until Sunday June 02 2013

Kunsthal Rotterdam
T : +31 (0)10 44 00 301
Museumpark, Westzeedijk 341
3015 AA Rotterdam
The Netherlands

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"Like Pastoe: 100 years of design innovation" In the spring of 2013, the Kunsthal Rotterdam will be presenting a comprehensive exhibition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Dutch furniture brand Pastoe.

Since it was founded in 1913, Pastoe has grown to become an internationally recognised designer label. The brand stands for simplicity, timelessness, quality and craftsmanship. Over the past years, Pastoe has acquired an excellent circle of designers including Maarten Van Severen, Shigeru Uchida and Scholten & Baijings.

The exhibition Like Pastoe illustrates the rich history of the furniture brand and provides an overview of the unique collaboration between Pastoe and various architects, artists and designers. The exhibition has been organised around the following themes: ARCHIVES, ENVIRONMENTS and VISIONS.

In the ARCHIVES theme, Krijn de Koning presents the history of Pastoe using exceptional designs, advertising material, sketches, photographs and trade fair presentations.

Within the ENVIRONMENTS section, Anne Holtrop projects Pastoe's vision on the architectonic space.

The exhibition's installations represent an environment in which living, working, learning and creating are defined in a new way.

VISIONS highlights the search for new perspectives on product development and includes work by various designers such as Naoto Fukasawa, Claudio Silvestrin and Scheltens & Abbenes.