Honderd jaar ontwerpen in Nederland
Dutch Design Culture.
Mienke Simon Thomas
Experimentation and Dutch design have long gone hand in hand, from postage stamps to the Rietveld chair to the clean simplicity of Schiphol airport. Mienke Simon Thomas skillfully details the groundbreaking accomplishments and popular products of Dutch design in Dutch Design Culture.
Thomas, a museum curator, delves deeply into the rich design history of the Netherlands, beginning with the historical roots of Dutch crafts education and the moral and social ideals of modernism that became central to the nation’s cultural dialogue. Touching upon such issues as the emergence of the professional industrial designer, public work initiatives, debates about design as art, and the provocative notion of “anti-design,” Thomas argues that though Dutch design from the beginning has been driven by aims of functionality, simplicity, and affordability, it has also embraced luxury and exclusivity. The book also discusses the role played by leading Dutch designers and their works, including Wim Crouwel, Marcel Wanders, and the design collective Droog Design.
An unprecedented,
detailed history, Dutch Design Culture is a critical primer on one of
the leading national design movements today.
Mienke Simon Thomas
Designed by Piet Gerards
text: Dutch
272 pp / 240 x 170 mm / paperback
010 publishers
ISBN 978 90 6450 655 0
Dutch Design Culture.
Mienke Simon Thomas
publisher Reaktion Books.
272 p., 40 color plates, 80 halftones. 6-3/4 x 8-2/3
ISBN: 978-1-86189-380-2