Modern Dutch Design VIP Preview Celebration at The Wolfsonian-FIU

Photography by WorldRedEye on November 20th, 2016 in Culture

Miami Beach, FL – November 17, 2016 – Guests of The Wolfsonian-FIU took a journey through 50 years of Dutch innovation at their sneak peek preview of Modern Dutch Design! Attendees marveled at over 200 decorative, graphic, and fine-art masterpieces that put the Netherlands on the avant-garde map, and were among the first to experience contemporary artist Christie van der Haak’s brilliant, bold transformation of the façade and lobby, More Is More. Guests of the evening also enjoyed hors d’oeuvres by Thierry’s, stroopwafels by Dutch Amore, and artisan cocktails by Rutte. During the period 1890–1940, the Netherlands built a reputation—which it still holds today—as a center for innovative design. “Modern Dutch Design” draws from The Wolfsonian’s extensive collection of Dutch furniture, decorative arts, design drawings, posters and bookbindings, in order to examine the evolution of design in the Netherlands during these decades. The exhibition focuses on how Dutch designers, architects, and artists responded to radical shifts in social and political life, worked to promote international travel and trade, and found inspiration in the cultures of the country’s overseas colonies, as they developed a succession of unique styles.

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