Walking the Read Carpet

Desso has designed the hallway floor coverings for the Dutch hotel, citizenM. The carpeting depicts an aerial view of Amsterdam taken from a satellite.

Link via DesignBoom:

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A Different Kind of Rain Cloud

Dutch designer, Joonsoo Kim, created the Cloud Umbrella which can be carried around in a thin tube and then inflated by pumping the handle.

The Dutch should all mate with the Japanese and make a wonderfully weird world.

Link: Joons, Design and Experience

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Kinetic Sculptor, Theo Jansen

Dutch Engineer/Artist, Theo Jansen, creates wind-powered artificial life that roams the beaches of the Netherlands. His work is beautiful in images, but truly poetic in motion, so check out the video links below.

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BMW Video Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=WcR7U2tuNoY

TED Video Lecture Link: http://youtube.com/watch?v=b694exl_oZo