studio makkink & bey at prague designblok 09

bureau europa exhibition jars, 2008-2009 displayed on drawers cratecupboard #2, 2004
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this year's prague designblok features guest dutch designers studio makkink & bey
who are exhibiting a collection of cabinets which serve as working craftsmanship cells -
an exploration of process and design.

'we feel like explorers travelling around the world either driven by curiosity,
or sent on a mission, constantly investigating, inquiring and associating. to come back
with stories, stories that are told through design for design is our language. our goal is to
create an installation or 'environment' mostly of a speculative character, such as new family
and new ecology. for example new cycles of production and reproduction based on
shifting relations between living, working and consuming. a trans-disciplinary approach,
since contemporary innovation takes place at the sections of the established fields.'
- SM&B, 2009


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'studio move' from bureau europa exhibition jars, 2008-2009
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small blue foam models and drawings of the studio's projects are found inside the bureau europa exhibition jars, 2008-2009
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small blue foam and paper model displayed inside a glass weck jar
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'3034 interpolis' from bureau europa exhibition jars, 2008-2009
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'3124' prooff from bureau europa exhibition jars, 2008-2009
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'skydiving' from bureau europa exhibition jars, 2008-2009
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witness construction light - big, 2008
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detail of light
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the unit is constructed from felt which has been sewn to mimic a light
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felt encasing the electrical units and plugs
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DMY study crate cabinet, 2009
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inside the cabinet are slideshows of designers from the studio and their process work
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the chair and cabinet made from wood have been covered in brown flocking
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profile of the DMY study crate cabinet, 2009
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detail of the flocking
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detail of the flocking picking up the wood grain
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kade chair #2, 2009
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more flocking
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'crates at nikkelstraat' from bureau europa exhibition jars, 2008-2009
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'nikkelstraat working crate' bureau europa exhibition jars, 2008-2009
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studio makkink & bey(rianne makkink) with monika schedler and miriam frei
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the sumperak house was the czech contribution for expo '58 in brussels. the popularity
of the house came from a public desire for individual living: an ideal which was repressed
by the political regime at the time. the circumstances surrounding the construction were a paradox;
the socialist state withheld financial support and censored building plans, while simultaneously
issuing flyers praising the house as an embodiment of the superior lifestyle. the building is
recognizable by its compact design, balcony and large windows that are flanked by five
circular vents on both sides. in spring 2009, rianne makkink conducted a glass workshop
inspired by the sumperak house. in collaboration with vitrum praha, laboratory and technical
glassware and design students from the academy of art, architecture and design the pieces
which resulted from the workshop are exhibited alongside studio makkin & bey's work.


the hollow glass leg of the table
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detail of the glass leg and how it is attached to the table
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de amersfoot chair, 2009
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paper wood table, 2009
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detail of the paper wood
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glasswork by daniel gonzalez and tamas varga
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glasswork by nicolas farinotti and paolo liace
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general view
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