SIT PRAY WORK June 8 - July 28
Exhibition with minimalist furniture designs by Dutch and European designers from 1960 to the present.
Special and truly beautiful minimalist furniture designs can be seen in iCOON. The bunker adds its own minimalist beauty to the pieces.
With work by Dom Hans van der Laan – Marc Meeuwissen – Onno Adriaanse – Piet Hein Eek – Richard Hutten – Pepijn Fabius Clovis.
June 1 & 2
Live artwork on the walls of iCOON to provide a suitable setting for the upcoming exhibition SIT, PRAY, WORK.
Rotterdam artist Ropp Schouten starts by painting a minimal line plan to create a good atmosphere for the minimalist furniture exhibition.
This weekend everyone can enjoy a beautiful empty bunker and Ropp Schouten in situ (between 12 noon and 4 p.m.).
June 8
The exhibition opens June 8. Pepijn Fabius Clovis, Onno Adriaanse, Marc Meeuwissen and Richard Hutten, among others, will be present to talk about their work.
iCOON likes to introduce you to the 6 designers
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Marc Meeuwissen
Marc Meeuwissen (Dear Objects), one of the six designers participating in the exhibition ZIT BID WORK, which starts on Saturday, June 8.
Marc Meeuwissen works in Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands) and Antwerp (Belgium) and also lives in the latter city. After studying at the Academy for Art and Design St. Joost in Breda, he founded Absoluut Designers in 1990, a studio for graphic and 3-dimensional design in Bergen op Zoom, transformed into No-But in 2022.
Dear Objects was launched in 2012. In 2019, Meeuwissen chose to create completely autonomous work, unique works or objects in small editions under the same name. Brutalist architecture, typography and archetypes are an important source of inspiration.
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Richard Hutten
Rotterdam-based Richard Hutten is an influential and successful Dutch designer. He is known for his conceptual and playful designs. A true innovator, he has established himself as one of the leading international figures in his field, continually pushing the boundaries of design.
Richard Hutten graduated from the Design Academy in Eindhoven in 1991 and in the same year he started his own design studio. With a team of experts he is involved in furniture design and interior design.
Playfulness is an important aspect in Richard Hutten's work. Referring to 'Homo Ludens or 'Playing Man' by the Dutch historian and cultural theorist Professor Johan Huizinga, Richard Hutten's designs aim to contribute to the importance of play as culture. That's why his designs are not only beautiful, but also optimistic and fun.
Hutten is an important exponent of “Droog Design”, in which he has been involved since the start in 1993. Richard Hutten has been art director at Gispen since 2008.
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Pepijn Fabius Clovis
The work of Pepijn Fabius Clovis is both aesthetic and functional.
Clovis graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2022. He makes interior objects, usable sculptures, products and furniture. And all from residual material or waste.
It took a long time before he knew what he wanted: just making things, intuitively, without designing it in advance.
Clovis is distinguished by its boundless imagination and playful design.
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Dom Hans van der Laan
Dom Hans van der Laan: thinker, architect, designer.
The Benedictine monk and architect Hans van der Laan (1904-1991) occupies a unique position in the world of architecture. Van der Laan, son of an architect, planned to follow in his father's footsteps by studying architecture in Delft (1923-1926), but he soon exchanged his studies for the Sint-Paulus Abbey in Oosterhout to become a monk. become. Within the walls of the monastery he turned again to architecture. In the freedom he experienced there, uninfluenced by his environment and at a distance from discussions in the world of architecture, he was able to shape a new vision of architecture. He designed three monasteries and a house and only drew his first real design at the age of 53, the Sint-Benedictusberg monastery in Vaals, which is immediately regarded as his masterpiece. But for most of his life he was mainly concerned with thinking about form, proportion and how people experience an architectural space. His architecture explores the original origins of architectural principles and the fundamental essence of form.
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Onno Adriaanse
Onno Adriaanse founded Studio Onno Adriaanse in 2016, after graduating from the Design Academy Eindhoven. His design studio is located in Eindhoven (NL). Landscapes and their geological processes are Onno's greatest source of inspiration. He operates at the intersection of the functional aspect and the emotional experience that a design can bring about. His design process is hands-on and material-oriented, resulting in statement pieces that demonstrate great craftsmanship.
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Piet Hein Eek
In 1990, Piet Hein Eek graduated from the Academy for Industrial Design (later Design Academy) in Eindhoven. With a cabinet made of scrap wood. In a time of excess and perfection, he opted for simple materials and sober design.
Piet Hein Eek makes rugged design. Lots of scrap wood, but also steel, stainless steel, zinc and plastic. Looking at his collection it seems like he only designs/makes things he likes. First a chair, then a table and then another table football game. Working with scrap wood is of course completely in line with the current sustainability trend, but this trend was partly created by Piet Hein Eek.
Piet Hein has his own unique style that you immediately recognize. Moment includes Piet Hein Eek's range of studio, workshop, warehouse, gallery, shop and restaurant. A chip shop and hotel have recently been added to this list. 'Maybe I survived as a designer precisely because I didn't just stick to furniture. I believe in going broad.'
Foto: Arnold Reyneveld
Peripheral programming
On June 30, noon till 1 pm, in coöperation with NORTH SEA ROUND TOWN, MAREEN.
Mareen, with Laura Drion and Andrew Moreno. The two met at Codarts in Rotterdam. The young jazz vocalist and guitarist quickly discovered that they have exceptional musical chemistry. Their preference for improvisation and conveying a heartfelt story plays an important role in this. Outside or inside, depending on the weather!
On July 7, iCOON organizes a lecture/presentation about the life and work of Dom Hans van der Laan by Valentijn Carbo.
Valentijn Carbo is an architectural historian at Hendrick de Keyser monuments. They are also the ones who make Dom Hans van der Laan's original furniture available for the exhibition.
July 13, 4 pm, in coöperation with NORTH SEA ROUND TOWN, MICHELLE SAMBA.
Michelle Samba shifts fluidly between drumming, singing, producing, painting, writing, photography and performance art, ridding herself of the contemporary impressionism that stems from her personal history. After years of touring as a drummer and bassist, working on duo projects and composing for theater, film and games, she is now becoming a solo artist, with radical projects in the making.
On July 20 & 21, 2 pm, there is a guided tour of the 6 designers of SIT PRAY WORK.
On July 27 there will be a performance by the Eindhoven artist Frank van Ansem. He designs and makes books, unique or in small editions, completely in style and suitable for the exhibition. They are almost more works of art than books. Frank van Ansem gives this performance together with his son Woes Doornbos.
