The Yearbook Dutch Design 05 once again presents a well documented and illustrated overview of all the most important and outstanding projects in the fields of product design, fashion, architecture and graphic design in the Netherlands. The yearbook's format is unique in that it places exhibitions, presentations, design fairs, awards and publications at the heart, while featuring a wide range of products and designers.

Highlights of the past year included the presentations by Maarten Baas and Tord Boontje at Moss in New York, the Ideal House by Hella Jongerius at the Furniture Fair in Cologne, the appointment of a Dutch national as head of the BMW Design Department and a Design Oscar for traffic lights.

Three essays focus attention on the latest developments which have an influence on Dutch Design. Bernard Hulsman describes the relationship between design and fear, Max Bruinsma looks at the legacy of modernism and how it influences present-day designers, and Timo de Rijk sheds light on Dutch designers and their notion of Europe.

The Yearbook Dutch Design 05 comprises eighty projects, based on an independent selection. Together with well over 250 photographs it shows 'Why Dutch Design Is so Good'.

The Yearbook Dutch Design 05 has been made possible with support by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and the Mondriaan Stichting.
Yearbook Dutch Design 05
Aad Krol, Timo de Rijk [eds]
graphic design: Stout/Kramer
ISBN 978-90-5973-029-8
language: English
paperback | 264 pp | 24 x 17
price
€ 29.50 [netherlands]
€ 32.50 [europe]
€ 37.50 [outside europe]

out of print