The Future Laboratory

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Oogst

Self-sufficiency and sustainable production are increasingly part of civic planning. A radical new project by Dutch design agency Tjep. aims to make these priorities viable for future consumers.

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Creative Snapshots

VilaSofa

A 48-hour delivery turnaround is an obvious selling point for a brand, but it’s a curious candidate for design inspiration. A new furniture brand in the Netherlands, however, recently opened its showroom and store with just this concept at the heart of its design. VilaSofa, whose mid-range prices place it between Swedish furniture chain Ikea and…

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Signals

Warehouse chic: A mid-market furniture brand pares down

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Europe

Heineken Brand Village

In July 2008, Heineken launched its new concept store in the heart of the brewer’s own hometown of Amsterdam. The store comprises six buildings designed by pioneering Dutch architecture studio Tjep., with the aim of bringing the brand’s slogan, ‘Serving the planet’, into life. The concept store opens community, education and creative spaces to…