current events
3 February - Lecture Lost in Lace conference
Gijs Bakker will be the keynote speaker at the Lost in Lace conference in Birmingham. The confernce in organised by the Craft Council and the Birmingham City Council. The conference will be held at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, February 3rd, 10am - 4pm.
Read more about the Lost in Lace conference25 January - Lecture MaterialXperience, Rotterdam
During the event MaterialXperience in Rotterdam, Gijs Bakker will give a lecture January 25th, 4pm - 5pm in Ahoy Rotterdam. The lecture will be about the relationship between concept and craft.
More information23, 24 January - Lecture + workshop, Prague
Gijs Bakker will give a guest lecture and a workshop at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, January 23th - 24th, 2012.
1-7 December - Workshop HAN Gallery, Taipei
From December 1st till December 7th, 2011, Gijs Bakker gave a workshop in Taipei for HAN Gallery.
Gijs Bakker wins Lifetime Achievement Award at Sanoma Living Awards 2011
(photos: Thijs ter Hart)
Gijs Bakker was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sanoma Living Awards Gala held on November 28th in Amsterdam. According to the jury Gijs Bakker has generated worldwide attention for Dutch design with Droog Design, and is an important pioneer of the jewellery design field.
Read more from the jury about Gijs Bakker (only in Dutch)
Read the full press release (Dutch)
Say Hello Wave Goodbye - SM's
A selection of Gijs Bakker’s jewellery is currently on display at SM’s Say Hello Wave Goodbye exhibition.
The exhibition shows a selection of the 700 new acquisitions of the museum from the period 2005 – 2011. Besides ceramic and jewellery acquisitions there are two highlighted collections included in the exhibition. The first is the complete jewellery collection of designer Emmy van Leersum. The second is the documentary project ‘Om het lijf’, which presents work of leading post-war Dutch jewellery designers including Gijs Bakker.
The exhibition will be on view till January 15th, 2012
More information - Stedelijk Museum 's Hertogenbosch
Kitsch tra arte e ornamento, Cortina d'Ampezzo Gallery, Padova
Gijs Bakker's jewellery work is included in the group exhibition Kitsch tra arte e ornamento in Padova, Italy.
The exhibition will be on view till December 22th, 2011.
CHP@Maison&Objet
After a succesful presentation last year, CHP will again be present at this years' Maison&Objet. Paris' annually reocurring event bringing together design in all its diversity from all over the world. CHP can be visited at Hall 7 ('NOW!Design a Vivre'), Stand M171.
Maison&Objet, Paris, 9-13 September 2011. For more information look at the website
CHP@Meesterlijk
Chi ha paura...?(CHP) (Italian for 'Who is afraid of...?') makes conceptual designer jewellery by international (jewellery) designers. CHP was established in 1996 by Gijs Bakker (NL) and Marijke Vallanzasca (IT).
At Meesterlijk, a yearly event focussing on high-end design craft CHP presents itself with work by Campana Brothers, Gijs Bakker, Konstantin Grcic, Marcel Wanders, Tord Boontje, Ruudt Peters, Studio Job, Ineke Hans and Gina Hsu.
All designs from the CHP collection are made by jewellery maker and technical brain Jan Matthesius. Together with Pauline Barendse they also present their proper collection at Meesterlijk by the name: Dubbelop.
Meesterlijk,
RAI Amsterdam - 24 September till 2 October 2011. For more information visit the
website.
