China
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China | february 21, 2012
NAI @ Shenzhen Biennale 2011
At the 4th Shenzhen & Hong Kong bi-city biennale of architecture and urbanism, the NAI presented the exhibition Housing with a Mission on Sino-Dutch collaboration in social housing from 8 December 2011 to 10 February 2012. The expo won the Organizer Committee Award.
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China | february 20, 2012
Dutch profiles at the Rockbund Art Museum
On February 25 Giel Groothuis, director of the Dutch Design Workspace in Shanghai introduces the first part of the Dutch Profiles series at the Rockbund Art Museum (RAM night) in Shanghai, titled Smart Design: Dutch Profiles Part One.
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China | december 9, 2011
Best Book Lounge in Shenzhen
The most interesting and surprising Dutch art, design and architecture books were brought together in the Best Book Lounge at the first week of the Shenzhen Biennale from 8 =11 December 2011. Fonds BKVB kindly provided over 120 books for this presentation.
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China | december 4, 2011
Guangzhou Design Week 2011
Following the successful trade mission to Beijing Design Week in September, Capital D organised a follow-up mission to Guangzhou Design Week from 7 to 11 December for 15 Dutch design companies. The programme included networking, matchmaking and workshops.
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China | november 24, 2011
Hong Kong Business of Design Week 2011
Dutch Design Desk GPRD represented over 9 Dutch design companies in “Dutch Design Works” at the Inno Design Tech during Hong Kong BoDW from 1 to 3 December 2011. A conference on the Return of investment of Dutch Design took place on 2 December.
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China | november 12, 2011
Liberation of Light
The successful exhibition Liberation of Light on LEDS & design was on view from 26 September to 3 October 2011 at Beijing Design Week. After Shanghai, Liberation of Light travels to Guangzhou Design Week for a show from 9 to 12 December.
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China | november 6, 2011
100% Design Shanghai
Friday 4 November 2011 was Dutch Design Day at 100% Design Shanghai, with the showing of Dutch Profiles, a Dutch Design Workspace display and a key note speech by Richard Hutten.100% Design Shanghai 2011 took place from 3 to 5 November at Shanghai Exhibition Center.
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China | october 31, 2011
Dutch Creative Network Event at Canton Tower
On 26 October 2011, the first Dutch Creative Business Network Event took place at Canton Tower. With 120 people attending, it was an overwhelming and record-breaking success. The event included the award ceremony for the Weibo VANMOOF Photo Competition.
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China | october 25, 2011
SICIW 2011
Dutch Design Thinking won the “Best Innovation and Practice Award” at Shanghai International Creative Industry Week 2011 (26 - 30 October). The programme included the Connecting Concepts exhibition, Dutch Profiles videos, a Dutch Design Workspace display and a day of lectures on 28 October.
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China | october 18, 2011
Canton Fair fall 2011
BNO and Syntens accompany over 20 Dutch design companies in trade missions to the different phases of the fall edition of Canton Fair in October and November 2011, for networking and matchmaking with Chinese counterparts. The design mission to the spring edition was very successful.
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China | october 3, 2011
Beijing Design Week 2011
Beijing Design Week ran from 25 September to 3 October 2011. Located at top venue 751, the Dutch Design Generator succesfully showed Dutch design, fashion and architecture in an extensive programme under the header “Smart Cities, Healthy Cities”.
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China | october 1, 2011
Blogs from Beijing
Design.nl editor Cassandra Pizzey kept us updated on the events at the Dutch Design Generator during Beijing Design Week 2011. Read all about the lectures, exhibitions and events in the "Smart Cities, Heatlhy Cities" programme in her daily blogs.
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China | september 16, 2011
The Next City Joint Studio
Dutch and Chinese students in architecture, design, and fashion collaborated last year in the Next City Joint Studio in Beijing and Rotterdam. Their projects and experiences will be presented at the Beijing Design Week this September, with a publication, an exhibition and a conference.
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China | september 15, 2011
Dutch Design Desk GPRD
Chinese companies are evolving from ‘Made in China’ to ‘Created in China’. They need professionals with design and branding skills. Providing market insight and matchmaking, the Dutch Design Desk GPRD supports the entry of professionals into the Chinese market.
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China | september 2, 2011
Exploding China
On September 13, Exploding China at City Theatre Amsterdam was a programme on unknown Chinese megacities. Chinese and Dutch experts (a.o. architect Daan Roggeveen and China correspondent Michiel Hulshof) discussed development and global implications of these new cities.
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China | july 26, 2011
Taking a Stance @ NAI
daringdesign is the sequel to the exhibition 'Taking a Stance' - focusing on the work of eight ground-breaking and critical Chinese and Dutch designers. The exhibition travelled through China in 2010 and comes to NAi in Rotterdam from 1 July to 20 November 2011.
