Richard Hutten started his own designstudio in 1991, working on a variety of projects such as: furniture-, product-, interior- and exhibition design. Richard Hutten is well known for what he refers to as ’No sign of design’ furniture: functional furniture in a highly conceptual and humorous style. He is one of the most internationally successful Dutch designers; a key exponent of ”Droog Design”, in which he has been involved since it’s inception in 1993. His work is part of the permanent collections of, among others, Centraal Museum Utrecht, Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art Amsterdam, Vitra Museum Weil am Rhein, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Meet Richard Hutten in his studio in the harbour of Rotterdam.

Stanley Whitney’s investigation of color is primordial. In the work, color and structure, two fundamental aspects of abstract painting, become color as structure. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and received his BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and his MFA from Yale University. Stanley Whitney currently lives and works in New York City and Parma, Italy. He has shown numerously in the United States and in Europe. Stanley Whitney’s work is part of museum and private collections worldwide. Meet Stanley in his studio in New York to hear what he has to say about painting and beyond.

John Zurier is a painter whose abstract almost monochrome paintings are informed by Abstract Expressionism, Post-War French painting, and Japanese aesthetics. His main interest is in simplicity, surface modulation, and color as it is tied to our experience of time. John Zurier’s reductive, near-monochrome paintings offers renewed testimony to the artist’s dedication to color, the material fact of painting and painting’s history. His soft-hued abstract printings play at crossing the line into representation. Filled with the sensation of nature, they evoke the silence of luminous weather and the pulse of a human touch. Meet John at Nordenhake Gallery in Berlin and hear his views on art and his own way of painting.

Galerie Nordenhake presents contemporary art in various media and with an international focus, exhibiting emerging, mid-career, and established artists. The gallery has exhibition spaces in Berlin and in Stockholm. In 1973 Claes Nordenhake opened his first gallery in Malmö, in the south of Sweden. A decade later, in 1986, the gallery moved to Stockholm where it found its new facilities in the prestigious building of The Royal Academy of Fine Arts. With the arrival of a new millennium the Gallery took yet another important step in its development by opening Galerie Nordenhake Berlin. With two operations going on simultaneously − in Berlin, as well as Stockholm − the gallery has perfected its trade mark exhibition policy: a well balanced mix of established names on the contemporary art scene, interspersed with new exciting artists from Sweden, Germany, and the United States. Meet Claes and what he has to say about the world of art.

Annet Gelink Gallery has been exhibiting work of groundbreaking artists, ranging from drawing, painting and photography to installation & video art since the opening in 2000. The Gallery quickly conquered a leading position in the Dutch as well as the international art scene. Annet Gelink Gallery has an international reputation as early promoter of a generation of young artist. Let´s meet Annet at her gallery and hear what she has to say about the world of art.

Efva Attling is the leading jewelry designer of Scandinavia. Attling’s feel-good line is the epitome of statement jewelry. Efva’s specialty is playing around with words and expressions. This gives another dimension to the jewelry, She calls it: beauty with a thought. The Efva Attling brand has a strong identity and is recognised by everyone. Her fairy-tale success story brings us craft with deeper meaning. With the strength of her soul, passion and burning commitment, Efva adorns our every day. Angelina Jolin; long time friend and peer of Efva Attling meets her in her studio and shop in the meatpacking district in New York.