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From Thonet to 'Dutch Design': 125 Years of Living at the Stedelijk

Love quirky design and furniture with the wow-factor? This is the exhibition for you! 'From Thonet to 'Dutch Design': 125 Years of Living' is a brand-new exhibition at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum. The exhibition traces the artistic, cultural, and technological elements that have defined some of the most iconic and influential designs of the last century. From an original Thonet bench – one of the oldest items in the collection – to the acclaimed designs of the Wiener Werkstätte, plus the Amsterdam School, Scandinavian design, the advent of plastics in the ‘60s, and not forgetting the colorful Italian Memphis Group of the ‘80s, and the successful school of Dutch design, which emerged in the ‘90s, the exhibition runs the gamut of glamorous, funk furniture, and how various types of design have shaped the world we live in. The exhibition also focuses on topical subjects like sustainability in contemporary design, open-access design, children's design, women in design, and how this world has adapted and evolved in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Image Credit: Gallery ‘Sottsass and Postmodernism’: Nathalie du Pasquier and Laura Reggi, coat from the series Good Day for Dogs, 1986; George Sowden, chair Gloucester, 1986; Michele De Lucchi, chair First (with blue panel), 1983 and couch Lido, 1982; Masanori Umeda, cupboard Ginza, 1982. Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Wallpaper Bas van Beek, animations Bas van Beek and V2_Lab for the Unstable Media based on Memphis designs by Nathalie du Pasquier. Photo Gert Jan van Rooij ... Show more