Title & Author:

The world according to concrete / Timo de Rijk (ed.) ; [texts, Raphael van Amerongen and others].

Publication:

Rotterdam [The Netherlands] : NAi Publishers, ©2007.

Description:

482 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Convention and cliché. Conceptual abstraction : interiors by Concrete / Aaron Betsky ; Concrete projects : De Lairesse pharmacy, Laundry industry, B2o, Via Milano, Gewoon, Willem Baars, Nu Binnen, Droog, Sonicare, Lensvelt, Nyenrode, Mendo -- Day and night. Architecture by night / Marcel Wijnstekers ; Concrete projects : Supperclub, Van Gogh museum, Clinic, Local, Blender, Morlang, Breexz, Club More, Bep -- Creating shops, building brands. For two minutes of advertising time I'll build a shop interior / a conversation between Rob Wagemans and Raphael van Amerongen ; Concrete projects : Amaison, Hyundai, Prominent, Onestarisborn, Rituals, Enorm, Juicy Details, Coffee company, Australian, Sugarcity, Claudio Ferrici, Bag, Weekend company, Travelplanner -- The experience factor. Context for emotion : hope, confusion, surrender and pleasure / Pieter Desmet and Wim de Schermer ; Concrete projects : Mercedes-Benz, Museum, Westerkaap, The Mansion, Hotel Überfluss, Almere library, Barlaeus gymnasium, The Factory, Forbo showroom, VIP lounge, Gall & Gall, Watch Tower, Holland casino, NL, Burgers and fries -- Fashion forever. Fashion forever / a conversation between Guus Beumer and Timo de Rijk ; Concrete projects : Nomads, District, Envy, Nowseum, Vyne, Centraal Museum, Russen, Soap, Turnover -- The future will be inside. With your help we can prove it / Timo de Rijk ; Concrete projects : Mexico apartments, Case Dutch house, Villa Ijburg, Parnassia, Grand Winston hotel, DeSilo, Poolbar, Van Walbeek, Pilots, VBAT, IWB brokers -- The future according to Concrete.

Summary:

Concrete is one of the most innovative agencies of the moment and has acquired worldwide fame for its startling interior designs for the nightclub/restaurant Supperclub (Amsterdam, Cruise, Rome, San Francisco, Bodrum, Istanbul), the De Lairesse pharmacy (Amsterdam), most recently the restaurants and shops of the Mercedes Benz Museum (Stuttgart) and the bank shops for Hyundai in Seoul, among others.

ISBN:

9056624830 (hbk.)
9789056624835 (hbk.)

Subject:

Concrete Architectural Associates (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Designers Netherlands Amsterdam.
Interior decoration firms Netherlands Amsterdam.
Architectural design.
Designers Pays-Bas Amsterdam.
Sociétés de décoration intérieure Pays-Bas Amsterdam.
Design architectural.
Designers
Interior decoration firms
Netherlands Amsterdam

Added entries:

Rijk, Timo de.
Amerongen, Raphael van.
Concrete Architectural Associates (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 252978
Call No.: BIB 182654
Status: Available