7 July 2011 - jury
For the 34th edition of the Delta Awards for Best Product Design, granted by the Association of Industrial Design (ADIFAD), Barcelona (SP) Gijs Bakker will be part of the jury. The award ceremony takes place 7 July 2011 at ADIFAD. For more information contact Gisela Izard, adi@adifad.org
17 June 2011 - lecture
During the Creative Economy Talks of Design Sao Paulo, which coincides with São Paulo Fashion Week this year (14 - 18 June), Gijs Bakker will give a lecture about his work at the Biennale Building and OCA building (Niemeyer), Ibirapuera Park. For more information email to mh@arcdesign.com.br
21 May 2011 - CHP retrospective at Vicenza
As part of Italy's leading gold and jewellery fair 'Vicenzaoro', running from 21 till 25 May 2011 at the city of Vicenza, an unprecedented retrospective of the CHP collection will be on show. To fit the occasion three naval containers located at Vicenza's central city square will be turned into a special exhibition space presenting the entire CHP collection. Curated by architect and design critic Alba Capellieri, the exhibition will also feature all prototypes ever made for CHP and the complete Body Stories project. Moreover, as part of the exhibition, a pop-up shop sells the CHP collection and Electa will publish the accompanying catalogue. The presentation is on display from 21 May untill 21 June. For more information email to rita.gardin@vicenzafiera.it
6 May 2011 - exhibition+lecture
For the exhibition 'Spirit of Stone' at South Karelia Museum, Lappeenranta (FI) Gijs Bakker will speak at the the accompanying symposium at Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Lappeenranta (FI). For more information look at the
website or email to eija.mustonen@saimia.fi
28 april 2011 - exhibition
Gijs Bakker participates in the summer exhibition 'Dutch Design' at Schloss Oranienbaum, Oranienbaum-Wörlitz (DL). For more information visit the
website.
11 February 2011 - PRESS RELEASE
Yii to bring out new concepts by Taiwanese and international designers exploring an 'every day life' synergy between crafts and design. April 12-17 2011, Triennale di Milano.
Daily life
The Taiwanese design brand Yii carries forward the translation of crafts and traditions of its country into the language of contemporary design. This year Yii presents a new way of expressing its innate culture through objects of everyday life. Recognizable elements of daily rituals 'of the street' are interpreted as design objects and refined by technically skillful crafts. They shape a uniquely flavored collection unmistakably belonging to its native tradition. 'Made in Taiwan' obtains a new authentic and deepened meaning.
Taiwanese designers reflect on concepts of daily life in items like disposable, porcelain, fast-food crockery, mirror frames inspired on ubiquitous motorcycles, a modular sofa consisting of 999 hand woven bamboo balls and the newest generation of in-/outdoor lanterns.
International designers
A small group of internationally renowned designers, invited by Yii, will demonstrate harmonious interpretations of Taiwanese culture in the context of their signature way of working. Milan will see a reinterpretation of the “43 chair” by Konstantin Grcic and a new chair by Nendo, for which the techniques for weaving bamboo have been applied by using steel.
The exhibition design is done by Japanese design agency Nendo. Making traditional Taiwanese craft transgress into modernity by abstracting and minimalizing it into a light and airy construction composed of mass produced objects, with a streetview backdrop. Also resembling a bamboo forest giving people a sense of hovering between nature and man-made beauty...
Participating designers: Helen Chen, Yu-Jui (Kevin) Chou, Chung-tong Ho, Chung-Miao Hsu, Gina Hsu, Po-ching Liao, Camo Lin, Hsiao-ying Lin, Wan-shan Lin, Idee Liu, Rock Wang, Pili Wu, design studio Nendo, Konstantin Grcic.
Creative director: Gijs Bakker
Exhibition design: Nendo
Yii – www.yiidesign.com
Yii - reads like [i] - derives from “yi”, which means in Taiwanese philosophy “change and transformation” and is believed to be the underlying law behind Nature. The brand was conceived by the Taiwan Craft Research Institute. It aims to transform traditional Taiwanese crafts in the contemporary context through design. The Taiwan Craft Research Institute is an agency under the Council for Cultural Affairs of the Taiwanese government. The Institute promotes unique local crafts, design, innovation, and the development of the culture industry.
Initiated by Taiwan Craft Research Institute
Creative director: Gijs Bakker
TRIENNALE DI MILANO, 1st floor. Viale Alemagna 6, 20121 MILAN.
Open April 12-17 2011, from 10:30 till 22:00.
For further information, interview requests and high resolution images please contact
Olga Zhuravleva at +34 633 75 38 52, +39 347 351 9334 (April 11th-18th) or pr@yiidesign.com
2 December 2010 - lecture
Gijs Bakker will give a guest lecture at Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHIO), Norway.
For more information send an email to
frodronn AT khio.noPublication
Accompanying the exhibition EMMY+GIJS+ALDO at the Zuiderzee Museum, Enkhuizen (NL) is the catalogue published by 010Publishers. More about the book, or to order it, visit the
website of 010.
