In 2008, Amsterdam hosts its first edition of the Biennale, from 18 September to 2 November, under the theme Space and Place – Design for the Urban Landscape.
ExperimentaDesign Amsterdam 2008 highlights urban culture as the playground for the global citizen. The world’s cities are not only home to over half of the world’s population, they are also a metaphor for today’s cultures and a testing ground for new forms of conviviality and interaction. Throughout its three core exhibitions, the Biennale turns the spotlight on innovative urban design as a process of social action, exchanges and experiment.
One of the major events is the droog event 2: urban play, the amsterdam route which brings together international creatives to put together 13 newly designed interventions along the central IJ-riverfront, organized by droog design and curator scott burnham.
Sagmeister inc., was one of the urban play participants with ‘obsessions make my life worse and my work better’, an installation of 300,000 euro cent coins which have been laid out on a 20 x 42 square meter area. drawing the phrase from one of his old diaries, a team of eight painstakingly
placed each of the coins down to create the visual aesthetic which stefan sagmeister is known for, the use of calligrahy and modern typography with floral embellishments that give the feeling of old script in a contemporary context. with coins representing a certain value, the beauty of the design challenges the passer-by. will they leave the piece in tact because of its beauty? will they take the coins and create their own design in response the the work? or will greed take over?
And the second day, what had happened to these 300,000 euro coins?? Lost!
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- The Walter Towers
- One Man Mecha Helicopter
- Mary Poppins Graffiti
- Little Plane, Big Machine Guns
- Banksy in New Orleans
- The Atlantis Palm Hotel and Resort in Dubai
- The Biggest Snake Game
- Extreme Tricks
- Military-Themed 'Buns and Guns' Restaurant Opens i...
- Jersey Joe Rime Layers
- Noxious Fumes Show
- Happy Birthday Google!!
- The World’s Largest Fountain in Dubai
- Lol
- Amazing 2008 Apple Festival in Sweden
- Weird Japanese Self-Defense
- The Watermelon Car
- Chuck Taylor Scares Kids
- Unusual Road Marking 'Street Art' by Peter Gibson
- TMobile G1 Phone, Google’s Android-Powered Cell Ph...
- 300,000 Euro Cent Coins Road
- Lister & WK Show Pics
- Dzine Show The Beautiful Struggle
- Door to Hell in Antarctica
- Oktoberfest 2008 in Munich
- Outsiders Show in New York
- Incredible Rolling Bridge in London
- Wood Carving Masterpieces
- peebody U sux hehehehe
- Amazing Kitty Versus Crocodile
- Bambi & Thumper
- Police Humor
- Mr Ring Head - 300 Holes in his Face
- Impale Your Enemies - Avenging Unicorn and Narwhal
- Betel Nut Beauties in Taiwan
- Herakut at Nuart
- Secret Wars 19 September
- Wild Pig v.s. Lion
- Worlds Smallest Man meet Longest Legs Women
- Liu Bolin Camouflage Photographs
- Fake Street Signs
- Insa X Rousseau
- Wall Lords Shenzhen and Taiwan Legs
- Paul Insect Poison Show
- The Lens Mug
- Eye Piercing
- Animal Graffiti
- Chinese Dodge Tomahawk Replica
- Chucky Takes New York
- Street Dentists In India And China
- Dave The Chimp New Sneaker Show
- Progressive Graffiti
- Three Great Mecha Toy Customs
- Natalie Shau X Lydia Courteille
- Link Dump
- Chinese Transportation
- Face Hair Styles
- Geek Party
- Jungle Addicts Part 2
- Mario Madness
- Military Humor
- N Korea Military Parade to Mark 60th Anniversary
- Tonight!
- Meanest Auto Sound-System Ever
- Russian Girls
- It's So Damn Cool To Be Rich
- Russian Ice Sculpture Park 2008
- A Noisy Neighborhood
- New Trencher video
- Snow in Kenya (Africa)
- Famous People in Lego
- Best of Burning Man Festival - Art on Acid
- Rage Against The Machine Protest Accapella
- Mr Jago Show Cloud Talk
- Guy Hit By.270 Caliber Ricochet
- The World's Strongest Dwarf
- The Garni Gorge
- Bush Countdown Clock
- Solid Gold BMX
- Alex Pardee New Book Awful Homesick
- NES Wallpapers
- Mizer Can Control From Russia
- Adam & Jamie draw a MONA LISA in 80 milliseconds!
- A Special Kind of Graffiti Art from Russia
- Almost Invisible
- Google Unveils Free Browser Chrome
- Beautiful Ganesh Tattoo
- Jungle Addicts
- Girl Eatings Praying Mantis
- Like Father, Like Son
- A Day in Afghanistan
- Replete New Work
- Women are Better Drivers than Men
- Elevator Psychology
- Old Pictures of Titanic
- Beautiful Decorative Stickers
- Cans 2 Updated
- UK Adapta September Update
- Mobile DJ Car
- Daryl Mandryk
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