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Dutch designer Marcel Wanders’s latest creation is a crocheted chair called ‘Bon Bon Gold’, which he created in a limited edition of 20. The chair is made from rope and is heavily coated with resin and gold to hold it all together. It is currently displayed at Design Miami Basel Stand G21 Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Website:www.marcelwanders.com/

KK Outlet gets political with the help of Dutch design collective, Gorilla.
Taking their cue from the front page of leading Dutch daily newspaper, De Volkskrant, Gorilla created a visual response to the daily news from October 2006 until April 2009. Each day the collective were given 3 hours to respond to a selected story and the resulting visual column was featured on the front page of the paper.
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There’s nothing like guaranteed demand to remove risk from launching a new product. Much the way Kickstarter—which we covered last year—helps creatives of all types crowdfund their projects and creations ahead of time, so Dutch designer Daniel Schipper is applying the concept to his newest lamp design.
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A Dutch company has created a novel tricycle that converts into a baby stroller with minimum fuss. The company says that the Taga can be great for parents who don’t own a vehicle but need to make regular trips around town with a baby. When changing the mode of the system, the seat along with the baby can be simply lifted off and set down, not disturbing the baby’s sleep.
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Dutch artist, Ebére Groenouwe has created a sculptural hanging lamp made from the waste paper of recycled juice cartons. Ebére drew inspiration from Origami and Biomorphism in designing this lamp.
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A new body of work by Dutch designer Joris Laarman was unveiled at Friedman Benda. Laarman’s unique aesthetic merges cutting-edge technology and the life-sciences to create work of unexpected beauty. In 2008, Laarman’s Bone Chair and Bone Chaise, his first two works since graduating from Eindhoven, were displayed in MoMA’s exhibition Design and the Elastic Mind. This marked a major milestone in his career and the chair subsequently was added to the museum’s permanent collection. The show will be on view through to April 10, at Friedman Benda, 515 West 26th Street.
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Puzzleboard by Netherland based design studio OOOMs is a multipurpose board that can be used both for cutting or as a serving plate. By combining boards together, you can extend your workspace which is ideal for cutting bread.
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Last week in Manhattan, when the Art crowd jostled into a thousand openings in Chelsea, I sailed off to Governors Island for the inauguration of Pioneers of Change , a festival of Dutch Design, Architecture and Fashion. After a short crossing from the southern tip of Manhattan we landed on this strange island, with abandoned military and administrative buidings and ghost housing for the officers. The sky was grey, about to rain, and there was something a little sinister in the air, which suddenly made me fear of being taken into custody and held in an endless quarantine.
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Website:www.pioneersofchange.com