ROTTERDAM DESIGN PRIZE
moniquevanheist is nominated for the roterdam design prize 2011!
this ‘king of dutch design prizes’ is being organised for the 11th time.
the nominated works will be exhibited at museum boijmans van beuningen, from november 2011 untill februari 12, 2012.
this year the candidates were nominated by five scouts.
there is a cash prize of 15.000 euros plus the premsela public prize.
check www.designprijs.nl for more info and to vote for moniquevanheist for the public prize.


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FIVE SISTERS
moniquevanheist designed the wardrobe for the performance 'five sisters’.
this restaging of the play five sisters (1982) by guy de cointet , is produced by ‘if I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution’.
the premiere was on october 28, 2011 in theatre frascati in amsterdam .
the performance is currently on tour to leuven (belgium), léon and madrid (spain).
the wardrobe was a selection of hellofashion-articles, all produced in white.

cast: violeta sanchez, einat tuchman, adva zakai, veridiana zurita.
 photos: Nicholas Burrough. © If I Can't Dance, Amsterdam
www.ificantdance.org


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GUEST-CURATOR SCHIELANDHUIS
moniquevanheist is invited to be guest-curator at the museum rotterdam in rotterdam.
together with the museum moniquevanheist is creating an eclectic exhibition about workwear, the history of workwear items, fashion inspired by workwear and personal stories about people's workwear.
the exhibition will open on february 26 2012, for more information keep an eye on www.museumrotterdam.nl
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WONGEMA
moniquevanheist designed workwear for 'wongema', a hotel/cafe and artists-in-residence in hornhuizen, in the north of holland. wongema is run by erik wong, and offers workspaces for artists and groups in a restored cafe in the heart of the village.
wongema made a selection of garments of hellofashion, like new pants, workjacket and flirt S, to dress up the staff. photos will follow in february/march.
for more information: www.wongema.nl
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EXHIBITION 'CONNECTING CONCEPTS'
moniquevanheist is part of the exhibition 'connecting concepts', initiated by premsela, the dutch architecture institute and design cooperation brainport.
the exhibition is curated by ed van hinte and designed by bertjan pot.
the exhibition opened on february 8th at the indian national institute for design in ahmedadad, india, and will travel the world over the next years.
'connecting concepts' reflects in a unique and unexpected way on the dutch mentality of design, fashion and architecture.
www.premsela.org
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EXHIBITION 'MODEMETMONIQUE'
on april 9, 2010 the exhibition 'modemetmonique' was opened at the zeeuws museum in middelburg, the netherlands. to get an impression of the exhibition check 'exhibitions'
you can visit the exhibition until october 24, 2010.
in the exhibition moniquevanheist makes parallels between her work and the collection of the zeeuws museum and its cultural heritage. In the exhibition new work will is shown:
hellobedroom and the animalsuit to name a few.
For more information: www.zeeuwsmuseum.nl
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BAS KOSTERS
During amsterdam fashion week in january 2010 bas kosters studio awarded moniquevanheist with the anti fashion award - label. Thank you bas!