16 November 2010 - lecture
The A-Z Lectures organised by Designplatform Limburg bring together new and established talent. Within this framework Gijs Bakker will give a lecture at Z33 in Hasselt (BE)
More information at
www.a-zlezingen.be and
www.designplatform.be1 November 2010 - Pioneers of Industrial Culture
During Tokyo Designers Week 2010 Tim Vermeulen, director of Premsela/ Dutch Platform for Design and Fashion, will interview Gijs Bakker in the temporary
Llove Hotel about his role in shaping contemporary design culture. The interview is part of a program initiated by Premsela, Dutch Platform for Design and Fashion and can be downloaded with iTunes from their
website 31 October 2010 until 29 May 2011 - exhibition
EMMY+GIJS+ALDO
From 31 October 2010 until 29 May 2011 an overview of the designs of Emmy van Leersum, Gijs Bakker and Aldo Bakker will be on show during an exhibition at the Zuiderzee Museum, Enkhuizen (NL). Accompanying the exhibition BIS Publishers will bring out a book, titled EMMY+GIJS+ALDO, with a lot of until now unpublished material from the rich archives of the three designers. For more information read the
press release or go to the website of the
Zuiderzee Museum.
8 October 2010 - lecture
At Vienna Designweek Gijs Bakker will give one of the newly established Vienna Design Week Talks on Why Design?
For more information check the
website of Vienna Designweek or
click hereYii at Maison&Objet
The new Taiwanese design brand Yii presents at Maison&Objet it's first complete collection to appear on the international market. All the products were created in 2009 and 2010 under creative direction of Gijs Bakker. For more information read the
press release here.
13 April 2010 - PRESS RELEASE
During Salone del Mobile 2010 the new design brand Yii (Taiwan) will launch its first commercial exhibition on the international stage. Held upon the initiative of the Taiwan Craft Research Institute and under the artistic leadership of Gijs Bakker, the exhibition will be on show from the 14th until the 19th of April 2010 at Triennale Design Museum, Milan.
The exposed works are the result of Yii design projects in 2009 and 2010, for which Gijs Bakker was invited as the curator. Focused on the revival of the increasingly extinct Taiwanese craft in contemporary design, the project researched harmonious relations between man and nature. Bamboo work, woodcarving, ceramic, lacquer ware, fine silver works and other ancient crafts were included in the process. The choice of “green” manufacturing methods assured both sustainability and high production quality and also the authenticity of the prototypes.
Yii - reads like [i] - derives from “yi”, which means in Taiwanese philosophy “change and transformation” and is believed to be the underlying law behind Nature. The brand was conceived by the Taiwan Craft Research Institute. It aims to transform traditional Taiwanese crafts in the contemporary context through design, in order to bring extraordinary objects to the immensely impersonal modern environment. Yii commissioned 16 Taiwanese professional designers to work with local master craftsmen, enriching the creative process with progressive design ideas and ancient craft secrets.
The Taiwan Craft Research Institute is an agency under the Council for Cultural Affairs of the Taiwanese government. The Institute promotes unique local crafts, design, innovation, and the development of the culture industry. Its primary goals are the encouragement of Taiwan's people to cultivate a greater appreciation of crafts, to bring beauty into life, and to seek greater international exchanges related to crafts. Gijs Bakker (the Netherlands) is a designer, the co-founder of Droog Design and Chi ha paura...?, and the head of the IM Master department at the Design Academy Eindhoven.
www.yiidesign.com
16 January 2010 – lecture
At the occasion of the exhibition 'Designers on Jewellery/ Twelve years of jewellery production by Chi ha paura...?' at the San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design, Gijs Bakker will give a lecture: Saturday, January 16, 4 PM – 6 PM Marriott Hotel Union Square, 480 Sutter Street (near SFMC+D) Free to members of SFMC+D, $20 for non-members, $10 for students with valid I.D. For more information check www.sfmcd.org email to asimpson@sfmcd.org
3 December 2009 – exhibition+lecture
From 3 December 2009 until 3 February 2010 an overview of Gijs Bakker’s ‘classics’ but also more recent product designs will be on display - some also for sale- at Roomservice Design Gallery in Barcelona. Preceding the opening of the exhibition on the 3rd Gijs will give a lecture at FAD www.fad.cat at 18:00 hrs. For more information check www.roomservicebcn.com or contact info@roomservicebcn.com 10 November 2009 – lecture
Gijs Bakker will give a lecture in Moscow in the framework of the "Dutch architecture-, design- and fashion books distribution in Russia"-program organised by the Royal Netherlands Embassy and the National Center for Contemporary Art (NCCA) in Moscow. For more information please contact Alexandra.sankova@minbuza.nl
4 November 2009 – lecture
At the occasion of the lecture program ‘Dasein-Design’ of the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, Gijs Bakker will give a lecture. For more more information also check
www.mkg-hamburg.de.
