Retrospective exhibition of work by Anthon Beeke – Final week!
The exhibition space will be entirely devoted to Anthon Beeke and his former students during the design week. A retrospective of 50 years work by Anthon Beeke will be exhibited on one floor. Here he is not only the famous designer of posters, he is also the poetic sculptor, the naughty collector, the naive player of games, the impassioned typographer and the vigorous architect of collage pages, long before the ‘cut and paste’ era.
On the other floor, work can be seen by eleven talented former students of Anthon’s, who have all gone their own successful way in the meantime: Anieke Branderhorst, Tim Enthoven, Ruben Esser, Simon Heijdens, Timon van der Hijden, Esther Janssen, Gijs Kast, Laurens Manders, Nynke Tynagel, Corine Vermeulen and Jeroen Wijering.
Designer presentations
A.K.A
AtelierKunstAlders
A.K.A is a collaboration between two designers, Also Known As Sander Kunst and Guus Alders. We as designers are keen on exploring materials and manufacturing processes, by means of a wide-experimental approach we shift the boundaries within these studies. Results from the studies on materials and manufacturing processes are incorporated into our designs in a subtle manner, in which technical and constructional details excel in their own functional value and beauty.
Steven Banken
In his studio Steven Banken presents the launch of his new project ‘tannic acid’. In addition other projects can be seen such as Sheaves, I-Joist, Copper Lamp and Interstice. Machines accompanied by film provide a view into the production process.
The projects are based on a research in origin and material. This approach results in a clear design with an eye for innovation, construction and finish. The products and furniture are produced in his own studio. Banken is fascinated by the material wood, craftsmanship and its history. His great appreciation for industrial and artisanal techniques is visible in construction and detail.
Jack Brandsma
Alvaro Catalán de Ocón
It is a contradiction to throw away an object which requires an enormous amount of energy to produce, and which could have a lifespan of some 500 years. Reflecting on this idea, the designer decided to design an object with a much longer lifespan; a series of lamps combining one of the most industrial products on earth with the most down-to-earth and artisanal techniques found in every culture: the tradition of textile. By the way, but not unimportant: the lamps are made by women in distant countries, who are usually deprived of the opportunity of earning money, and most especially, earning it from us.
Paul Heijnen & Niels Hoebers
The 7-metre-high steel Hyperion will light up the Eindhoven skies with a 5000W searchlight, accompanied by stop motion animation by Niels Hoebers, the 2-metre-high oak version of the Hyperion and a new version of the Cnstr Cabinet in a Piet Hein Eek display cabinet.
With thanks to: Staalmarkt Nederland.
Sannen Jacobs
Letterproeftuin
By Timon van der Hijden, Yorit Kluitman and Jaron Korvinus
‘Get your hands dirty’
Letterproeftuin is a mobile, travelling open-source studio: a neo-craft workshop which combines the creative process with the final result. It is a counterblast to fast online tools and an invitation to designers to get their hands dirty, so that they may be inspired and share their knowledge. It is based on the passion for printing. Craft and technology are combined with inspiration, cooperation, hard work and fun.
Timon van der Hijden, Yorit Kluitman and Jaron Korvinus will print the smallest posters there and then, in Piet Hein Eek’s gallery; the posters can be bought and taken away almost immediately. Do let them dry first though.
Alexa Lixfeld
Alexa Lixfeld presents her project: Me and My Doll. Together with children from Kurunegal in Sri Lanka, she designs and produces the children’s drawings, under economically and ecologically sustainable conditions. Alexa Lixfield faithfully reproduces every detail of these drawings, including those with six fingers and a brace. The children also name the dolls. This project won the 2010 DesignPlus Award, and was nominated for the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2011.
The second project presented by Alexa is GlassWood:
Max Borka says about Alexa: “Alexa Lixfield is more a process designer than a product designer. The GlassWood collection is about bringing things together that already exist, but until now were separate from each other. She allows for incidents and accidents in which beauty, candour, social dynamics and infinite fascination are generated.”
Saskia Nuñez Reyero, Studio Kontra: muurschildering
Saskia Nuñez Reyero has worked hard the last months to finish the mural, which summarises all there is to see and experience at our site.
