Dutch Design Works

The Architecture & Public Space exhibition showcases the work of 15 prominent Dutch architecture and design practices. In the context of China’s explosive urbanisation, the design of public space has become a highly topical issue. The quality of a city’s public space impacts directly on the quality of life of its citizens.

The Netherlands have a long-standing tradition in the design of public space, and play a leading role internationally with their careful and programmatic approach. The different design disciplines complement each other here: urban designers work closely together with architects, product designers, artists and landscape architects, and all of them interact with citizens, city governments and developers in the process of city making.

The projects presented in the exhibition illustrate the Dutch know-how and the quality of their sustainable development and urban design. All participating agencies have expressed their interest in collaborating with Chinese designers, city planners and developers in addressing the issues connected with rapid urban expansion.

date: 16 - 21 October

time: 9.30 - 18.00

venue: 800Show, Dutch Design Works pavilion (Building 4

The matchmaking programme during SICIW provides Dutch companies with a stepping stone in the direction of establishing potential business matches and offers them opportunities for first initial contacts that can contribute to the development of a valuable connection in China.

The programme will be dynamic, with activities ranging from one-to-one conversations with potential clients, an information meeting about the Chinese market and its players, company visits, to network receptions in the Dutch Design Lounge. The best matches will be made between Dutch and Chinese companies in close collaboration with local partners.

Dutch Design WorkSpace will be launched during the SICIW. DutchDFA has initiated this three-year support programme, in close collaboration with the Consular General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Shanghai Creative Industry Centre, FAR Architecture & Design Center and local partners. The programme will start immediately after the conclusion of the SICIW and will be established in Shanghai.

Dutch companies working within the fields of design, fashion and architecture will be offered support through this creative business incubator. Special assistance will be given to designers who aim to enter the Chinese market: the programme will accompany them in their first steps in this new and challenging environment. The programme will also support Chinese designers who are interested in developing a closer relationship with the Netherlands.

The official signing ceremony between the Chinese and Dutch partners will take place during SICIW.

date: 17 October

time: 17.00 - 17.30

venue: 800Show, Dutch Design Works pavilion (Building 4)

Press release: Launch Dutch Design WorkSpace (pdf)

The special Dutch Day on 17 October starts off with the daylong Architecture & Public Space conference, in which Chinese and Dutch urban designers and architects will enter into a dialogue about the design of contemporary urban space: in a rapidly urbanizing and globalizing world, how can cities create a public environment that is economically, culturally and ecologically sustainable, and that provides a safe and open platform for the daily activities and interactions of their citizens?

The RedLight Fashion Amsterdam Show, presenting the work of talented young Dutch fashion designers, follows the conference, while the Digital Disco Dialogue party, which involves an interchange between Chinese and Dutch veejays and deejays, concludes the day.

PDF with more information about the conference, fashion show and party (English version).

Architecture & Public Space conference - brief (pdf)

Architecture & Public Space conference - speaker profiles (pdf)

Architecture & Public Space conference - schedule (pdf)

Senior designers and principal architects that participate with their office in the exhibition will give you a close insight in the work and ideas of their offices, on several days in the afternoon.

The lectures can also become discussions, mini seminars or book presentations. All four lecture afternoons will be concluded with a networking reception, in the Dutch Design Lounge.

For more information about the names of the presenters and their subjects, check this website or see the announcements in the Dutch Design Works pavilion at 800Show.

Update lecture programme

date: 16, 18, 19, 20 October

time: 15:30 – 17:00

venue: 800Show, Dutch Design Works pavilion (Building 4)

Getting started in China

Workshops presented by De Baak

Part of the Dutch Design Works programme during the SICIW 2009 is the exchange of experience and knowledge between young designers from both China and the Netherlands. Mixed teams of Dutch and Chinese students, currently enrolled in art schools or in other design education programmes, work together on various projects, in three different workshops.

More information about the three Students Workshops (pdf)

Presentation & Lectures 20 October (pdf)

Richard Ouwerkerk (Willem de Kooning Academy) & Michel de Boer (Studio Dumbar) 15.30 - 17.00 

Finissage 17.00 - 18.00

Venue: 800Show, Dutch Design Works Pavilion (Building 4)

The Japanese term 'Pecha Kucha' roughly translates as chit chat. A happy crossbreed between an elevator pitch and a slide show Pecha Kucha Night presents up to 12 participants who show 20 images of their work for 20 seconds each. They can also show a clip or video, as long as their presentation doesn't last longer than 6 minutes and 40 seconds.

The theme for this Pecha Kucha Night Shanghai is Public Space. We find it all around us and use it every day, but what does it really mean? What will it look like in the future? Has our behaviour in public space changed? And, as virtual public gains more importance every day, is the use of physical public space still relevant?

In this special edition of Pecha Kucha Night Shanghai, Dutch and Chinese designers, architects and other creative minds will engage in a visual dialogue about this topic. The presenters will share their stories, design ideas, adventures or ground-breaking inventions related to public space with the audience, following the internationally proven format of Pecha Kucha’s 20 images x 20 seconds!

