PRESS RELEASE, Tuesday 28 August 2012

Dutch Design at London Design Festival

A survey by Connecting the Dots

London is hosting the tenth London Design Festival in September 2012. On this occasion, Connecting the Dots will present twelve Dutch designers in Tent London from 20 to 23 September. Visitors to the design fair will receive the Connecting the Dots Magazine that is available at all of the Dutch presentations in London and informs the reader about Dutch Design.

The group presentation in Tent London shows the diversity that the Netherlands has to offer. For instance, there is the CMYK lamp that shines different colours from separate corners, a visually and conceptually strong design by Dennis Parren; the Bamboo Windsor Chair which recently won Bo Reudler the TIFF Award in Bangkok, and the latest project of Imme van der Haak, who has just graduated from the Royal College of Art in London. Jólan van der Wiel got off to a flying start with his Gravity Stool, in which epoxy mixed with metal particles is ‘pulled’ into capricious shapes by a powerful magnet. These are just a few examples of the established and new work that Connecting the Dots is presenting in Tent London from:

Anon&Co.
Tiago Sá da Costa
Teun Fleskens
Imme van der Haak
Bathroom Mania
Dennis Parren
Bo Reudler
The Cottage Industry
Versaflex Systems
Rik ten Velden
Jólan van der Wiel
Studio-Re-Creation

The magazine follows an independent editorial policy to present Dutch design culture on the basis of descriptions and opinions. Experts from abroad are also invited to talk about Dutch design, such as Deyan Sudjic, director of the Design Museum in London, or the article by Hannah Jones and Anette Lundebye on Socially Responsive Design. There is also an interview with Droog Design and Items magazine, and Ineke Hans has written a column too. Furthermore, the magazine provides a survey of all the Dutch designers presented during the London Design Festival in the British capital, including a handy map of London indicating the locations of all the presentations.

A preview will be held in the BNO building in Amsterdam on Thursday 13 September with all the designers and design studios forming part of the Connecting the Dots presentation in London. The first exemplars of the magazine will be distributed on that occasion.

Friday evening 21 September the project Beyond the Body of Imme van Haak comes alive. In a short live dance performance, the moving body manipulates the fabric so the body and the silk become one, the movement brings the fabric to life. Doors open 18.00, curtain at 19:00. Choreography: Alexandra Green.

Dancers: Agnese Lanza and Anastasia Papaeleftheriadou.

Dutch brewer Gulpener will be inviting all the guests for a drink.

In conjunction with the Dutch Embassy in London, a network drinks session will be organised for the design industry represented there in the embassy building at Hyde Park Gate on Thursday 20 September.

Connecting the Dots London 2012 is commissioned by Agentschap NL, a part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.

Connecting the Dots is held in Tent London, next to the entrance of SuperBrands: Shop 25 @ Tent London, Old Truman Brewery (street level) Hanbury Street 25, Londen E1 6QR.

Cover Connecting the Dots magazine - London 2012

Studio Drift, portret by Judith Jockel

How Droog can it get? Interview with Renny Ramakers and Agata Jaworska

The Kisses Urinal, by Meike van Schijndel for Bathroom Mania at Connecting the Dots Presentation

CMYK lamp, by Dennis Parren at Connecting the Dots Presentation

Items, the conscience of Dutch design.
Interview with Max Bruinsma and Pao Lien Djie

Note for the editor, not for publication
For more information, interviews and illustrative material you can contact our
press officer Luc Deleau, luc@thedots.nl / + 31 (0)6 52472990
or the publisher David Heldt, david@thedots.nl / +31 (0)20 8932886 at any time.

Read the online version of this press release here.

Read our first press release, from 10 July, about Connecting the Dots London Design Festival 2012.

