Rietveld Academie welcomes Nick Axel as the new Head of Architecture Department

Nick Axel is the new Head of the Architecture department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Before he came to The Netherlands, Nick Axel has been working around the globe. He's originally from New York City, and studied at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where his focus lied in radical architecture, political theory, and existential philosophy. In 2013 Nick Axel graduated with Distinction from…

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Tobias Groot appointed as Photographer in Residence for the HvA

Newly graduated Tobias Groot (photography department) is this year's Photographer in Residence for the HvA - Hogeschool van Amsterdam Read more about Tobias Groot.

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Nominees GRA Awards 2019 revealed

Every year, a GRA Award (Gerrit Rietveld Academie Award) is given to promising graduates in three categories: Autonomous Arts, Applied Arts and Thesis. Judged by an independent jury, they are chosen to take part in the  SELECTED exhibition  later this year. The winners of the GRA Awards 2019 will be announced on Saturday 6 July at 16.00.

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New episode of Alumni Now with Natasja Kensmil

Alumni Now  is a series of interviews with Gerrit Rietveld Academie alumni. Looking back on their studies, they consider the unforeseen effects the Academie may have had on their life, their work, their values, and viewpoints, offering multifaceted prospects to new students or anyone interested in the potential reverberations of an art school such as the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.

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New RietveldTV episode by Jasper de Bruin: Morgen wordt alles hetzelfde

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New episode of Alumni Now with Mila Lanfermeijer

Alumni Now is a series of interviews with Gerrit Rietveld Academie alumni. Looking back on their studies, they consider the unforeseen effects the Academie may have had on their life, their work, their values, and viewpoints, offering multifaceted prospects to new students or anyone interested in the potential reverberations of an art school such as the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.

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The new Fedlev building is nominated for the Amsterdamse Architectuurprijs 2019

The Fedlev building is one of the best ten new buildings in Amsterdam according to ARCAM (Architectuurcentrum Amsterdam). Our third academy building is nominated for the Amsterdamse Architectuurprijs 2019 together with Hotel Jakarta, Metro Oostlijn, Karspelhof, Rivierstaete, Pondok aan de Westlandgracht, Drie Generatiehuis, Hyperion Lyceum, Noord/Zuidlijn Amsterdam and QO Amsterdam.  Het Parool…

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Emma Westenberg nominated for Grammy Award and...

The Centraal Museum in Utrecht bought a pair of the famous Vagina Pants designed by alumnus Duran Lantink. The pants were made for Janelle Monáe’s music video clip PYNK, which was directed by alumnus Emma Westenberg. The clip is nominated for the Grammy Awards, in the category Best Music Video 2019. Click here to read more about both alumni in an article published by Het Parool.  

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New Eight Cubic Meters in the archive

Starry Message is a mosaic-film made out of of found footage and images Rosenthal shot around the house, at an aquarium and at sets made at her studio. It presents self-contained worlds, soothing for the eye and the body - no surprise such visuals are often used as meditation tools. Watching images of a jellyfish gracefully swimming behind glass is mesmerising and quiet - an utterly different…

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New RietveldTV episode by Daphne Rosenthal: Starry Message

Starry Message is a mosaic-film made out of of found footage and images Rosenthal shot around the house, at an aquarium and at sets made at her studio. It presents self-contained worlds, soothing for the eye and the body - no surprise such visuals are often used as meditation tools. Watching images of a jellyfish gracefully swimming behind glass is mesmerising and quiet - an utterly different…

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Designer, former student and teacher, Aaf van Essen passed away

Aaf van Essen 1940 - 2018 Aaf van Essen sadly passed away on Monday 17 December at an age of 78. She was a designer, co-head Design Sandberg Instituut (2002 - 2009), former student and teacher at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and the Xiamen University China. Trained at the Rietveld as a designer at a later stage in life, Aaf van Essen dedicated her design practice to a constant negotiation between…

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Graphic designer, former student and teacher, Gerard Unger passed away

Gerard Unger 1942 - 2018 Graphic designer, former student and teacher at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Gerard Unger passed away on Friday 23 November at an age of 76. Gerard Unger was not really prominent as a designer. However his body of work was and still is.  NRC: "He considered being invisible a compliment. His letter designs needed to be transparant: readers needed to look through the…

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The Rietveld Academie has been awarded the Ladislav Sutnar Prize

The Rietveld Academie has been awarded the Ladislav Sutnar Prize for our contribution to the development of art and design and the exceptional quality of our alumni’s work. The Ladislav Sutnar Award is an initiative by the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Art and Design of the University of West Bohemia (Czech Republic). As a token of our appreciation for this award, we brought Rini Hurkman’s Flag of…

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NOS Journaal and Eén Vandaag broadcasted about the Anniversary Show

The national television has found our Anniversary Show too, a celebration of 50 years Gerrit Rietveld Academie and 28 years Sandberg Instituut. Friday 2 November NOS Journaal broadcasted an item at six and eight o'clock. You can watch the broadcast here (starts at 21.15 minutes). On Saturday 3 November Eén Vandaag also broadcasted an item about the Anniversary Show. They interviewed curator…

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Het Parool visited the Anniversary Show

Het Parool visited the Anniversary Show too and wrote a great article about the exhibition: "Exciting and Enigmatic". To read the article click here .

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Volkskrant had a preview to the Anniversary Show

De Volkskrant had a preview to the Anniversary Show already and wrote a beautiful article: "The Anniversary Show is a wide ranging exhibition of all the riches the Rietveld Academie has had to offer over the last 50 years". 'Gerrit turns 50, Willem only 28' opens Friday 2 November officially. The exhibition runs until 25 November. General opening hours are Wednesday until Sunday from 1 till 7pm.

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New RietveldTV episode by Lyubov Matyunina

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Overduinprijs 2018 for Judith Roux

Judith Roux  wins the Overduinprijs 2018. Ever since 1992 this award goes to a promissing young designer on a yearly basis. This year it’s the second time the award by the “Stichting Henk en Ria Overduinfonds” goes to a Rietveld Academie-graduate. Judith Roux receives the award for her graduation piece 'On the Way'. The jury praises the combination of craftsmanship and fantasy and the way the…

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Buning Brongers Prijzen 2018 winners announced

The jury of the Buning Brongers Prijzen awarded their biennial prize to six visual artists, including Wouter Paijmans , David Noro , Jenny Lindblom and Rutger De Vries . In the coming two months Mister Motley will publish in-depth interviews with all six artists. Next to this, their work will be on show in Arti et Amicitiae from 30 November until 16 December.

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Nominees of the Royal Award for Modern Painting 2018 revealed

The nominees of the Royal Award for Modern Painting (Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst) 2018 are revealed: Juliaan Andeweg, Cian-Yu Bai, Esteban Cabeza de Baca, Inez de Brauw, Afra Eisma, Sam Hersbach, Rosa Johanna  (Fine Arts alumnus 2015), Naomi Mitsuko Makkelie, Neo Matloga, Wouter Paijmans  (Fine Arts alumnus 2015), Raquel van Haver, Erik-Jan van der Schuur, Ricardo van Eyk, Sander…

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