Interior design of Information Centre, Zuiderzeemuseum, Enkhuizen, The Netherlands by Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters

According to the Dutch penchant to connect traditional aesthetics with modern issues the Zuiderzeemuseum in Enkhuizen showcases masterpieces and objects of an enormous historical variety – from old impressive Dutch paintings to the artistic objects of Victor & Rolf.

In 2009 the Zuiderzeemuseum invited the Eindhoven based designers Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters to design the interior for the information centre of the museum park.

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'Happy Sheep' by ZUS, now in production by Lensvelt

Sheep seem to make people happy. Or, at least, the sculptural ones do that were commissioned for the Dutch Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Designed by Rotterdam-based ZUS (Zone Urbaines Sensibles), the four-legged flock proved such a success with visitors to the exhibition that they have now been put into production by design manufacturer Lensvelt.

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'Swan Lamp' by Tian Zhen

The Dutch designer Tian Zhen presented his new series of filigree lamps at this year’s Luminale, the satellite event during light+building in Frankfurt.

Both versions, the pendant as well as the floor light, are simply made from sheets of Tyvek paper sewn together and folded, without any extra hidden support. The lamps have a delicate leather base and slim wooden stands.

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'Totem' by Vincent van Duysen for Pastoe

The Dutch manufacturer Pastoe presented this modular shelving system by the Belgian architect Vincent van Duysen. Stacked to a colourful tower ‘Totem’ lives up to its name. The bodies of the cabinet can be turned independently of each other and are divided into segments by rails. They can be open or closed on one side and you can put horizontal shelves in them.

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Steel cabinets by JSPR

JSPR, a young Dutch interior design brand founded by Eindhoven graduate Jasper van Grootel, launched this family of a piece of furniture which has been out of fashion for a long time: the display cabinet. Available in different sizes and dimensions it is composed of an oakwood base and a sturdy powder coated steel frame completely suited with glass.

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'Naturally False' by Whatels, Els Woldhek

On the occasion of this year’s RCA final show Dutch designer Els Woldhek presented her highly poetic graduation project ‘Naturally False’. The series of furniture and lamps consist of a light structure of veneered wooden sticks and surfaces which are connected through a copper plating technique. This process which is based on the electrolysis of copper sulphate acid solution, lets the copper grow in an unpredictable shape around and through the wood.

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'Sealed Chair' by Francois Dumas

The young French/Dutch designer and Eindhoven graduate Francois Dumas recently presented this smart series of chairs made from sealed plastic rods. After making them flexible by heating them in an oven Dumas clamps the pieces into different wooden templates. A welding technique that emphasises the melting of the plastic, a seal, connects the different components. Therefore the melted parts have to be joined by compressing together the compatible templates.

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'PLET' low table by Dutch designer Reinier de Jong

Young Dutch designer Reinier de Jong has created a low table called ‘PLET’, whose translucent top consists of 80 different strips of reclaimed Perspex (PMMA). Its oak base comes from a former dining table.

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Leather lampshades by Pepe Heykoop

The Amsterdam based designer and Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Pepe Heykoop created this series of leather lampshades which he sees as an interpretation of old indusrtial lamps.

“The lambskin leather shades are handmade, very soft, foldable and come in a range of colours. They are about 60 to 75 cm wide”, the designer explains.

Pepe Heykoop will exhibit his work at this year’s DMY festival in Berlin, 9-13 June.

Leather lampshades by Pepe Heykoop

Leather lampshades by Pepe Heykoop

Leather lampshades by Pepe Heykoop

to the Studio Pepe Heykoop website

'Tafelstukken' by Daphna Issacs and Laurens Manders

During this year’s DMY Festival in Berlin the Dutch design duo Daphna Isaacs and Laurens Manders are going to present ’Tafelstukken’, their beautiful archaic-looking lighting series made from porcelain and oak tree.

'Tafelstukken' by Daphna Issacs and Laurens Manders

'Tafelstukken' by Daphna Issacs and Laurens Manders

'Tafelstukken' by Daphna Issacs and Laurens Manders

'Tafelstukken' by Daphna Issacs and Laurens Manders

to the Daphna Isaacs and Laurens Manders website

to the DMY website