Feel free to download the press kits with information and high res images about the presented design-studio's on our press page: www.thedots.nl/press

If you would like to attend the preview in Amsterdam or the drinks session in the Dutch Embassy in London, please send an email before 10 September to: luc@thedots.nl

Partners London 2012:
Agentschap NL - Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie / BNO / ITEMS / Bureau Deleau / Tent London / The London Design Festival

Connecting the Dots: Publishing and presenting Dutch designers
and design-culture internationally during key design events and fairs




	PRESS RELEASE, Tuesday 28 August 2012 Dutch Design at London Design Festival A survey by Connecting the Dots

	London is hosting the tenth London Design Festival in September 2012. On this occasion, Connecting the Dots will present twelve Dutch designers in Tent London from 20 to 23 September. Visitors to the design fair will receive the Connecting the Dots Magazine that is available at all of the Dutch presentations in London and informs the reader about Dutch Design. The group presentation in Tent London shows the diversity that the Netherlands has to offer. For instance, there is the CMYK lamp that shines different colours from separate corners, a visually and conceptually strong design by Dennis Parren; the Bamboo Windsor Chair which recently won Bo Reudler the TIFF Award in Bangkok, and the latest project of Imme van der Haak, who has just graduated from the Royal College of Art in London. Jólan van der Wiel got off to a flying start with his Gravity Stool, in which epoxy mixed with metal particles is ‘pulled’ into capricious shapes by a powerful magnet. These are just a few examples of the established and new work that Connecting the Dots is presenting in Tent London from: Anon&Co. Tiago Sá da Costa Teun Fleskens Imme van der Haak Bathroom Mania Dennis Parren Bo Reudler The Cottage Industry Versaflex Systems Rik ten Velden Jólan van der Wiel Studio-Re-Creation The magazine follows an independent editorial policy to present Dutch design culture on the basis of descriptions and opinions. Experts from abroad are also invited to talk about Dutch design, such as Deyan Sudjic, director of the Design Museum in London, or the article by Hannah Jones and Anette Lundebye on Socially Responsive Design. There is also an interview with Droog Design and Items magazine, and Ineke Hans has written a column too. Furthermore, the magazine provides a survey of all the Dutch designers presented during the London Design Festival in the British capital, including a handy map of London indicating the locations of all the presentations. A preview will be held in the BNO building in Amsterdam on Thursday 13 September with all the designers and design studios forming part of the Connecting the Dots presentation in London. The first exemplars of the magazine will be distributed on that occasion. Friday evening 21 September the project Beyond the Body of Imme van Haak comes alive. In a short live dance performance, the moving body manipulates the fabric so the body and the silk become one, the movement brings the fabric to life. Doors open 18.00, curtain at 19:00. Choreography: Alexandra Green. Dancers: Agnese Lanza and Anastasia Papaeleftheriadou. Dutch brewer Gulpener will be inviting all the guests for a drink. In conjunction with the Dutch Embassy in London, a network drinks session will be organised for the design industry represented there in the embassy building at Hyde Park Gate on Thursday 20 September. Connecting the Dots London 2012 is commissioned by Agentschap NL, a part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation. Connecting the Dots is held in Tent London, next to the entrance of SuperBrands: Shop 25 @ Tent London, Old Truman Brewery (street level) Hanbury Street 25, Londen E1 6QR.	Cover Connecting the Dots magazine - London 2012 Studio Drift, portret by Judith Jockel How Droog can it get? Interview with Renny Ramakers and Agata Jaworska The Kisses Urinal, by Meike van Schijndel for Bathroom Mania at Connecting the Dots Presentation CMYK lamp, by Dennis Parren at Connecting the Dots Presentation Items, the conscience of Dutch design. Interview with Max Bruinsma and Pao Lien Djie

	*Note for the editor, not for publication* For more information, interviews and illustrative material you can contact our press officer Luc Deleau, luc@thedots.nl / + 31 (0)6 52472990 or the publisher David Heldt, david@thedots.nl / +31 (0)20 8932886 at any time. Read the online version of this press release here. Read our first press release, from 10 July, about Connecting the Dots London Design Festival 2012. Feel free to download the press kits with information and high res images about the presented design-studio's on our press page: www.thedots.nl/press If you would like to attend the preview in Amsterdam or the drinks session in the Dutch Embassy in London, please send an email before 10 September to: luc@thedots.nl

	Partners London 2012: Agentschap NL - Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie / BNO / ITEMS / Bureau Deleau / Tent London / The London Design Festival

Connecting the Dots: Publishing and presenting Dutch designers and design-culture internationally during key design events and fairs