1. O pioneers!

    Starting this weekend on Governor’s Island in New York, eleven former officer’s houses will be converted into activity centers for a festival that celebrates Dutch design, fashion, and architecture. The project is called Pioneers of Change, part of NY400 Week / Holland on the Hudson festival, which marks “400 years of enduring friendship between the Netherlands and the United States.”

    Pioneers of Change will include a fashion house, an urban farm, a slow food restaurant, and an affordable giftshop. There will also be an exhibition by designer and artist Maarten Baas, who will show pieces from his “real time” series. To get a feel for these amazing sculptures, check them out on YouTube here, here, and here.

     

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