2009 - in progress
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Client: Municipality of Amsterdam
In collaboration with Johan Selbing
1st Prize
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As part of the renovation program of the Vondelpark in Amsterdam a competition for new park furniture was held. The winning proposal “Vondel Verses”, takes its inspiration from the original ideas of the Vondelpark, which is designed in a romantic-English style. The park has different characters which together form a whole. This variation is illustrated by the application of different motifs in the frames of the bench, inspired by the flora and fauna of the location. The vegetal motifs are brought further in the design of the lamp post which subtly mimics the bud of a daffodil, and the kiosk which is covered by a cut-out steel pattern of ivy.