2 months ago I got an email from a friend who wanted to write an essay about hysteria on design. he is from spain and also a designer. guillem ferran asked me to send him some informations about maxime ansiau, a dutch-french designer. he saw a picture of his work on matandme. I’ve send him all he needed and now his article is printed. he compilated different works of studio job, wok media, maarten baas, martino gamper, maxime ansiau, ted noten, atelier van lieshout and jerszy seymour.

yeah, guillem! but is there an english version? my spanish isn’t that good.

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another media conglomerate is launching an award. sony presents a photo award for professionals and amateurs which will be presented from the 21st – 25th april in cannes, france. the good part is that they also have an university shoot out. in this competition you will see two students from each of the 10 participating countries from europe. the assignment was to sum up your country in one image. here is one picture which was choosen to be presented in cannes.

germany – ‘sum up your country in one image’ – black – red – yellow!!

sebastian müller and jan-philip welchering are students at the university of applied science and arts in dortmund, germany. sebastian is studying photography and jan-philip graphic design. the funny story is that jan-philip actually wanted to sign on photography but he made a mistake in the application form and end up in the graphic design department. not sure if it’s destiny, maybe, but it was just a stupid slip. what doesn’t bar him from taking good pictures.

jan-philip welchering + sebstian müller

the ‘mustard’ collection is hanging in the kitchen

that’s how the massacre started

that’s how it get out of hand

last year I attended at the k2007, world’s largest plastics trade fair, where basf presented the new kontstantin grcic chair. we just have seen some miniatures and the process of designing the chair. on this year’s designweek (salone internazionale del mobile 16.-21.4.2008) in milan konstantin grcic will launch myto at the triennale design museum.

my minitaure of the myto (sadly, I got it in orange)

and as we know chairs let a designer heart beat. they are the icons of design. ludwig mies van der rohe, one of the most outstanding architects, designed one of the first cantilevered chairs in 1927. once he said that it is easier to build a house than to design a good chair.

mies van der rohe – cantilever chair

marcel breuer – cantilever chair ‘cesca’

check the post from last year:
http://matandme.net/myto-chair-debut-at-the-k-2007/

| plank | – client

today some fine art students and me participate in a workshop from the jan van eyck academy, post-academic institute for research and production fine art, design, theory.

we were invited by reserachers from different disciplines. theo cowley, donatella bernadi, jean-baptiste maitre and société réaliste were our tutors for one day. we had to bring some of our work and install a group exhibition in one big room. the challange was to put the work in a different context, outside of our academy, in a white cube. would it have the same impact like in the own studio? can I present my work everwhere? how can I present it to make the intention clear. after evaluating all this questions (and more) we observed that working with people from diffrent disciplines broaden one’s mind. learn from and with others.

the exhibition space

jean-baptiste maitre + leonid babiichouk

jean-baptiste naudy (société réaliste) + students

marie-claire krell talking about her ideas for her graduation

mitja devaud showing a short film via his camera

matandme is everywhere

if you need a shredder why not buy a nice one?

| tom ballhatchet |
| MA industrial design website 2005-2007 |

this is some work of eduard xandri. obviously he is obsessed with hairy men. I enjoy everbody who gives something banal (like hairy men – they just exist) a niche.

imagine the boy is you and the hairy thing is your dad

stars & stripes.. hm.. hair in stripes

I like it!! – my black & white obsession again. above all handmade!

this is a pic from eduard’s flickr page

I now the work of the paris design duo atypyk, ivan duval and jean sebastien ides, for a long time. but today I send the link of the website to a friend who is looking for an internship.
I took a look on the website again and the pez candy of christo and micky mouse made me laugh. I downloaded the pictures and viewed them 3 times today.

I just can say: let’s pez!

christo

micky mouse

all pez shown are hand transformed by atypyk – unique piece

first I wanted to show 3 pictures of maastricht street-art. simply because I can’t find the ‘dutch miniature flags sticked into doogy poo’ picture (some people in maastricht should know these) I decided to post some stupid stuff I found.

bacon-dryer (I wish I would have one)

ex-director of the academy of fine arts maastricht – found in the academy

jupiler‘s shop window advertising

it is quite evident that some university laddie lost his pink polo shirt

by the way: defect