Dutch Design Week 2012.

This year the graphic design of Dutch Design Week was a bit intrusive, I found. Here we have a photo of Kiki and Joost. Kiki can't be recognized and Joost's face is partially covered. I wonder how Kiki feels. 

The architects of this building must be thrilled about Media Markt's discrete signs on the façade. 

Alex Motta getting his prize for nanotechnologies. Congratulations!

No parking?

Billboards are THE thing lately. 

Kirstie van Noort and Rogier Arents - Color Collision. 

Copied from the exhibition caption, "Materials re affected by circumstances. The pigment in red cabbage is subject to a striking change in color when the PH value in the environment changes. When applied to ceramics this results in crockery in unprecedented colors. The intriguing moment of color collision is catered in film and photography. 

Startling fox. 

Jurgen Bey and Rianne Makkink. 

Impressive location for The Incredible Machine's show. 

This incredible machine counts your ping pong score...

... and transfers the score to your smart phone!

This incredible machine tracks your skateboard...

and films your moves...

changing cameras depending on your position!

Shylight by Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta. 
"Shylight is a light hidden in a cocoon. It is based on the natural process by which flowers attact and repel pollen-gathering bees. It falls out of its cocoon, opens its petals and floats down to show all its splendor. At the slightest danger it flips shut and retreats into his shell."

Click below to see it in movement. It was one of my favorite pieces. 

Serving box cabinet at Kiki and Joost's atelier. 

David Derksen's beautiful lamps. 

I'm always amazed at how much space is available for young designers in The Netherlands. 

Happy bus ride. 

Rachel and Georg. 

Lawrence's puppy face. 

Slimy movement.

I liked watching this worm move accross the path in Kinderdijk.

Four days with parents.

If you ever need to park in the parking lot next to Museumpark, you should reconsider. We were caught in there for what seemed to be quite a while without any easy way out and a very loud and unsettling blowing noise. We finally found our way out through this creepy green lit tunnel and what i think was a service exit. 

Hans Nefkens fashion designs at the Boijmans Museum in Rotterdam.  

Barones of Boetzelaer. Painting by Pyke Koch. She looks unamused. 

Different shades of blue in Dordrecht. 

Nothing like a nice cuppa to wait for the rain to stop. 

Cooking for parents is always a challenge. 

Cafe at Kinderdijk. 

The windmills made my father happy. 

Creepy statue of typical Dutch woman. Those eyes. 

Garden at Kinderdijk. 

Feeling close to Spain. 

Oktoberfest blowup lady with clouds for hands. 

Façade in Breda. 

Buttermilk street. 

Disposable umbrellas. 

Romantic sunset. 

Orange juice stand in Rotterdam center. 

Pigeon shopping for booze. 

Click here to know what they are about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93PJAK_conflict

A sheet of bread.

Last night Lawrence made us a yummy dinner served with this thin Iranian bread.
After dinner we watched the movie Soom which means Breath. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901475/

Thank you, Lawrence!

Estudio Lunar.

Estudio Lunar recently opened their doors to Rotterdam. They describe themselves as follows, "We have good ideas and we'll make them happen". It's formed by a bunch of Spanish architects and graphic designers who are very enthusiastic and hard working. The space they have is fantastic and exciting new things will be happening there! Hurrah for the up and coming!

Dissimilated Vision.

異化した視覚 / Dissimilated Vision from Katayama Takuto on Vimeo.

Wonderful.

Mystery solved.

Some days ago I posted a photo of an "uninformative poster". I've been listening to the XX's new album and this uninformative poster happens to be the image of their new album cover. Someone just whispered,  "Everything's connected."

I've been enjoying the album all morning.

Yesterday's visitor.

Eekje and her intelligent look. 

People worth staring at in Sunday Market, Amsterdam.

You can read a post on my work blog about my day at the market here: 

http://rachelsender.blogspot.nl/2012/10/sunday-market-ijburg-amsterdam.html

These are a couple of people that I found worth staring at. One of them looked like the kindest man on earth, the other one was wearing the cutest outfit and had the cutest little features (those ears!). I think I overreacted a bit with the little girl. She gave me a good, long, 5-minute glare back. That will teach me.