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China | april 29, 2011
Canton Fair spring 2011
A delegation of 16 Dutch designers joined the Product Design and Trade Promiotion Center (PDC) at Canton Fair in Guangzhou in April 2011. The programme included matchmaking, networking and showcasing Dutch design. Due to this success, a second trade mission takes place in October.
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China | march 15, 2011
NAI matchmaking in China
From 24 to 26 April 2011, NAI organized workshops in Hangzhou for 5 Chinese and 5 Dutch architecture offices. This matchmaking project aims to instigate collaboration between Dutch and Chinese architects and develop innovative solutions for China’s housing market.
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China | september 17, 2010
Dutch Design WorkSpace Shanghai
This creative incubator programme in Shanghai provides fully equipped office space to Dutch design companies that would like to enter the Chinese market and aims to support their first steps into this challenging business environment.
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Germany
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Germany | november 23, 2011
German-Dutch business day 2011
On 24 November at the German-Dutch Business Day 2011 in Mönchengladbach designers met to investigate design, fashion and architecture business opportunities in Gemany. This free program varied from strategic advice to B2B-talks with potential partners.
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Germany | october 22, 2011
Market Research Germany
INHolland's research centre CBRD researched the business opportunities of Dutch design companies on the German market. A summary of the findings is now online. Presentations on 28 October at Dutch Design Week and 24 November in Monchengladbach.
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Germany | october 20, 2011
Dutch Design Desk Europe
Dutch Design Desk Europe (DDDE) aims to help businesses within the creative industry to work across the national borders. DDDE was founded in October 2011 and will focus on the largest business partner of the Netherlands during the first year: Germany.
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Germany | july 28, 2011
Norm=Form Leipzig
The Norm=Form symposium in Leipzig on 2 September focused on standardization in design from 1900 till now. Norm=Form questions the benefits of standardization and its current relevance. Several Dutch design companies travelled to Leipzig in a bus to join the debate.
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Germany | july 25, 2011
Basic Instincts
Premsela's multidisciplinary exhibition Basic Instincts, from 1 - 31 July 2011 in Berlin, showcased current, directional visions in Dutch fashion culture that interact with other disciplines. During Basic Instincts, ArtEZ Fashion Masters organised a day of fashion dialogues on 8 July. (photo: Trevor Good).
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Germany | july 4, 2011
Dutch Denim Diner in Berlin
Dutch denim brands joined forces from 6 to 8 July to create a networking event at the Alte Muenze in Berlin. The Dutch Denim Diner, a.k.a. Der Georg, was a central meeting point and hangout for Dutch creative professionals during BREAD & BUTTER and Berlin Fashion Week.
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Germany | may 31, 2011
Open Design Now at DMY 2011
Premsela, Waag Society and Creative Commons launched the book Open Design Now: Why Design Cannot Remain Exclusive, on Thursday 2 June at DMY in Berlin. The book follows from Premsela's (Un)limited Dutch Design contest at DMY 2010.
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India
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India | february 10, 2012
UnBox Festival Delhi
The second edition of the UnBox Festival took place from 2 to 5 February 2012 in Delhi, India. Dutch speakers on this platform for design were Designpolitie, 75B, DUS Architects, Rietveld Landscape, Catalogtree and Marije Vogelzang, all supported by the DutchDFA programme.
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India | february 6, 2012
Official Opening Workspace India
On 5 February 2012, the Dutch Design Workspace India in Mumbai officially opened its doors! The Workspace is a home base for Dutch designers and design companies wanting to establish themselves in India.
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India | january 25, 2012
Dutch Design Workspace India
Following the success of the workspace in Shanghai, Dutch Design Workspace India officially opened its doors in Mumbai for Dutch design companies entering the Indian market on 5 February 2012. On offer are business support services, shared workstations and an event space.
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India | december 8, 2011
CII NID Design Summit
The 11th CII-NID Design Summit was held from 8-9 December 2011 in Delhi. The theme “Design Innovation” provided a platform to explore key challenges and opportunities for design and innovation in an Indian context. The DutchDFA programme supported 3 Dutch keynote speakers.
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India | october 13, 2011
Fact Finding Mission India
A delegation of 4 Dutch fashion professionals travelled to Delhi in India on a fact finding mission from 9 to 14 October 2011. This trip is a preparation for the launch of a major Dutch fashion initiative at India Fashion Week in April 2012.
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India | september 5, 2011
Designyatra 2011
Kyoorius Designyatra, an annual international design conference in India by, with, and for design professionals, took place in Goa this year on 9 and 10 September. The programme included lectures from several Dutch speakers, including Irma Boom, Jeroen van Erp, and Typeradio.
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India | august 26, 2011
Connecting Concepts in India
Connecting Concepts penetrates the surface of Dutch design to look at how ideas combine to create an entire design culture. After Ahmedabad and Mumbai, the expo showed in India in Bangalore in July. Next is China for Beijing Design Week and Shanghai Int. Creative Industry Week.
