‘400 years later – cite goes dutch’ exhibition presented a variety of objects including furniture,homewares, carpets and jewelry by 23 emerging dutch designers, 6 manufacturers and 1 photographer. hosted by showroom CITE, curated by jan habraken and alissia melka-teichroew in collaboration with wabnitz editions ltd and josée lepage, the exhibition aimed to draw an outline of the contemporary design coming out of the netherlands– from cities to landscape. the show was an off site exhibit held during the ICFF new york 09.

bookkast/ tree canibet by lotte van laatum image © designboom http://www.lottevanlaatum.nl

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 2bookkast/ tree canibet by lotte van laatum image © designboom '400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 3detail of the bookkast/ tree canibet by lotte van laatum

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 4yoga chairs by lucas maassen image © designboom http://www.lucasmaassen.com

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 5yoga chairs by lucas maassen image © designboom

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 6yoga chairs by lucas maassen

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 7lucas maassen image © designboom

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 8‘message in a box’ cardboard carpet by wendy plomp image © designboom http://www.wnd.nu '400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 9‘message in a box’ cardboard carpet by wendy plomp image © designboom

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 10‘message in a box’ cardboard carpet by wendy plomp

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 11solar birdhouse by studio oooms image © designboom http://www.oooms.nl

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 12solar birdhouse by studio oooms image © designboom

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 13solar birdhouse by studio oooms

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 14softy lamps by laurens van wieringen image © designboom http://www.laurensvanwieringen.nl

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 15softy lamps by laurens van wieringen

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 16laurens van wieringen image © designboom

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 17bird house shovel by jan habraken http://www.janhabraken.com image © designboom '400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 18bird house shovel by jan habraken

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 19 jan habraken image © designboom

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 20joint jewelry by alissia melka-teichroew image © designboom http://www.byamt.com

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 21joint jewelry by alissia melka-teichroew image © designboom

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 22‘unsustainable’ sugar crystal necklace by greetje van helmond, prototypes image © designboom http://www.greetjevanhelmond.com '400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 23 making of ‘unsustainable’ sugar crystal necklace by greetje van helmond'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 24 detail making of ‘unsustainable’ sugar crystal necklace by greetje van helmond image © designboom

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 25 pique by studio glithero image © designboom http://www.studioglithero.com http://artecnicainc.com'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 26 detail of pique by studio glithero image © designboom

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 27‘plastic’ stool by alexander pelikan wood, plastic image © designboom http://www.pelidesign.com

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 28‘plastic’ stool by alexander pelikan wood, plastic image © designboom

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 29‘plastic’ stool by alexander pelikan

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 30bottle soap by studio jan habraken image © designboom http://www.janhabraken.com

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 31gun bags by mirjam van der lubbe image © designboom http://www.ons-adres.nl http://www.kikkerland.com '400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 32bibu bench by mirjam van der lubbe & niels van eijk image © designboom http://www.ons-adres.nl http://www.van-esch.com

'400 years later cite goes dutch' exhibition - 33bibu bench by mirjam van der lubbe & niels van eijk image © designboom