Amsterdam
23.05.2012
For Tehran-born and Amsterdam-based designer, Reza Abedini, graphic design is not merely a visual art form but "a value".Combining traditional and contemporary types in his own body of work - logos, posters, corporate identities and three-dimensional designs - for more than 20 years,
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22.05.2012
Gaming is becoming a popular solution for complex urban planning processes. In Amsterdam, the Play the City project uses the logics of gaming to open up entrenched urban developments. Ekim Tan founded the Play the City Foundation in an attempt to create an alternative to
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16.05.2012
The Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam recently played host to the second incarnation of the What Design Can Do conference. This year’s theme was all about connexions: with users, with cultures, with communities, and with life. It’s a timely theme, of course: design for designers or
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09.05.2012
What do universities and knowledge clusters mean to a region or city? That question was explored during DeltaLecture 6 organized by Free University in Amsterdam and the Deltametropolis Association. This time the international guest invited was Philip McCann, Professor of Economics at the University
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05.05.2012
From 5 April 2012, the Dutch town of Venlo is hosting the 6th edition of the Floriade, an international horticultural expo held once every ten years in the Netherlands. The expo’s 66 hectares park offers 40 hectares of showcases of innovations in the horticultural world. Be part of
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03.05.2012
In February I reported about the Art as Money conference in Amsterdam, organized by the acclaimed Dutch artist Dadara and Total in Support. The main question of the conference addressed the issue how artists can earn money in times of economic crisis and cultural cuts (which are heavy in the
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26.04.2012
On 4 April 2012, the EYE Film Institute opened its doors to the public. Queen Beatrix officially opened the 1,200 square-meter exhibition space located in front of Central Station in Amsterdam. The opening of EYE is one in a series of museum (re-)openings that Amsterdam has experienced over the
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12.04.2012
The final edition of the DeltaLecture series was a debate about the future of the Dutch Randstad metropolis. The Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi) and the Deltametropolis Association collaboratively organized this event to draw conclusions about the tIP series. The Dutch metropolis is
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05.04.2012
PICNIC warmly invites all LABKULTUR readers to attend the PICNIC Innovation Mash Up event on May 15th in Amsterdam. The event is being organized to promote the creative industries in the Netherlands, Europe and beyond and facilitate closer connections with companies and organizations in traditional
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29.03.2012
The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam’s contemporary art museum, has invited artist and movie director Steve McQueen to make an urban artwork in the city’s most important park, the Vondelpark. McQueen’s project ‘Blues Before Sunrise’ has become a substantial transformation
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