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India | may 4, 2011
Delhi 2050
Delhi 2050 brings together Indian and Dutch experts in a joint research into long-term urban scenarios for India's capital city. First results were presented to the Delhi public, 7 & 8 May 2011, with four large scale models. The next stage will be shown at the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam 2012.
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India | february 5, 2011
Architecture of Consequence
February 10, Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb of Rotterdam opened the Architecture of Consequence exhibition in Studio-X Mumbai. The opening was preceded by a visit to Dharavi slum and a seminar on the role of architects in slum areas, organized by NAI and ISS.
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India | january 7, 2011
AMFI & PAF Delhi student exchange
Amsterdam Fashion Insitute students take part in a knowledge exchange project with Delhi's Pearl Academy of Fashion. On January 12 they concluded the first phase with a presentation of a joint sustainable fashion collection in Delhi. Second part takes place in Holland in July 2011.
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India | june 15, 2010
Mapping India
On June 15, 2010, architect Anand Patel, fashion guru Harmeet Bajaj and design professional Hrridaysh Despande presented their ‘mapping’ of architecture, design and fashion in India. Their insightful and detailed report provides a strong base for further exchange between India and NL.
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Turkey
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Turkey | january 25, 2012
Visit to Turkey
Five members of the DutchDFA Programme Group visited Istanbul from 25 to 27 January 2012 with Turkey coordinator Yonca Özbilge. The varied trip consisted of meetings with current partners in Turkey and networking with potential key contacts for realizing new projects in 2012.
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Turkey | november 13, 2011
Dutch Profiles @ Istanbul Book Fair
The 30th edition of the Istanbul Book Fair showed a selection of Dutch Profiles videos on icons of Dutch design. The videos were on display from 12 to 15 November at the International Hall of the TÜYAP Fair and Convention Center, Beylikdüzü.
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Turkey | october 2, 2011
Istanbul Design Week 2011
Finalists and winners of the Dutch Design Awards 2010 and a selection of Dutch Profiles were on show at Istanbul Design Week from 29 September to 2 October 2011. The exhibition was combined with a trade mission exploring business opportunities for Dutch designers in Turkey.
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Dutch
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Dutch | february 22, 2012
Presentation Year Report '3/4'
On Thursday 12 April 2012, the DutchDFA programme presents its year report 2011 in Eindhoven from 9.30 am to 1 pm. (Inter)national partners and guests will share their experiences in China, India, Germany and Turkey of the past year, and present DutchDFA projects for 2012.
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Dutch | february 4, 2012
Connecting Concepts Eindhoven
What makes Dutch design special? Answers arise from a dialogue with India, China and soon Turkey. Visitors, designers and producers add new designs and principles to the dynamic exhibition. On January 28 in Eindhoven Designhuis Connecting Concepts came home.
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Dutch | january 27, 2012
So how was China?
In the past year, several Dutch designers visited China as participants in trade missions to Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Building up to the Creative Industries Update China on Jan. 31 in Pakhuis de Zwijger, they share their experiences. Portrait 5: Martine Vledder.
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Dutch | january 2, 2012
Creative Amsterdam Update China
On 31 January 2012 at Creative Industries Update China, the focus is on sharing experiences on doing business in China. The day reflects on recent trade missions to Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Guangzhou and activities of the Dutch Design Workspace and Desk.
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Dutch | november 9, 2011
Architecture 2.0
India and China took centre stage in the 3rd edition of NAI's symposium Architecture 2.0 on 11 November at De Doelen in Rotterdam. Architects from both countries elaborated on developments in these fast-growing economies with rapidly evolving architectural traditions.
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Dutch | october 26, 2011
DutchDFA at Dutch Design Week 2011
Opportunities for Dutch designers are increasingly found abroad, but how do you enter a foreign market? DutchDFA is developing various instruments to support Dutch designers in doing business abroad and presented an overview at Dutch Design Week on 28 October.
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Dutch | may 28, 2011
What Design Can Do
The activist conference What Design Can Do, May 26 and 27 in Amsterdam, focussed on the role of the designer in creating a more sustainable future world. Speakers came from China, India, Brazil, UK, USA, and elsewhere. Design professionals from India visited WDCD as part of the DutchDFA programme.
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Dutch | may 9, 2011
Creative Amsterdam 2011
From 11 to 13 May, Creative Amsterdam hosted leading Dutch creative entrepreneurs operating abroad. The programme included a DutchDFA workshop on doing business in China on 11 May, in which established designers shared their knowledge and experience.
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Dutch | april 29, 2011
2/4: Halfway DutchDFA
The DutchDFA programme has reached its halfway point! On 29 April it was time to look back at 2010 and forward towards 2012 and beyond. The event at Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam (OBA) included speed-dating, networking, and the presentaton of the second DutchDFA annual report: 2/4.
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Dutch | september 4, 2009
Dutch Profiles
Dutch Profiles are short documentaries about key figures in Dutch design, fashion and architecture, with interviews that explore the analytical and experimental origins of their work. They can be explored on the web and watched in exhibitions and lectures. Each year new items are added.
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