Jenske Dijkhuis
Jenske Dijkhuis (born 1980, in Amsterdam) is Dutch designer, working primarily with spatial concepts, currently living in Amsterdam and working in an old factory building in Zaandam. Biography Dijkhuis attended the Gerrit Rietveld Academy where she studied under Frank Tjepkema, Peik Suyling, and Thonik. While there, she worked under Marcel Wanders and interned at Droog Design. Since graduating, Dijkhuis has founded her own studio and won the Wood Challenge 2007. This project has been widely covered and can found in Frame Magazine and a number of books including Spacecraft (Klanten/Feireiss 2007) and Bodyscape (Danoi 2007). Other projects include a design that was included in Robodock, a festival of art and theater in Amsterdam. In Platform 21, an exhibition of architectural maquettes, as both examplar and concepts. Recent projects Currently, she is working on an exhibition design for Amsterdam International Fashion Week at Horse Move Project Space, a pavilion for the a ...
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ...
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