Author: Vlassenrood, Linda & Brinkman, Els
Title: Reality machines : Mirroring the Real in Contemporary Dutch Architecture : Photography and Design
Description: Rotterdam : NAi Uitgevers, 2003. Paperback. 199 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. English text. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : new. - Reality Machines shows work by contemporary young Dutch architects, industrial designers, fashion designers, graphic designers and photographers. Provocative, experimental, conceptual, fresh, dry, minimalist, brutal and even blunt; this is how the work of these Dutch designers and artists was described in the 1990s. Their work caught on (inter)nationally, to such an extent that there was talk of a hype. This book examines the design attitude of 'Dutch Designers' from the 1990s to today. In response to the malleability of a totally designed environment, Dutch designers consciously work to distort and alienate reality. In five thematic groups (PhotoShop Reality, Come Back Effect, Back to Basics, No Original and Are you serious?) the different disciplines are confronted with each other. An introductory article by Pauline Terreehorst outlines the state of affairs within the various disciplines; it also seeks an answer to the question of how young Dutch designers will manifest themselves in the future, given the new economic and political circumstances. This book, which mainly contains images, shows work by the following architects: West 8, MVRDV, NL Architects, One Architecture; industrial designers: Hella Jongerius, Arnout Visser, Jurgen Bey, Marcel Wanders, Richard Hutten; fashion designers: Alexander van Slobbe, Saskia van Drimmelen, Pascale Gatzen, Aziz Bekkaoui, Niels Klavers; graphic designers: Jop van Bennekom, Daniël van der Velden & Maureen Mooren, Thonik; photographers: Anuschka Blommers & Niels Schumm, Vivianne Sassen, a.o. ISBN 9789056622909.

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