Furniture Ball by Laurens van Wieringen

Laurens van Wieringen, born 1974 in Nijmegen the Netherlands, studied at the Arnhem Institute for the Arts. After this he continued his study in Product Design at the Royal College of Art in London for his master degree. He now has started his own design studio in Amsterdam.

His attitude towards design encourages startling and refreshing ideas. He is a defiant explorer of shapes and materials by using, inventing or twisting production methods.

One of his products that really stands out is the Furniture Ball. This Furniture Ball consists of five seat sections each with their own character, a lounge chair, a sort of cradle and rocking elements. Together they form a white sphere.

Furniture Ball by Laurens van Wieringen

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SportDome by Willem van der Sluis

Willem van der Sluis is a Dutch product designer. His designs are widely ranged around repetition and rhythm. This results in modular clusters and efficient systems that are easy to use, easy to transport and also very easy to transform. He would often ask him self questions like, ‘Does the world really need another lamp? And if so, how can these designs add value, something different, new features or functionality to exciting designs?’

Willem van der Sluis.

Willem’s design firm called Customr, is based in Amsterdam and has an excellent repertoire of work. Some of Willem’s most inspiring works are the Aircon luminaire that was produced by Luceplan and the SportDome, a project that Willem and his team created for the Dutch Department of Justice.

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Archetoys by Floris Hovers

Floris Hovers, born in 1976 in The Netherlands, is an inspirational designer. His latest work, called Archetoys, is getting more and more popular. These amazing model cars are instantly recognizable. With basic, factory made metal parts Hovers assembles what he calls ArcheToys, archetypes of familiar motorized vehicles.

Archetoys by Floris Hovers

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The Architecture Fiver

A new Dutch 5 euro coin, designed by Stani Michiels, pays tribute to the history of Dutch architecture. Both the historical architecture as well as the innovative conceptual architecture and modern design are popular across the globe.

The obverse side of the coin displays the history of Dutch architecture. The names of great and important Dutch architects form the portrait of Queen Beatrix. Stani ordered the names of the architects by popularity. He chose to order the architects not alphabetically or chronologically but in a new way: by using the internet as a seismograph and ordering the architects by the number of hits on search engines.

The Architecture Fiver.

The reverse side of the five-euro coin draws attention to the striking fact that many Dutch architects have also included publishing books on architecture in their professional activities. To illustrate this, recent books on architecture rise up from the sides of the coin like buildings. Through their careful placement they combine to outline the Netherlands.

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