Dutch Design Profiles

Dutch Profiles is a series of short documentaries about architects, graphic, product and fashion designers in the Netherlands. Dutch Profiles focuses on the conceptual, context-oriented and research-based practice of Dutch designers and includes interviews with, among others: MVRDV, 2012 Architects, Jurgen Bey, Claudy Jongstra, Gerard Unger, Paul Mijksenaar, Marlies Dekkers, Alexander van Slobbe and G-Star.

Dutch Profiles has been commissioned as part of the Dutch Design Fashion Architecture program, which aims to strengthen the international position of these sectors through a joined-up approach.

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Inspirational Dutch illustrators

Today, there is a growing interest in collecting and admiring original artwork that was used as illustrations in books, magazines, posters, etc. Various museum exhibitions, magazines and art galleries have devoted space to the illustrators of the past.

In the visual art world, illustrators have sometimes been considered less important in comparison with fine artists and graphic designers. But as the result of computer game and comic industry growth, illustrations are becoming valued as popular and profitable art works that can acquire a wide market.

Here’s a list of some amazing illustrators from The Netherlands:

• Coen Hamelink

Coen Hamelink is a Dutch illustrator & designer who lives in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Inspired by too many things to mention, Coen has developed his own very personal technique and colourful, atmospheric style, using textures, photography, collage and paint.

› Website: coenmeteenc.nl

Making of a Music Theatre Play by Coen Hamelink.

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Faces of History

When you put shaving cream into the hands and mind of Ruadh DeLone, a Dutch photographer, awesome things happen. ‘Faces of History’ is one of those awesome things. These faces include people like Albert Einstein, Vincent van Gogh and Jack Nicholson.

The characteristic quality of digitized realism, captures a playfully surreal world of portrait photography; taking a whimsical look at this cast of historical figures while maintaining a high mind for the quality and execution of the images. ‘Faces of History’ is a fascinating exercise by the talented DeLone.

Albert Einstein by Ruadh DeLone.

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Double Infinity

Double Infinity is an artistic project jointly organised by the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven and Arthub Asia, in collaboration with the Dutch China Arts Foundation. The project will be opened on 29 April 2010 by Eric Verwaal, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Shanghai, in the Dutch Culture Centre in Shanghai, China, during the World Expo 2010 Shanghai.

Double Infinity comprises of an exhibition, a book and a series of performances and lectures. It’s purpose is to build a bridge between a European museum for contemporary art and a Chinese art initiative. Work from the Van Abbemuseum collection will be exposed alongside existing and new work by Chinese artists, selected by Arthub Asia.

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Pivot The Movie

Pivot is a short animationfilm. The film is designed and animated by these six Dutch guys: Kevin Megens, Floris Vos, Arno de Grijs, Andre Bergs, Alex Debicki and Jan Eduards.

The film was financed and commisioned by NPS KORT! Filmfonds, Mediafonds, CoBo. Pivot had it’s premiere on the Dutch Film Festival in september 2009.

• Synopsis

When a man is witness to a murder and takes pictures of the killer, he has to run for his life. During the chase he is able to turn the tables and the prey becomes the hunter. All resulting in an unfortunate ending.

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The works of Sander Rietdijk & Thimo Smit

Sander Rietdijk & Thimo Smit are two Dutch graphic designers working from their studio in Amsterdam called EdBerry Creative. Edberry is a Creative studio specialized in graphic design, illustration and art direction. They offer their clients a wide range of services from corporate identities through illustrations to web design.

Here are some of the awesome examples of their work:

De KoffieMeulen by EdBerry Creative

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Daybroke – Hey Girl – Videoclip

Tim Smit. You might know him from the 9 minute short film ‘What’s in the Box?‘. The film, shot in the first-person perspective and that had borrowed ideas and concepts from the Half Life game franchise.

Tim Smit.

Well, this time Tim has created a videoclip for the Dutch rockband Daybroke. The video, shot in Tilburg, is very impressive. It seems that Tim has to have some kind of special love for first person camera perspectives and secret boxes because he did the same thing with the What’s in the Box video.

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Bram de Does: Type designer

Bram de Does, born in Amsterdam in 1934, is a graphic and type designer. De Does studied at the Amsterdamse Grafische School in the 1950′s. He came into contact with the printing trade at an early age, as his father had a printing office in the east of Amsterdam.

Bram de Does.

From 1958 to 1988 he worked, with several intervals, at Joh. Enschedé, a printing office in Haarlem. He worked there primarily as a book designer. De Does was asked by his employer to design a typeface, which was to become Trinité.

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The Dutch Inspired logo

Each company, product, website, blog etc. needs their own identity. It’s what makes you stand out from your competitors and gives you visibility, credibility, and memorability.

Logo guidelines.

For this website, we’ve chosen to go with our main theme: Dutch design. The Netherlands is currently one of the world’s poles of great modern design. The country is a center of innovation and experimentation in architecture, urban planning, industrial design and graphic design. Dutch design is modern, functional, simple and direct.

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The works of Richard Hutten

Richard Hutten graduated at the Academy Industrial Design Eindhoven in 1991. This is also the same year he started his own designstudio. His works are a variety of projects such as: furniture-, product-, interior- and exhibition design.
He is one of the most internationally successful Dutch designers. He’s also a key exponent of “Droog Design“, in which he has been involved since it’s inception in 1993.

Richard Hutten

Richard broke through with his quirky and playful ‘No sign of design’ concepts and ‘Table upon table’. His seat S(h)it on it (a bench in the shape of a swastika) was designed against fascism, but was misunderstood in Bremen and scratched. His table in the shape of a cross also caused some negative reactions.

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