CELEBRATING DUTCH DESIGN: Embassy of the Netherlands

MARCH 2002: This month-long, city-wide event featured co-sponsors such as the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Royal Netherlands Embassy, Virginia Design Forum, Whole Foods Markets and Fusebox Gallery. Apartment Zero connected this wide variety of institutions to present an exhibition and lecture series on the avant-garde in Dutch Design and visual art. Visiting designers from the Netherlands included Marcel Wanders, Jurgen Bey and Andre Martens as well as artists Margi Geerlinks and Jan-Marc Spaans. The curated exhibit featured the work of Hella Jongerius, Richard Hutten, Job Smeets, Henk Stallinga and Claudy Jongstra, in addition to the latest student work from Eindhoven, to name a few. In addition, Apartment Zero premiered Marcel Wanders’ “Can of Gold,” a philanthropic project which donated over $20,000 to the Capital Area Food Bank. This Apartment Zero conceived exhibition was transformed into a traveling show to Los Angeles and Mexico City. With over 15 events in eight different venues throughout the city, this festival garnered international attention.