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Posted on December 31st 2010

Object Rotterdam, at the cutting edge of art and design, will showcase limited edition designs, craft and jewellery.

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Object Rotterdam, which takes places from 10 to 13 February 2011, is the official side fair of Art Rotterdam and the international fair for “autonomous design”, focusing exclusively on the most current development within autonomous design.

Some twenty galleries from the Netherlands and abroad will showcase the latest designs of unique or limited edition functional objects by designers in the field of current design, craft and jewellery.

The fair becomes the platform where the cutting edge between art and design becomes evident. Object Rotterdam 2011 will also feature the world premiere of “In Collaboration with Wood”, a collection of wooden chairs by internationally renowned Dutch  designer Aldo Bakker.

Frank Tjepkema

After studying at the Technical University of Delft for two years, Frank Tjepkema graduated in 1996 from the Design Academy Eindhoven. Following this he obtained an MA degree in 1998 from the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam.

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