jul 15th, 2018 | Design, Publicaties, TRACY•TV, Video
The Belgian capital of Brussels has upped its cultural offerings with Kanal Brussel, a new contemporary arts center in collaboration with Centre Pompidou in Paris. Kanal is housed in an enormous former Citroen garage, I spoke with director Yves Goldstein about how kanal showcases Belgian art and asked him: what’s in it for the Pompidou? He also showed the winning entry by architects NOA/EM2N/SERGISON BATES, the result of an international competiton, for the renovation of the 38,000-square-meter ‘glass cathedral’ Art Deco building.
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apr 23rd, 2018 | Design, Publicaties, TRACY•TV, Video
Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta, a.k.a. the Dutch design duo Studio Drift, are famous worldwide for their poetic works that mix technology with nature. They have their first solo exhibition in the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam, from the 25th of April until 26th of August 2018, including well-known works such as Fragile Future, the Drifter, Shylight and Amplitude. Dutch journalist Tracy Metz got the chance to take a look at the making of the exhibition and interviewed Lonneke Gordijn.
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apr 16th, 2016 | Design, Publicaties, Short&Sweet, Video
Short&Sweet: een interview met designer Pieke Bergmans.
Pieke Bergmans: It started off with the question why neon is always in a linear tube and I was just questioning if I could somehow also put gas inside a more organic shape.
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