28 October 2009 – lecture
At the occasion of DESIGNLAND hosted by Linz09 en DAM Magazine Gijs Bakker will give a lecture. For more information also check
www.linz09.at
13 October 2009 – product launch
Commissioned by Royal van Kempen en Begeer, Gijs Bakker designed a cutlery as part of the new iD-cutlery range of Royal VKB. A press launch will take place at department store the Bijenkorf, Amsterdam. For more information please contact
j.ross@royalvkb.com or check
www.royalvkb.com
1 – 10 October 2009 – product development
Design in Context: Gijs Bakker coordinates the product development of the products that resulted from the workshop in Taipei on the cooperation between Taiwanese craft and industry with 20 Taiwanese designers. The project is In cooperation with the Taiwanese Design Centre.
29 September 2009 – publication
The NYTimes publishes an article about the opening of the exhibition ‘Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection’ at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) NYC. The former Secretary of State is photographed while wearing Gijs Bakkers’ ‘Liberty Brooch’ 1998, which also features on the cover of the accompanying book. For more also read what the NY Times wrote.
19 – 27 September 2009 exhibition
G+E
For the First time the complete SM’s jewellery collection by Gijs Bakker and his late wife Emmy van Leersum is to be seen in Amsterdam at the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam. Q&A session with Gijs Bakker on Sunday 27 September at 15:30.
Curator: Nora Morton / info@noramorton.nl
Opening hours: 19/09-27/09, Mon-Sat 11:00-17:00, Sun 13:00-17:00, €5 (€4 Students/CJP/65+/Stadspas; free under 12s)
For further information:
www.dutchdesigndouble.com9 September 2009 - lecture
In the framework of Habitare 2009 Gijs Bakker will present a lecture at Alvar Aalto Academy, Helsinki, Finland, as part of a seminar on durability and design on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. For further information check:
www.alvaraalto.fi 7-16 May 2009 – workshop
Design in context: Gijs Bakker will lead a workshop in Taipei on the Taiwanese craft and industry with 20 Taiwanese designers. In cooperation with the Taiwanese Design Centre.
PRESS RELEASE
Dispute over company’s direction cannot be resolved:
Droog Design Founder Gijs Bakker Resigns
Amsterdam, June 20th 2009 - Founder Gijs Bakker has left Droog Design, the internationally renowned design platform, which he launched with Renny Ramakers in 1993. He has also resigned as a board member of Droog Design Foundation. The cause is a conflict over the direction of Droog. A difference of opinion has created an unworkable situation.
Gijs Bakker, “The original ambition of Droog was to identify and showcase talented Dutch, and later foreign, designers, and to stimulate discussion about the real content of the profession. Millions of euros were invested in opening a large, expensive shop in New York - an initiative of Renny Ramakers - while the philosophy of Droog was pushed to the background. The shop in New York implies, almost inevitably, that from now on profitability will depend on the development of only large, expensive products.”
Wedge
“The creativity and originality of Droog Design products have always been a first condition for me. The New York shop means the commercial element is now the main goal. Unfortunately I have been forced to conclude that this has driven a wedge between Renny and my fifteen-year relationship. Regrettably, lengthy negotiations over our difference of opinion have yielded no result,” said Gijs Bakker.
Content
Gijs Bakker, “My role with Droog Design, and also as a teacher at the Design Academy, in Eindhoven, has always been about content. I am proud of the fascinating projects that we have realised worldwide with Droog Design. Many now-famous designers, including Hella Jongerius, Marcel Wanders, Tejo Remy, Richard Hutten and Jurgen Bey, got their big break thanks to Droog Design. In my opinion, we have contributed significantly to a change of mindset in this profession.”
