Hasta La Ideas

Dutch Design Year is a store started by a designer herself
Marleen Kurvers (see her gorgeous tube frame light below) . Located in Eindhoven, where talented Ducth Designers come
together to showcase their products. Marleen mixes the old and the new, where you
can also find a collection of vintage products. Great idea Marleen.

Irene and I share the love for wooden products, so I can see
why she picked these pictures. I can easily see these wooden pieces in our
office. I also think that, that the geometric flower vase would be a very unique
addition for a centerpiece don’t you think? ~Sufiya

I love this idea of adding the glass tube frames to the colored cords, Marleen Kurvers is the designer. A light that is reduced to its very essence: one tube of glass, one wire and one contact pin. Depending on the model, the light can be used in different ways by twisting or turning the frame. The tube framed light defines simplicity in production and functionality. Available in different colors.

..Dutch Design Year 

..Marleen Kurvers

A bit ashamed to say but New Duivendrecht a Dutch design label was totally unknown to me until last August when I visited the NY international Gift Fair. You remember I told you I came to the fair together with Jurianne, who was part of Tuttobene and Tuttobene was founded by Victor Le Noble who also is one of the designers behind New Duivendrecht.

Victor send me an email last weekend telling me about their latest product called the Baby Barrel Lamp designed by Nieuwe Heren… an I really like it!

The design of the first Barrel lamp was inspired by the aesthetics of WWI searchlights. Now more friendly but still a strong and sturdy shape that provides a steady source of light in any type of space. It is crafted out of wood, steel and concrete…. the combination of wood and concrete makes it very attractive for me and I  would probably place the Baby Barrel  lamp on a floor in a corner of my home. [READ MORE]

A bit more about New Duivendrecht:

New Duivendrecht was founded by Frederik Roijé and Victor le Noble. Both are designers as well as entrepreneurs.  Frederik is Art Director of New Duivendrecht. He graduated from the famous Design Academy in Eindhoven. Shortly after graduating he started his studio in Duivendrecht. Frederik has succesfully designed numerous products for clients and created his own collection. 

Victor is General Director of New Duivendrecht. He studied Industrial Design Engineering at the University of Technology in Delft. After graduating he worked as interior and product designer. In 2004 he also founded design platform Tuttobene, a foundation which supports young talented designers who focus on sustainable design.

..Baby Barrel Lamp

..New Duivendrecht 

Absolutely worth waiting for … the new collection by Dutch design studio Tas-ka.

Twilight, shade, dawn! … are the six new prints screenprinted on high-quality cotton, all fabricated in The Netherlands.

The ladies from tas-ka are bgining the sensation of 'Schemer, lommer, dageraad' (dutch for Twilight, shade, dawn!) which is the elusiveness of what happens in the early morning and evening, with the clear colours of the rising- and setting sun and the darkness of the night.

And the new collection is now available in their webshop.

Many more images below.

..tas-ka

..open house with tas-ka

..tas-ka webshop

One of the nice things about my visit to the NYIGF was meeting dutch designer Alissia Melka-Teichroew in real for the first time … she and I have been emailing very often during the last couple of years, but meeting her in person adds so much to my love for all her designs. 

At the gift fair Alissia showed her latest jewelry collection: Jointed Jewel 'Amalia' Collection 

When I saw Alissia wearing one of her very new necklaces I almost ripped it of her shirt :)) .. I think she got the message and was super kind to give it to me as a present at the end of the show … and I must say whenever I am wearing it I am getting so many compliments … it is pretty big and so a real eye-catcher you can say and so completely different from all other jewelry! I believe the particular necklace I have is not available for sale yet … it is the Quilt Maple Pendant and will soon be available through her website. But at Jointed Jewels you can buy any of her other amazing jewelry pieces.  

Image above are from the Jointed Jewels 2009 … it represents a union of new and old, organic and industrial, functional and decorative. At the heart of the collection was  the intention to transform complex and separate elements into a new kind of whole. It started as an exploration of ball joints, commonly found in cars and hip replacements. Alissia had the idea of creating a ball joint -normally assembled with sepa- rate parts- as one single piece. Through the use of selective laser sintering (SLA) she was able to literally make a ball inside a ball.

… yes you read it correct the jewels are 3d printed and you can buy them online here. 

And yes these images are from products Alissia has designed too … you see how diverse and talented she is! I love the Strap Collection and the Peasant Collection very much. Although the bench is not in production yet, the smaller milk stools are manufactured and distributed by Y'A Pas Le Feu Au Lac from France. 

Alissia is founder and creative director of byAMT Inc, which she in her own words says is a New World-Old World mash-up. The daughter of a French mother and American father, she was born and raised in The Netherlands and for the past 10 years living in NY.

ps. If you are interested in producing any of the product please contact ALissia info@byamt.com

..by amt

..Jointed Jewels