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What do hotshot designers Hella Jongerius, Jurgen Bey and Job Smeets have in common? They all graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven. The Dutch college and graduate program is a breeding ground for the high-concept work that's dominating industrial design. Students study in departments with esoteric names like Man and Living and Man and Identity. But for a little real-world experience, pupils can collaborate on projects with companies such as Nike and Swarovski...
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...visit Holland, perhaps Holland can take up residence with you. Swiss furniture maker Vitra, which has made furniture by Ray and Charles Eames, Frank Gehry and Philippe Starck, introduces Dutch designer Hella Jongerius' Polder, a couch that mimics the Netherlands' flat landscapes, upholstered in six fabrics. Windmills not included...
...splash in the fashion world by collaborating with edgy designers including Julien MacDonald and Alexander McQueen. This year Swarovski tried to make the same impact in Milan by teaming up with young industrial-design talents. The mission? To reinvent the chandelier. The seven resulting works did just that. Hella Jongerius made a chandelier frock. Georg Baldele created a rectangular "Glitter Box." But the favorite of V&A curator Gareth Williams was Tord Boontje's "Design Blossom," a tree branch strung with lights and crystals. The creations are all one-of-a-kind prototypes, but Clare Kubicki, spokeswoman for Swarovski, says...
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