Ontour
Ontour is a contemporary menswear brand from The Netherlands founded in 2005. Designed for the modern traveller who appreciates quality, simplicity and explores the edge so now and then. The products incorporate a graphic and iconic signature. Seasonally Ontour collections are created around an inspirational journey.
Ontwerpduo
A bird cage in which you can swing freely, lamps that branch out like a tree, or a table you can play marbles on. The fantastic world of Ontwerpduo stems from the collaboration and chemistry between Tineke Beunders and Nathan Wierink. Tineke likes to imagine things slightly differently from what they are and fantasizes about new functions for them without worrying too much about whether they are practical or technically feasible. They are often things that seem impossible at first sight – until Nathan enters the arena. He sets to work in a workshop that looks a lot like a laboratory. And when he emerges from it, Tineke’s ideas turn out to be feasible after all. And then the whole process can start all over again.
It’s been like that since they studied together at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. Even before they graduated with honours, the pair made a pact complete with a mission statement: to translate fairy-tale ideas into functional designs and surprise the world with them. Ontwerpduo, now an established name in Dutch design, also takes other peoples good ideas and makes them a reality. Their portfolio contains custom-made work as well as more mass-produced items.
Pinkie Patisserie
Macarons, muffins, merengue, luxury cakes and chocolate. Pinkie Patisserie creates works of art with pronounced pure flavours. Grab a moment to relax and sit down in our modern tearoom with furniture made by Dutch designer Tom Frencken.
Enjoy the sweet things and watch Bhutan 1912. Based on a story about forgotten and retrieved expedition materials, the project Bhutan 1912 will enrich Pinkie with polaroid art prints and illustrations. Gamze Yalcin will make a new mural every dayl. The windows will represent the scenes of the main Bhutanese characters and landscapes in this modern tale.
Monique Poolmans en Sanne Janssen
Monique Poolmans and Sanne Janssen present their designs for the ROPHEMPSJ label; the clothing is made exclusively from necktie fabrics. A more hip description might be: a collection made of vintage fabrics.
This fashion brand name is made up of the letters, in chronological order, of the people who handled the necktie fabrics before they were turned into clothing: ROPHEMPSJ (pronounce it ‘rophempsh’).
RO: Rossana Orlandi was the person who bought an old necktie factory in Milan and transformed it into the most beautiful concept store in the world. She invited Piet Hein Eek to exhibit his work there.
PHE: Piet Hein Eek couldn’t resist the challenge of finding something to do with the huge stock of necktie fabrics, and came up with various applications, including the necktie lamp. These lamps sold so well, that it became a hassle selecting fabrics on every visit to Milan. This resulted in the useful idea of swopping a table and a chair and moving the whole stock to Eindhoven.
MP: Monique Poolmans, with her basic, clean designs, seemed to be just the right person to realise the dream of transforming this multi-coloured collection into a clothing line. The Italian necktie fabrics were to be turned into Dutch fashion.
SJ: Sanne Jansen was the one who, with her classic but distinctly modern style and surplus energy, could help Monique, who was also pregnant at the time, to get the job done within a reasonable time.
ROPHEMPSJ is a clothing line, consisting of basic pieces for every wardrobe: a dress, trousers, a skirt, a T-shirt, a blouse and a jumper.
For more information, please click the following link.
rENs
rENs creates fresh, modern designs. They always go their own way, but actively pursue collaboration. Spontaneity is important to them, but they perform extensive research before getting down to work, and love exploring boundaries.
rENs (Renee Mennen and Stefanie van Keijsteren) operates as a duo in order to enable continuous sparring and pushing each other to the limit. This creates the twist in many of their designs, this makes them astound the outside world with each and every project. And to be honest, quite often they astound themselves as well.
Since they took off in 2008, they collaborated with partners like Cor Unum, Zuiderzeemuseum, Texielmuseum and Lynfabrikken. They followed their own hearts with RED, a study into meanings and applications of that one specific colour with the strong connotations in multiple areas. Their studio is located in Eindhoven, on the area of Piet Hein Eek. From there they forge new plans and projects, many of which are currently in preparation.