In recent years, Droog Design has helped put the Netherlands on the map. Droog Design has put its stamp on ‘Dutch Design’. There is no doubt that Dutch Design’status will suffer as a result of the break-up.
Gijs Bakker is to continue his work as a designer under the name Gijs Bakker Design (www.gijsbakker.com). At the same time, he remains involved in design education as a director of the Master programme at the Design Academy, in Eindhoven.
NOTE FOR EDITOR
This press release is distributed by Gijs Bakker.
Media contact : Charles Huijskens,
telephone 020-6 855 955 or 06-53 10 50 72
Download press release15 April 2009 - Lecture
As part of the SCAD Visiting Speaker program at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Gijs Bakker will present a lecture open to the public on Wednesday, April 15, 2009.
www.scad.edu Legnica Festival of Silver
Gijs Bakker will take part in jury session of 18th International Silverart Competition DECADENCE, organized from the 4th May till 14th June 2009 by the Gallery of Art in Legnica, Poland, in the framework of the Legnica Festival of Silver. For further information:
www.galeria.legnica.plLecture by Gijs Bakker - Wednesday, March 4th, 19:00 California College of the Arts Design and Craft Lecture Series Spring 2009
Since the beginning of Gijs Bakker’s career in 1965, Bakker has sought to free himself from the heavy tradition of the jewellery field, seeking independence both artistically and economically. Without clients and commissions, Bakker could experiment, giving full attention to the concept, and become radical. Bakker was able to reach this freedom by having two directions in his career – experimental jewellery and industrial design.
The natural outcome was a conceptual approach. Bakker developed his own criteria for his work, asking: what is the meaning?, what does it say in the political and social context of today?, and, who is it for?
The limitations within craft, being oriented towards material and technique, do not align with Bakker’s attitude. For Bakker, it is always the concept which dictates the material and the technique to visualize the concept in the most ideal way, based on his subjective opinion, of course.
San Francisco campus, Timken Lecture Hall
1111 Eighth Street (at 16th and Wisconsin)
All lectures are free and open to the public.
Call 415.703.9563 or visit
www.cca.edu/calendar to confirm dates and times.
Selected lectures are available at iTunes U:
www.cca.edu/itunesu
Lecture by Gijs Bakker - Monday, February 23rd, 18:30
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Gund Hall, 48 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA, USA
Gijs Bakker will give an overview of his work as an independent jewellery and product designer, as an educator at Design Academy Eindhoven, and as co-director of Droog since 1993 to the present.
http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/Lecture November 27th V&A London
In relation to Gijs Bakker’s work at the Cold War Modern exhibition at the V&A Museum in London, Bakker will give a lecture on the 27th of November, at Metal Rocks, part of V&A’s Friday Late View programme. This evening features different performances talks and workshops about metalwork practice.
The Museum is open between 18.30-22.00.
www.vam.ac.uk Lecture: Concept over Craft, 19:00 November 1st, Gallery Deux Poissons, Tokyo
Since the beginning of Gijs Bakker’s career in 1965, Bakker has sought to free himself from the heavy tradition of the jewellery field, seeking independence both artistically and economically. Without clients and commissions, Bakker could experiment, giving full attention to the concept, and become radical. Bakker was able to reach this freedom by having two directions in his career – experimental jewellery and industrial design. The natural outcome was a conceptual approach. Bakker developed his own criteria for his work, asking: what is the meaning?, what does it say in the political and social context of today?, and, who is it for? The limitations within craft, being oriented towards material and technique, do not align with Bakker’s attitude. For Bakker, it is always the concept which dictates the material and the technique to visualize the concept in the most ideal way, based on his subjective opinion, of course.
www.deuxpoissons.com
Lecture 18:30 Friday October 31st at Happa, Tokyo
Gijs Bakker will give a lecture about Droog at Gallery Happa in Tokyo.
