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5/2/2013

Object Rotterdam

Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam

OBJECT Rotterdam is the fair for contemporary design which takes place during Art Rotterdam. This year, OBJECT will be held for the first time in the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi) which is part of The New Institute. The upcoming edition of OBJECT Rotterdam takes place from 7 to 10 February 2013.

OBJECT Rotterdam presents limited editions and one-offs at the cutting edge of design, crafts, fashion, architecture and the visual arts. The fair exhibits the work of national and international, established and up and coming designers from various design disciplines and using a wide range of materials. OBJECT Rotterdam is the place for collectors, professionals and other design enthusiasts. The NAi is part of The New Institute for architecture, design and e-culture, which strengthens the interaction between different design disciplines. Anne van der Zwaag, the director of OBJECT Rotterdam, explains: “This location provides OBJECT with a very interesting context. It promises to be an exciting fair in a dynamic place and a special building.” Rotterdam based Superuse Studios, formerly 2012Architecten, is in charge of the exhibition design.

Galleries, design institutes and independent designers participate in OBJECT Rotterdam. This edition presents the work of established designers such as Richard Hutten via Gallery Judy Straten and Tejo Remy,represented by the Industry Gallery from Washington. Industry Gallery is exhibiting the special Nijntje collection which Atelier Remy & Veenhuizen designed for the Centraal Museum in Utrecht. CeramicistMaaike Roozenburg is also introducing a collection in cooperation with a museum, the Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. Her series of crockery, based on historical examples, will be shown to the public for the first time during OBJECT. The jewelry designer Dinie Besems is also exhibiting a new project in which she takes part herself!

The collaboration between the Dutch furniture company Pastoe and the photography duoScheltens&Abbenes is another first. At OBJECT they will exhibit the new centenary cupboard by Pastoe in combination with a limited edition of the photographers. The cooperation between Wandschappen and the designer Christien Meinderstma is equally unique. She designed a special book and project: the collected knitted work by Loes Veenstra from the 2e Carnissestraat in Rotterdam.

The multidisciplinary character of OBJECT Rotterdam is not the only striking aspect. There is also the number of young designers taking part in this edition of the fair, such as Studio rENs, Floris Hovers and Studio Zward, a combination of the jewelry designer Kirsten Spuybroek and the illustrator Jelmer Noordeman. In addition, there are works by Lina-Marie Koeppen and Roos Gomperts, who graduated last year from the Design Academy in Eindhoven and are both exhibiting a colorful series of product designs. Eefje Wijnings from Arnhem is presenting quite the opposite, fashion objects in black and white.

The Rhode Island school of Art and Design, one of the leading design institutes in the United States is also represented at OBJECT. They are presenting themselves to the Dutch audience for the first time. Equally prestigious, the Amsterdam Sandberg Institute is participating in the fair again, and the Rietveld Academy is taking part for the first time with its jewelry department, as is the ABK Maastricht.

In addition, design-related initiatives are also represented. “We Like Art Walls,” an extension of “We Like Art”, is exhibiting work by Maria Roosen, amongst others, and Zetel Foundation is selling ten unique chairs by leading young designers.

Once again, there is a subsidiary program at OBJECT Rotterdam, with an afternoon of lectures about crafts at 3 p.m. on Friday 8 February in the nearby Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum, on Friday evening adebate on design with the Dutch magazine Items and on Saturday 9 February a program for collectors who are starting out, by My first Design Collection.

During OBJECT Rotterdam visitors of both the Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum and the Nederlands Fotomuseum will receive a special discount and fashion hotspot Margreeth Olsthoorn is partnering with OBJECT as well. The prestigious champagne company Veuve Clicquot, which has been active in the field of design for many years, is a partner and sponsor of the fair.

Participants 2013
- ABK Maastricht - Building Bytes - Dinie Besems - Eefje Wijnings - Femke de Vries - Floris Hovers - Galerie Judy Straten - Hosun Ching - Industry Gallery - Ineke Otte Design - Jin Hyun Jeon - Joeny Veldhuyzen van Zanten - Jolein Jeursen - Kim De Ruysscher - Lina-Marie Koeppen - Lio de Bruin - Lizan Freijsen - Maaike Roozenburg | Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | AR Lab - New Duivendrecht - Pastoe | Scheltens & Abbenes - Raw Color - Rhode Island School of Design - Rietveld Academy Amsterdam - Roos Gomperts - Sandberg Institute Amsterdam - Studio maarten kolk & guus kusters - Superuse Studios - Tessa van de Meerendonk - Tjeerd Veenhoven - Wandschappen | Christien Meindertsma - We Like Art Walls - ZWARD - Zetel - rENs

Image: Maaike Roozenburg and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Smart replica's.

Press contact:
Goska Sobkowiak T +31(0)302716311. E press@objectrotterdam.com
Anne van der Zwaag T +31(0)621594575. E anne@objectrotterdam.com

Press preview on Wednesday 6 February from 5 to 6 p.m.

Netherlands Architecture Institute (The New Institute)
Museumpark 25, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Wednesday 6 February, 5 – 6 p.m., press preview by invitation
Wednesday 6 February, 6 – 10 p.m., opening party by invitation
Thursday 7 February, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday 8 February 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., evening opening
Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 February 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Entrance 5 euros (10 euros including a visit to the NAi/TNI)
In 2013 the fair will continue independently, but remains affiliated to Art Rotterdam and the other events during this period. A shuttle bus will run between the two trade fairs.

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