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LED Flowers Bloom When It Gets Dark

A beautiful project by a young Dutch design student.READ»

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What If Your Postage Stamp Was the Letter--Or an Entire Book? UPDATE: USPS Is Cool Too!

Rotterdam designer Richard Hutten produces a stamp-sized book for the Dutch postal service. UPDATE: Not to be outdone, the USPS releases Abstract Expressionism stamps!READ»

Dutch Design Masters, in Their Own Words

A delicious video archive for anyone interested in Dutch design, featuring studio visits with Philips, MVRDV, and 15 others.READ»

Maarten Baas Takes Design Miami Cake

A 31-year-old Dutch designer wins Designer of the Year honors and a retrospective at Design Miami/ in December.READ»

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New York's Design Scene Is Going Dutch

A series of events and exhibitions by Dutch designers will transform New York into New Amsterdam, at least for the next few weeks.READ»

Instant Landmark: New Amsterdam Pavilion

To mark the 400th anniversary of the Dutch arrival, New York unveils a gift from the Netherlands--a spiral-shaped visitor's center where 70,000 daily commuters pass.READ»

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A Rube Goldberg Amusement Park for Sustainable Living

Tjep, a Dutch design firm, has released a creaky, funhouse vision for a sustainable community that feeds 1000.READ»

What Makes Dutch Design So Dutch?

An open competition seeking ingenious repairs proves that in the Netherlands, high-end design principals are practically a national motto.READ»

How to Revive an Ailing City Center: Ban Cars, Build Public Spaces

The Dutch have a way with urban planning, as the new Roosendaal Pavilion proves.READ»

Dutch Design Arrives in New York

This Satuday, the Cite gallery will open up 400 Years Later: Cite Goes Dutch, a month-long design exhibition. Curated by Alissia Melka-Teichroew and Jan Habraken--both young Dutch designers living in New York--the exhibition focuses ...READ»