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31/10/2018 Design / Design Process / Kissing / multicultural souvenir / Souvenir / Stroopwafels

Culture Cult Exhibition – Dutch Design Hotel Artemis

October 4th was the opening of the Culture Cult Exhibition. It is wonderfully organized by Nadja Schreurs, coordinator of the D&A platform of the Hotel, which has the aim to promote diverse designers and artist through exhibitions in the hotel’s

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29/10/2018 Collaboration / Design / First steps / identity / Kissing / Multicultiralism / multicultural souvenir / Souvenir / Stroopwafels / Tradition

Where can I buy the Souvenirs?

Many people have been asking me when the multicultural souvenirs will be available on the market for purchase. I admit, I would love to see the new Dutch Kissing Couples and the Stroopwafels on the market somewhere. It would be

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28/05/2017 China / Clay Models / Design Process / Garment / Multicultiralism / Tradition / Uncategorized

What has been happening?

It has been a while since the last time I posted something about this project. Apart from being busy with work and my own education, my approach to this project has been to take it one step at a time

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17/04/2016 Clay Models / Collaboration / Design Process / Inspiration / samples

The efforts it costs to get a cost price

Next to exploring stories about cultural similarities or differences in the multicultural Holland, finding out about the design – and the production process for it – has been challenging. One of the main purposes of this project is that the

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13/03/2015 Clay Models / First steps

Shrink gracefully…

Still working on the model making process; as I previously mentioned, the modeling clay I’ve used shrinks when it dries. For design purposes it is important to have some control that both pieces (male and female) shrink proportionately, so that

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09/02/2015 Clay Models / First steps / Turkey

Hands-on, new rough sketches.

Making the first models was good to gain experience on how to work with modeling clay (the one that hardens up). This clay is not so user friendly, it shrinks while it dries and this leaves a rough texture. This

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02/02/2015 Clay Models / Turkey

First Steps, materializing ideas.

This is how it all started, the first sketch model inspired in a female Turkish folkloric dress.  I transferred this idea into modeling clay and as a next step a mold was made by Montagne Aardenwerkfabriek to slip cast it

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Recent Posts

  • Culture Cult Exhibition – Dutch Design Hotel Artemis
  • Where can I buy the Souvenirs?
  • One more turn around the sun
  • To Kiss or Not To Kiss at the Dutch Design Week 2017, An unexpected and rewarding impact.
  • Only a Kiss Away!

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