Co-edited by MVRDV founding partner Jacob van Rijs and MVRDV partner Jan Knikker, this book presents twenty-five recently completed projects in Europe, North America, and Asia. Among them are several that show the potentials of reuse and transformation, such as 'High Profile', a lamp made from leftover metal profiles, or 'Seoullo 7017', the transformation of an elevated highway in Seoul into an urban park. Many of the projects also have a distinct public dimension, welcoming people in, around...

De Vlaamse meesters. Van Eyck tot Bruegel overspant bijna anderhalve eeuw schilderkunst, van omstreeks 1430 tot het overlijden van Pieter Bruegel de Oude in 1569. In die tijdspanne kwam de schilderkunst in de Nederlanden tot een ongekende bloei. Dit rijkelijk geïllustreerde boek biedt een representatief overzicht van de belangrijkste en invloedrijkste schilders uit die periode en van alle schildergenres die in deze regio tot ontwikkeling kwamen of vernieuwing doormaakten. De auteur gaat op ...

Since 1846, the Vlisco company, located in Helmond, has supplied the Western and Central African market with Dutch Wax fabrics. This book is an homage to the fabric's fascinating history - more than a hundred years old, born in Indonesia, designed in the Netherlands, loved in Africa and coveted in the West. Full of layered meaning, the fabrics find their way to Parisian fashion shows, markets in Ghana and galleries in London and New York. More than 200 examples of fabrics from the Vlisco arch...

Classical ballet is no longer the sole stimulus for today's audiences, as a fluid fusion of everything from ballet to Bollywood and from breakdancing to Latin represents how dance is consumed today. With the emergence of modern choreographers and new teaching styles, debate on the benefits of classical ballet training for non-classical dancers continues, even raising questions as to its relevance. The increasing academic interest in examining ballet's role is the focus of this book, published...

'Teaching Objects' is a journey through art and culture. Jeroen Lutters takes us to see a number of artworks that give new insights into the foundations of twenty-first century civilisation and humanity. In this highly personal ans passionate account, he discusses his individual choice of great works – works that not only reflect the history of Western culture, but also continue to be a source of inspiration and meaning.

The fourteenth edition of Erik Kessels' found photography series presents a semi-nude detective story: who chopped the heads off all the sunbathers? This latest series was discovered in the late eighties by the photographer Toon Michiels. Edited & designed by Erik Kessels.

The work of Dutch artist Vanderheyden belongs to a generation of European conceptual artists that revisits specific ideas from the avant-garde at the beginning of the 20th century. His oeuvre, both simple as it is enigmatic, displays all sorts of seemingly contradictory tendencies and reveals a great curiosity about the world.

A lifelong dedication to his practice is surveyed in this clearly laid-out and designed publication that contains ample colour reproductions of works, photographs, essay...