Ter ere van honderd jaar Groot-Eindhoven, heeft Atelier NL diverse activiteiten georganiseerd, om het belang van een groene stad te benadrukken >>
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As part of the centennial celebration for Groot-Eindhoven, Atelier NL organized several activities to emphasize the value of a green city >>
The exhibition at GEO—DESIGN offers new insights and adds new layers to the narrative of this ongoing project for those who wish to carefully contemplate these collections. To See a World in a Grain of Sand tells stories of time, place, and our profound connection to the world we live in. From a hot and dry desert to a cold and snowy mountain; a skyscraper in a bustling city to an archaeological ruin; an invisible political border to a vast and open landscape; an excavated gold mine to the bottom of an ancient seabed; a place of civil unrest to a serene holiday island. The analysis of sands collected by people from all across the earth reveals hidden narratives in the varied colours and textures of glass fused from 'wild' sands. When these geographical diversities become visible, it becomes clear that sand carries not only ecological significance, but powerful social and political histories.
ClayService from Brunssum & Sopsum, and ZandGlas from Zandmotor, Savelsbos, Brabantse Duinen, Maasvlakte, & Knokke are all available to order through our webshop!
"This studio shows a consistent sensitivity throughout their work, concentrating on local materials and responsible production practices whilst also maintaining a very high level of aesthetics throughout all their projects. They tackle ideas such as sense of place and geographic specificity successfully, making the conversation about sustainable practices a richer one. Using impressively rigorous and interesting design thinking, they create beautiful objects with good craftsmanship."
Dezeen Awards Master Jury
"A powerful, thoughtfully produced and beautifully executed project that celebrates imperfection, natural materials and local idiosyncrasies, whilst simultaneously salvaging quickly disappearing knowledge."
Dezeen Award Master Jury
The eighth ZandGlas edition has been made in collaboration with Rijksmuseum Van Oudheden as part of the exhibition on glass which showcases some of the finest glass pieces from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Netherlands, and elsewhere.
This third edition originates from the sand of Nationaal Park de Loonse en Drunense Duinen. This latest series was created especially for Dutch Design Week 2017 in collaboration with Natuurmonumenten.
Join us to become part of an expanding collaborative art project that will reveal the broad array of colors and textures of the world. Have a favourite location or place that holds special meaning? Collect an empty bottle of sand from that very spot and send it to us! Read more >>