This exhibition features Droog's unique pieces, on view for the first time to a Japanese public, as well as works showcased at the Milano Salone this year. Their designs reflect various phases of life, carrying strong messages that blend well into our daily life. Among the works on display are a piece that explores the possibilities of newly-invented materials, a simple product in which functionality is refined by an unexpected form, and an artistic work with inbuilt sarcasm.
The exhibition runs from October 30th until November 22nd 2008
2-30-6 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0051
http://www.happa.tv/
Redlight Design
Droog, the City of Amsterdam and Ymere present Redlight Design: a project that connects the work of seven young jewellery designers with the Amsterdam Redlight area. A full-commitment task since the designers will be living and working in houses that were formerly used by prostitutes. Redlight Design will be open to the public from September 2008 until September 2009.
On the occasion of the Biennale ‘ExperimentaDesign Amsterdam 2008’, the Redlight Designers will dress their windows on the theme of ‘Space and Place’. This presentation will be on display during the Biennale, taking place from September 19th until November 2nd 2008.
Droog Dakar PT2: designing urban trash cans for Gorée
Following the Droog Dakar exhibition in 2007, the Dutch Embassy took the initiative to organize a competition on designing trash cans for the island of Gorée. This Spring, the embassy selected eleven Senegalese designers/artists for the project.
In close collaboration with Droog, a list of demands that the trash cans should meet has been formulated. In July, Droog has selected five proposals that had to be worked out in technical drawings, suitable for prototype production. The jury, under chairmanship of Droog co-director Gijs Bakker, had the following members:
- Hans Jansing, Ambassador
- Augustin Senghor, Mayor of Gorée
- Abdoulaye Sy, representative of the Gorée Department of Sanitation
- Meïssa Tounkara, representative of the Gorée Collectif des Associations
Selected design
The jury came together on September 25th to see the five proposals that were executed life-size by a local manufacturer. The members of the jury unanimously chose Moussa Sakho’s design: an oil drum with a funnel-shaped plastic cover. This design has been selected because:
- it re-uses an existing oil-drum.
- every year the oil-drum can be re-painted by local artists.
- the re-painting becomes a yearly ceremony.
- the funnel-shape looks inviting.
- the funnel-shape works fire-delaying.
- once vermin is in the funnel-shaped trash can, it can not go out again.
The official prize-giving ceremony took place on September 26th. The Dutch Embassy funds the installation of two hundred wastebaskets on Gorée.
30 October – 9 November 2008 – REAL? at Deux Poissons, Tokyo
The REAL? collection moves to Deux Poissons gallery in Tokyo, Japan. The REAL? collection is Gijs Bakker’s latest body of work, an answer to the successful REAL collection from 2004-2006 with ten new jewellery pieces with each an astonishing intervention. A catalogue written by Glenn Adamson, head of Graduate Studies at the Victoria & Albert Museum, comes with the exhibition.
The REAL? collection moves to Deux Poissons gallery in Tokyo, Japan. The REAL? collection is Gijs Bakker's latest body of work, an answer to the succesful REAL collection from 2004-2006 with ten new jewellery pieces with each an astonishing intervention. A catalogue written by Glenn Adamson, head of Graduate Studies at the Victoria & Albert Museum, comes with the exhibition.
http://www.deuxpoissons.com/top.htmlMay 20 – June 24, 2008 Gijs Bakker & Emmy van Leersum exhibition
Download invitation hereMay 19 2008 20:00 Gijs lectures at Idar-Obersteiner Formdiskurs
Re-Thinking instead of Re-Designing
“Under the title “Thinking – Jewellery” we are trying to reflect upon what jewellery really is. It is an interdisciplinary approach outside the respective categories of handicraft and art, either applied or liberal. It is the search for what jewellery amounts to, not about its appearance…”
Wilhelm Lindemann, Curator, City of Idar-Oberstein
More information can be found at
www.idar-oberstein.de/formdiskurs22 March 2008 – REAL? at Galerie RA
On Saturday 22 March 2008 Gijs Bakker will present his new collection REAL?, his answer to the successful REAL collection from 2004-2006, in Galerie RA, Amsterdam. The REAL?-collection consist of 10 new unique jewellery pieces with each an astonishing intervention. A catalogue written by Glenn Adamson, head of Graduate Studies at the Victoria & Albert Museum, comes with the exhibition.
