Amsterdam, writer-lawyer Radha D’Souza and artist Jonas Staal mount a large-scale installation in the form of a tribunal.
The Way We Build creates cheery terrazzo floors for Nubis's new office in Amsterdam
Dec 13, 2021by STIRworld Dec 13, 2021
My Favourite Things, an understated, open office design for young programmers features an upcycled, colourful terrazzo floor and warm wooden walls, in true Dutch interior style.
A Simple Machine is active work, human powered furniture by HeijltjesAkkaya
Nov 26, 2021by STIRworld Nov 26, 2021
A Simple Machine by HeijltjesAkkaya is exactly as it sounds – ergonomic, functional, easy furniture engineered to engage the user, promoting movement instead of static use.
Superblue presents Studio Drift’s recent installation, ‘Fragile Future’, at The Shed
Nov 26, 2021by Shraddha Nair Nov 26, 2021
Amsterdam-based Studio Drift talks about their recent works including the latest exhibition Fragile Future, which features a collection of installations at The Shed in New York.
UNSCRIPTED with Satyendra Pakhalé: The Truth of the Matter
Nov 12, 2021by Zohra Khan Nov 12, 2021
A closer look at the life of Amsterdam-based Indian designer Satyendra Pakhalé, his love for painting, and his sacred trust in the power of curiosity, reveals this UNSCRIPTED episode.
The Unbound on the edge of Amsterdam is a landscape for city escape
Oct 20, 2021by Devanshi Shah Oct 20, 2021
A space for wellbeing and to unwind, The Unbound in Tuinen van West replicates the essence of a Dutch hamlet, with a series of lodges that work in synchronicity with the landscape design.
A link to the future: The advent of 3D printing in contemporary bridge design
Sep 03, 2021by Jerry Elengical Sep 03, 2021
The realm of bridge design has been among the most prominent applications of 3D printing in the design world, with numerous global projects fostering innovation in this domain.
UNStudio's proposal wins competition to design Chungnam Art Museum, South Korea
Jul 22, 2021by STIRworld Jul 22, 2021
Chungnam Art Museum by Dutch firm UNStudio and DA Group from South Korea is envisioned as a dynamic space for engaging the community through art and technology.
STIRring Together: Philip Beesley and Sascha Hastings on the geometries of being
Jul 14, 2021by Devanshi Shah Jul 14, 2021
Spearheaded by Philip Beesley and curated by Sasha Hastings, the sensorial installation Grove at the Venice Architecture Biennale explores constant metamorphosis of our environment.
UNSCRIPTED with Marcel Wanders: The Currency of Freedom and How to Spend It
Jul 02, 2021by Anmol Ahuja Jul 02, 2021
On the free-spirited Dutch design magnate’s 58th birthday, UNSCRIPTED reveals all that makes Marcel Wanders’ creative side click, and his mantra to never bore people.
Themes of identity and memory are central to the works of visual artist Fiona Tan
Jun 20, 2021by Dilpreet Bhullar Jun 20, 2021
Amsterdam-based visual artist Fiona Tan’s first retrospective, With the other hand, at the Museum der Moderne Salzburg and Kunsthalle Krems, spans her output across the past 20 years.
Johanna Rietveld and Anika Schroter of Art/Switch talk about waste and art
Jun 18, 2021by Shraddha Nair Jun 18, 2021
The directors of Amsterdam and New York based Art/Switch Foundation tell STIR about their series of virtual conferences that throw light on green practices in the art industry.
Bootlegging Books
Jun 11, 2021by Rosalyn D`Mello Jun 11, 2021
A recent addition to my library, Simon Browne’s index cards straddle the line between thesis, artwork, and object.
i29 Architects showcase clients' art collection in an Amsterdam loft home
Apr 21, 2021by STIRworld Apr 21, 2021
Bespoke high cabinets, glass vitrines, and designer furniture characterise ‘Home for the Arts’, an apartment designed for an art collector and writer couple.
American artist and photographer Neal Peterson forms Urban Mandalas with cities
Mar 23, 2021by Jincy Iype Mar 23, 2021
The series portrays urban cities such as Paris and Miami in the form of kaleidoscopic, geometric mandalas, featuring their distinct architecture and streetscapes.
Industrial design with an artistic outlook: WireLine by Studio Formafantasma
Feb 25, 2021by Jincy Iype Feb 25, 2021
Formafantasma’s second lamp for Flos, WireLine, converts the usually hidden power cable into the main body of the suspension light, and balances a ribbed glass fixture in the middle.
i29 Architects shows how simple design can still be surprising
Feb 22, 2021by Pallavi Mehra Feb 22, 2021
In an interview with STIR, the Amsterdam-based boutique design studio explains how they try think out of the box and create spaces with strong identities.
Frank de Ruwe on seeking smiles above meaning in his creative practice
Jan 29, 2021by Zohra Khan Jan 29, 2021
Conversations About Your Voice: The Dutch street artist and industrial designer lets us into his world, which is driven by the mantra - 'Do your own thing with a smile'.
i29 Architects designs home for a eco-friendly floating community in Amsterdam
Jan 13, 2021by STIRworld Jan 13, 2021
The firm builds a three-storey house on a disused canal of Amsterdam as part of a neighbourhood of floating villas, with each house using low-impact circular materials.
Bijoy Jain X Iwan Baan: Cross Border Conversations
Nov 03, 2020by Zohra Khan Nov 03, 2020
STIR X LOCO Design bring architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai with Dutch photographer Iwan Baan to share thoughts on travelling and stillness as part of the same continuum.
Water Woods by NEXT Architects connects the Maas river with the city of Rotterdam
Oct 14, 2020by Meghna Mehta Oct 14, 2020
The Amsterdam-based architectural firm has designed and delivered the first of the Maaspoints, an urban installation along the river that celebrates its relationship with the city.
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam brings together Nam June Paik’s iconic artworks
Aug 20, 2020by Shraddha Nair Aug 20, 2020
The museum in the Netherlands has curated the largest survey of South Korean Fluxus artist Nam June Paik, 43 years after hosting him for his debut solo exhibition.
Stedelijk Museum celebrates its 125 years with an extensive design exhibition
Aug 12, 2020by STIRworld Aug 12, 2020
‘From Thonet to Dutch Design - 125 years of living at the Stedelijk’ features over 300 objects including Dutch designer Richard Hutten’s famous ‘Cross’ bench and Low-res elephant stool/lamp.
Studio Formafantasma X Asim Waqif: Cross Border Conversations
Jul 30, 2020by Zohra Khan Jul 30, 2020
STIR X LOCO Design pair designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin with artist Asim Waqif, who speak about pushing the dominant narrative beyond labels and ‘specialisations’.
Art defacement: Co-creation or destruction?
Jul 09, 2020by Georgina Maddox Jul 09, 2020
Taking off from the ongoing uprisings against police brutality, colonialism, slave trade and other historic social issues, STIR takes a look at art 'defacement' as a form of protest.
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