SHD: HOLLAND DESIGN

by Tomoko Sakamoto

The anxiously awaited follow-up to Holland Design, Super Holland Design explores new functionality in contemporary Dutch design. Featured designers transform concepts into strong messages, using new techniques and technologies. Dutch designers are inspiring exciting interactions between design and its users, compelling us to re-think the meaning of design itself. They question every aspect of design, creating new concepts, processes, and formats, bravely pushing the limits of user participation and the designer's role.



Herman van Bostelen, Catalogtree, Office of CC, De Designpolitie, Experimental Jetset, Hans Gremmen, Arjan Groot, Atelier van GOG, Hansje van Halem, Studio Kluif, Julia Müller, Dennis Koot, Koehorst in't Veld, Harmen Liemburg, Luna Maurer, Lesley Moore, Lust, Machine, Meta Haven, Richard Niessen, Ping-pong Design, Sander Plug, STAR, Strange Attractors Design, Roger Teeuwen, Minke Themans, Thonik, Toko, Werkplaats Typografie, You & McCuskey, Zeloot.

Genres: Design

416 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2007

About the author

Publisher and designer, born in Tokyo. She studied architecture at Waseda University until her master’s degree. After finishing her degree, and thanks to a scholarship from the Japanese government, in 1999 she moved to Barcelona to do an internship at the architecture office EMBT-Enric Miralles Benedetta Tagliabue Arquitectes Associats. Later she became part of the team of the publishing house Actar in Barcelona as an architecture and design editor (2000-2012). With the experience gained in publishing and editing, in 2012 she created the Spread workspace with David Lorente. The activity is currently diversified in the publishing of books, collaborations written by architecture magazines, such as the organization of workshops, collaboration with universities, participation in competitions, etc., and collaborates closely with professionals such as the designer Luki Huber (with his Manual Thinking workshops) or the photographer Hisao Suzuki.

Reviews

[R.Friend · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, but not great. Rather overpriced at $59.95. Of the two, "False Flat: Why Dutch Design Is So Good" is considerably better in my opinion.

[d3mian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reaaaally good

[Paul Jerome · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great!