Benno Premsela Prize
Renny Ramakers and Gijs Bakker were awarded the prize for their work with
Droog Design over the last 14 years. Their enormous commitment has seen this initiative grow into an internationally admired label and design platform that has had an enormous impact on the international design world. Their curiosity has ensured that they have constantly re-invented Droog Design and been able to attract upcoming talent.
22 February 2008 – Gijs lectures at festival in Budapest
Gijs Bakker lectures at the Dutch-Hungarian Design Festival, taking place in Budapest, on 22-24 February. The Hungarian designers association WAMP & the Dutch embassy in Budapest took the initiative to organize the festival. Their aim is to promote Dutch and Flemish design in Hungary and to stimulate cultural synergy between the countries.
7 February 2008 – Retrospective exhibition in Philadelphia, USA
The retrospective exhibition “Gijs Bakker and Jewelry 1958 – 2005” will be on display from7 February until 18 May 2008 at the Philadelphia Art Alliance in Philadelphia, USA. The work of Bakker not only shows more than 40 years of jewellery design, but also remarkable provocations to the use material, concept and meaning.
More information can be found on this website and on
www.philartalliance.org.
25 January 2008 – Gijs’ jewellery on Collect at the V&A, London
From 25 until 29 January 2008 a small selection of Gijs’ work will be on display at Collect, the international art fair for contemporary objects. Galerie RA will show not only works from the REAL collection but also from Holysport and the I don’t drive cars, I wear them-collection.25 January 2008 – New products of Gijs Bakker during Maison et Objet
For French company ENO Gijs designed four new products: an amaryllis vase, a foldable umbrella, a pair of trousers holders and a handy home base for your mobile phone and keys. From 25 until 29 January these products will be presented at the fair Maison et Objet in Paris. More information:
www.enostudio.net and
www.maison-objet.com.
5 November 2007 – Benno Premsela Award for Gijs Bakker and Renny Ramakers
The Benno Premsela Award, named after Dutch designer and initiator Benno Premsela (1920-1997), is an award for a person who has played an important role for artists, designers or architects. The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (known in the Netherlands as Fonds BKVB) rewarded Gijs Bakker and Renny Ramakers for their work for Droog Design. Because of their enormous effort, inspiration and stimulation Droog Design has grown to an international label and design platform with great worldwide impact. More info:
www.fondsbkvb.nl.
19 October 2007 – Xperiment 07 in Australia
Design Institute of Australia, Adelaide presnts the Xperiment symposium taking place from 18 until 21 October. Gijs will take part in the symposium with a lecture and workshop. The lecture will be about ‘re-use’ or a new way of looking at how things are designer.
www.deisgn.org.au.
13 October 2007 – Creativities Unfold in Bangkok
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During Creativities Unfold Gijs speak about creative practices and the role of design and business. He will also give a workshop for young designers.
8 October 2007 –Ornament as Art: avant-garde jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection
Some of Gijs Bakker’ most unique work is present in the collection of Helen Williams Drutt. She founded the celebrated Helen Drutt Gallery in Philadelphia, which specialized in contemporary jewellery and ceramics. The book, Ornament as Art, sets standards for measuring the importance of contemporary jewellery as a global art form. It shows the Drutt collection as a whole, with each piece illustrated, and a selection of over 200 objects presented in large-scale illustrations.
www.arnoldsche.com5 October 2007 - Gijs Bakker represented at the International Art+Design Fair
From 5 until 10 October 2007 Sara Benda’s Afsoun (stand G14) will represent Gijs Bakker’s jewellery at the International Art + Design Fair, New York. More info on
www.afsoun.com, Exhibitions.
30 September 2007 – Opening of Ornament as Art in the Museum of Fine Art Houston
The exhibition Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection fully explores the impact of contemporary jewelry as a global art form. The goal of the exhibition is to broaden the understanding of contemporary jewelry through a multilayered, critical assessment of the history, issues, and most importantly, the jewelry itself. The work of Gijs Bakker and his late wife discusses the relation of jewellery and the body within the exhibition.
