Design's past can tell us a lot about its present. But it has more to say than that. As part of cultural history, design provides a record of the influences that have shaped us. And it therefore sheds light on how our cultural identity has developed.
Heritage and History
Current projects
Heritage and History
Collecting course
My first Design Collection, Premsela’s course for Eigen Huis & Interieur readers wishing to start acquiring design, began in September. Participants will visit fairs, academies and galleries and learn about design history, assessing objects, and financial and practical aspects of collecting.
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Heritage and History
Money with a Mission
Willehad Eilers won the Munt met een Missie (“Money with a Mission”) competition to design a coin for the WWF’s 50th anniversary. Premsela will host three lectures on coin design and typography in conjunction with the Centraal Museum Utrecht’s exhibition of the 12 entries.
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Heritage and History
Me Craft/You Industry
In a 2012 Premsela symposium in Enkhuizen, we’ll examine design processes past and present and talk about how we can influence the future of industry. Me Craft/You Industry takes place in conjunction with the exhibition Industrious| Artefacts: The Evolution of Crafts.
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Anthology
Views on Design
From personal letters to legendary essays, all the essential readings from Dutch design history come together in the two-part Dutch-language collection Visies op vormgeving ('Views on Design').
Trailer
Rietveld's Chair
Tracing the history of an iconic modernist object, the art historian Marijke Kuper made surprising discoveries. Lex Reitsma’s documentary tracks her journey.
Watch the trailer online.
Watch the trailer online.
LinkedIn group
Designhistory.nl
Designgeschiedenis Nederland promotes research and interest in Dutch design history. Alongside the website Designhistory.nl, the foundation now runs a LinkedIn group for discussion of current topics.