Pecha Kucha Night was devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture) in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Pecha Kucha Night Shanghai has been organized by FAR Architecture & Design Center Shanghai (www.far-china.net) since 2006.

For more information about Pecha Kucha Night Shanghai, visit the

website: www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/shanghai

DATE 16 October

TIME 20:20 -22:50

VENUE 800Show (Building 1)

Social Energy, Contemporary Communication Design From the Netherlands presents 11 prominent graphic designers and design agencies from the Netherlands. Since the Spring of 2008 the exhibition has travelled through China, from Chengdu to Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, concluding its tour in Shanghai, where it will be on show between 10 and 24 October 2009, as part of the Dutch Design Works programme.

Social Energy showcases work by Karel Martens, Niessen & De Vries, Machine, Studio Dumbar, NLXL, Catalogtree, Lust, Irma Boom, Peter Bilak, Mevis & Van Deursen and Mooren & Van der Velden. The selection was made by Li Degeng, Jiang Hua, lecturers, and Wang Min, Dean at the Graphic Design faculty of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. The show is the result of two years of their research.

The show’s title reflects the curators’ view of Dutch graphic design as a powerful form of social production, which reflects the social concern of the individual designer as well as characteristics of Dutch society. What they find inspiring about these examples of Dutch graphic design is their function as conduits and impulses for social communication, for the exchange of ideas between citizens about a multitude of subjects, as opposed to advertising or propaganda.

The exhibition pays attention to the designers’ concepts and working methods. In addition to collecting posters, books and animations, the curators filmed the designers at work and interviewed them about their ideas and sources of inspiration. They even delved deep into the designer’ archives and selected sketches and rough designs, which are also part of the show.

DATE: 10 – 24 October

VENUE: Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art

27 Duolun Lu, Hongkou (near Sichuan Bei Lu)

WEBSITE: www.shnl.org/blog

100% Design Shanghai, a leading networking platform for contemporary and innovative interior design products, takes place from 15 until 17 October. The exhibition showcases original designs and encourages product innovation, new design stars and developing consumers taste.

DutchDFA supports 100% Design Shanghai by providing one of the main speakers of the 100% Design Conference: Dutch designer Bertjan Pot, one of the most promising and surprising Dutch designers of the moment.

Bertjan Pot (1975) graduated from the Design Academy in Eindhoven (NL) and in 1999 he established his own design studio Monkey Boys, together with Daniel White. Pot has been working independently since 2003. Moooi, Arco, Domestic and Drisag amongothers, all produce his designs.

100% Design Shanghai

DATE: 15 – 17 October

TIME: 10:00 – 18:00

VENUE: Shanghai Exhibition Center

Bertjan Pot’s presentation ‘One thing leads to another’

DATE: 16 October

TIME: 15:00 – 16:00

VENUE: Shanghai Exhibition Center (1333 West Nanjing Road)

On 18 October the Social Energy Forum provides a platform for speakers from the Netherlands and China, who will do individual presentations and enter into dialogue about their views on graphic design.

Dutch speakers: Irma Boom, Maureen Mooren and Michel de Boer (Studio Dumbar).

Chinese speakers: Les Suen, He Jianping and Cui Jianwei.

Additionally, the co-curators from the different host cities will present their designs, ideas and work, They include: Duo Xiang Studio, MOGO Studio, Sensebrand, He Ming, Fu Jiong and OMD Contemporary Design Terminal. The forum will be moderated by Fu Jiong.

The day-long forum will be concluded with a cocktail party, with speeches by Eric Verwaal, the Dutch Consul General in Shanghai, Chen Jiu, Art Director at the Duolun Museum of Modern Art and Christine de Baan, Programme Director of DutchDFA.

DATE: 18 October

TIME: 10:00 – 16:30 Presentations and dialogues

17:00 Cocktail Party

VENUE: Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art

27 Duolun Lu, Hongkou (near Sichuan Bei Lu)

The Dutch Ministry of Culture has commissioned the Netherlands China Arts Foundation (NCAF) to develop and execute a diverse and multi-disciplinary cultural programme, which will last for six months, starting in March 2010.

This programme will be located at 800Show and will be called the Dutch Culture Centre. It will host exhibitions on design, visual arts, photography, and architecture as well as lectures and master classes. A theatre will present a broad range of music, dance, film, literature and much more. All the events will be spoken in Chinese and will be part of the exchange between the Netherlands and China.

The Dutch pavilion at the Expo site is designed by Dutch artist and architect John Körmeling, and will be a beautiful and colourful icon of Dutch characteristics. The Dutch Culture Centre in the Jing’an district will be part of the Dutch participation in the Expo.

PRES CONFERENCE:

DATE 16 October

TIME 14:30 – 15:30

VENUE 800Show (Building 1)