The exhibition runs from 30 September until 21 January 2008.
www.mfah.org22 September 2007 – Double Earring in Sweden
The Double Earring from the REAL Collection will be exhibited in the "hnoss depended" jubilee-exhibition in Göteborg, Sweden. The exhibition will be open at The Röhss Museum on the 22th of September 2007. www.designmuseum.se
14 September 2007 - Challenging the Châtelaine!
Maria Callas was Gijs’ muze to design the chatelaine for this exhibition. The special designed earring can be seen at the following museums:
Estonia, Tallinn, Tarbekunstimuuseum from 31 August until 14 October 2007;
Greece, Athens, Lalaounis Jewelry Museum from 1 November 2007 until 13 January 2008;
Belgium, Gent, Design Museum from 9 February until 27 April 2008;
The Netherlands, Hertogenbosch, Stedelijk Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch from 21 June until 7 September 2008.
27 September 2007 – Gijs in Michigan
Gijs lectures at the School of Art & Design of the University of Michigan to speak abou thte responsibility designers should take in this world. Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor on 27 September, 17.00 hours.9 March 2007 – Gijs’ retrospective exhibitioin in Munich, Germany
Die Neue Sammlung has for some time now devoted itself intensively to Gijs Bakker’s jewelry and dedicated a large, permanent display area to this very theme: the ‘Danner Rotunda’ in the Pinakothek der Moderne. It is against this background that this retrospective is focusing on one of the revolutionaries of the Sixties. The exhibition (10 March – 20 May 2007) provides multi-facetted insights into the oeuvre of Gijs Bakker. It is one that negates the traditional boundaries of the free and applied arts. The exhibtion is organised by SM’s (Stedelijk Museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch) and designed by Aldo Bakker.
Pinakothek der Moderne
Barer Strasse 40
80333 Munich, Germany
T +49 (0)89-23.805-260, +49 (0)89-27.27.25-0
info@die-neue-sammlung.de1 March 2007 - Gijs Bakker speaks in Qatar,
Doha
From 5 till 8 March Gijs Bakker will speak at the Tasmeem Doha 2007 Design Conference, Qatar, Doha.
http://www.tasmeemdoha.info/ 9 February 2007 - Gijs Bakker in Valencia
During the Architecture and Design Forum, Cevisama, in Valencia, Spain jewellery designer and founder of Chi ha paura...? Gijs Bakker will give a lecture on 9 February 2007. More information can be found on
http://cevisama.feriavalencia.com/ 6 February 2007 - Collect
From 6-13 February a selection of Gijs' work is on display at Collect, the international art fair for contemporary objects at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.
www.craftscouncil.org.uk/collect/ 26 January 2007 - New interior and furniture for mima
Thursday 26 January 2007 the cafe of Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima) in Middlesbrough, UK opened its doors. Gijs Bakker not only designed the chairs and tables but also the interior is from his hand. Continuing on his Holes Project the interior has been 'shot'. Instead of the holes as seen in previous designs (Wallpaper Peepshow) and jewellery (Shot bracelets) it now is the eye that shoots into space. It reminds us that what we call perspective is limited to one particular spot where we stand at a certain moment. More info? See press release25 January 2007 - Latest Designs on NOW!
Design a Vivre The latest product designs of Gijs Bakker for ENO - Edition nouveaux objets (www.enostudio.net) are on display in hall 7 (booth K35 L36) at NOW! Design a Vivre, Paris from 26 - 30 January 2007.
www.nowdesignavivre.com12 January 2007 - Gijs' jewelry in Taiwanese design book
Displayed over two spreads in the book A Designer's Map: Navigation with 21+1 industrial designers not only some of the product designs of Gijs Bakker can be seen but also three highlights of his jewelry designs: Dew Drop, Waterman and Adam.27 October 2006 – Gijs Bakker and Jewelry 1958 – 2005 in the PMMK, Oostende, Belgium
From 27 October 2006 till 25 February 2007 the retrospective exhibition of Gijs Bakker’s jewelry “Gijs Bakker and Jewelry 1958 – 2005” will be on display at the PMMK, Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Oostende, Belgium.
brusselle@west-vlaanderen.beJanuary 2006 - DESIGN PLUS award 2006
Serving tray designed for Royal VKB wins the DESIGN PLUS award 2006, at Ambiente Frankfurt, Germany.
www.royalvkb.com
