A highlight from the Dutch Design Week, Vapor II explores the most common of materials through the rediscovery and re-interpretation of an ancient technique. Amsterdam designer Pieke Bergmans delivered plastic lighting installations shaped through a technique similar to glass blowing, suggesting the landmark for further developments.
During Dutch Design Week, Pieke Bergmans premiered two new designs that broaden her approach to contemporary collectible design. The illusion series comes in limited editions made of laser-printed ash wood.
Art Affairs Gallery
Amsterdam
Pieke Bergmans will be showing her new crystal water carafes and a series of ceramic vases, entitled 'Unlimited Editions' for her solo show at the Art Affairs Gallery in Amsterdam opening on January 21st.
21_21 Design Sight
Tokyo, Japan
21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo, Japan has enlisted world renowned trend-forecaster Li Edelkoort to direct their latest exhibition “Post Fossil: Excavating 21st Century Creation”, which opens this weekend on 24 April.
In this interesting article, Jane Withers discusses the ongoing debate surrounding the iconic Edison bulb. According to Withers, this lighting crisis should ‘go beyond geeky discussions about technologies and bulbs... [and] be a chance to explore new thinking... about the quality of light, and to challenge the modern obsession with brightness that has held sway for over a century.’
Discussing the background, inspiration, and concepts for her studio, Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans gets to the bottom of her design virus collections.
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