From the desk of Fons Schiedon

Group exhibition during Dutch Design Week 2006

Starting point for Copypaste History is the strong tradition of Dutch design in the 20th century. Well-known designs are the Fokker F27 Friendship, the clapskate and the BRO 27 couch by Martin Visser. They have become true design icons. However, we have entered the next century and there is a whole new generation of designers working their way up. Most of them are building directly or indirectly on the achievements of the 20th century. There is an enthusiastic display of sampling and assembling, translated into funny references and serious examples. It is exactly this kind of building on traditions that forms the heart of Copypaste History.

Therefore, MU has in association with Thijs Bakker and Annemarie Klijn challenged five young Dutch designers to come up with a contemporary translation of a Dutch design icon. Educated at a range of different design institutes and working in various disciplines such as food design, fashion, graphic design, product design, and multimedia, each of them has chosen an icon from the past 100 years and redesigned the product from their perspective. Brought together in one exhibition, the source of inspiration (or aversion, as every generation reacts against the previous one) and the designs for the new century are a special addition to what the Dutch Design Week 2006 in Eindhoven has to offer.

My contribution was based on the banknote design by R.D.E. Oxenaar and J.J. Kruit.

2 x video installation:
Life size banknote: DVD PAL on 10″ lcd screen
Flower field: High Definition 1080p MPG2 video on HDTV

October 21st, 2006 | | Permalink | Filed under Art, Design.