René Siebum
In Rene Siebums Studio the craftsman meets the designer on an equal level. Concept and Production are complementing processes which are commenced in bringing together essence and function in a clear plain design language.
The human nature forms a rich source of inspiration for his work resulting in objects that often evoke interaction between the user and space. In his scope an object can become a space (second skin_2009), or a wall can become an object (wardrobe_2013) He aims to challenge our sensorial experience and behaviour in the pursuit of our well being.
Stephan Sieperman
Nathan Wierink
Presentaties of brands
Freitag
We display an enormous beam bench, upholstered in Freitag truck tarpaulin, to illustrate and celebrate our future collaboration.
Social label
Something beautiful and special happens when makers – disadvantaged in the job market – collaborate with designers. The beautiful and meaningful product that results from this cooperation is called Social label: the art of making, presenting and selling together. Care and culture come together in the cooperation concept of the Social label. A Social label is attached to each of the unique collaborations with renowned designers. The product is made, presented and sold by makers in the workshops at day activity centres.
The unique products, which appear in a limited edition, are made with skill and pleasure. The designer involved shows his commitment to values such as time, attention and human involvement. The designers are furthermore able to expand their portfolios with a very special collaboration. But there’s another consequence: it offers opportunities to a large group of people who can’t easily join in the regular work process. Moreover, it means wonderful new encounters, appreciation and inspiration.
Wouters & Hendrix
Katrin Wouters and Karen Hendrix have been producing jewellery that has earned national and international respect for almost 30 years. Their elegant and refined collections bear witness to their knowledge and craftsmanship. The creative twosome embraces the mysteries of everyday life, travels in their world of playful discoveries and is captivated by this first glimpse that reveals an entire universe.
Studio Job door Vlisco
My e-mail and text correspondence with Job often gets somewhat hilarious. So when he suggested that he would like to exhibit the fabric that he had designed for Vlisco, and used in the Land Rover that Studio Job had recently designed, I couldn’t resist teasing him. Job himself described the fabric extremely accurately:
‘Vlisco is the Hermès of Africa. The fabric is almost 4.5 metres by 1.2 metres, and that’s the standard length that African ladies wrap around their ample derrières. My question was whether or not the fabric was wear-resistant. A somewhat fatuous question, when you consider that the same fabric is used to upholster car seats, at which point the following thought occurred to me: ‘the days of the Camel Trophy are practically prehistoric. Surely these days only delicate young women with children drive that kind of off-road vehicle, and not oversized Bavarians?’
An e-mail followed, reprimanding me, and attaching a photo of the fabric. It was perfect. Any of it which is in short supply will be offered as a limited edition. We’re getting an absolutely beautiful Studio Job presentation out of it, and the off-road vehicles will stay on track too.
The fabrics are also on sale here.
NLXL
The wallpaper brand that conquered the world in recent years, with wallpaper designs by, among others, Piet Hein Eek, Piet Boon and, still to come, Studio Job, is presenting a second collection of scrapwood wallpaper, again by (who else?) Piet Hein Eek. Come and see for yourself that something which was already quite good can still get much better. Here are the beams and planks that you wish you could nail and screw to the wall. But this high-quality wallpaper is definitely a lot more convenient.
You can’t see the effect of wallpaper until you stick it on something, so we’ve built a little pizza restaurant in the new meeting house on the station platform, which is normally rented out for meetings and seminars. It has real (wood-fired) pizza ovens, a booth, tables, benches and enormous beams and sofas, and the only things not wallpapered are the ovens.
Ruinart
For anyone who missed it: Ruinart, the oldest and possibly the most prestigious champagne brand in existence, and Piet Hein Eek have collaborated closely in recent years. One of the results is an arch, as high as a house, inspired by the thousands of champagne cases we’ve made. One half of the arch will stand triumphantly in our restaurant (the whole arch doesn’t fit) as the centrepiece for an idiosyncratic champagne bar, created especially for the occasion. Even we don’t yet know whether it’s beautiful or a bit over the top, or even a bit tacky.
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