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Design Icons is back in town, the upcoming edition will take place on February 7 & 8 at the venue of De Overkant. This former shipyard has been restored into a charming event location. Situated on the North shore of ’t IJ,
The industrial atmosphere of De Overkant is the ideal setting to showcase the design icons of the past century. Dealers from all over Europe will gather, offering their finest vintage design pieces from the 1930s - 1980s. A diversity of objects will be presented: from well-known classics to anonymous designs, with Eames next to Mies van der Rohe and from Italian-chic to raw industrials.
In collaboration with Design Icons we have a 2x2 free tickets, take a friend along to 'De Overkant' and admire all these design icons yourself. Simply leave a comment below and we will pick 2 winners next week!
Update: congratulations Marije & Christine, tickets are on the way!
After a successful first edition in 2012 |see my post here|, Design Icons will return annually as of 2014. The much awaited upcoming edition will take place on February 8 + 9, once again in the beautiful venue of De Overkant. This former shipyard has been restored into a charming event location. Situated on the North shore of ’t IJ, there is a beautiful view to the city center.
The industrial atmosphere of De Overkant is the ideal setting to showcase the design icons of the past century. 60 dealers from all over Europe will gather, offering their finest vintage design pieces from the 1930s - 1980s. A diversity of objects will be presented: from well-known classics to anonymous designs, with Eames next to Mies van der Rohe and from Italian-chic to raw industrials.
In collaboration with Design Icons we have a free ticket for you and a friend to come to 'De Overkant' and admire all these design icons yourself. Simply leave a comment below and we will pick a winner next week! | comments closed |Congratulations Deborah Bos, enjoy! |
previously posted on Vosgesparis
Please not this event is now closed but you can still visit the restaurant
Last weekend I visited the first edition of Design Icons in Amsterdam, a showcase of the design classics of the 20th century. It all took place in the venue called De Overkant (meaning The other side) For me it is literally the other side, because when I look across the water from nearby where I live I can see the building.
It is a former shipyard that has been restored into an event location. It still has a very industrial feeling with stripped walls and lots of concrete and metal. These pictures are made in the restaurant and when we saw this wall we couldn't do anything else then just making pictures of it.. Ain't it amazing!
To be honest many of the showed design was not really my cup of tea... I did admired some of the design chairs of course such as the Panton and Eames chairs in colours that I had never seen. But I am just not that much a lover of retro furniture.
I was mainly attracted by the industrial furniture and industrial lamps. And it was good to see my friends from 360volt.com again. Located near the Negen straatjes. We had a nice chat about their lamps and the industrial letters they are gonna add to their collection soon. If they are any good like the ones they brought to the exhibition I can't wait to see them!
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