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NY400 Week / Holland on the Hudson presents Pioneers of Change,
a festival of Dutch design, fashion and architecture on New
York's Governors Island to celebrate 400 years of Dutch-American friendship.
Activities will take place in and around eleven officers' houses at Nolan Park, Governors Island, New York. Open: Fri 10am - 4:30pm Sat / Sun 10am - 6:30pm Download Ferry schedule. |
Pioneers of Change was conceived and curated by Renny Ramakers, co-founder and director of Droog. About Renny Ramakers Renny Ramakers is art critic and co-founder and director of Droog, the conceptual design company which was set up in 1993. She organizes design exhibitions, has been a member of various juries for design prizes and participates in lectures and workshops worldwide. Ramakers took part in governmental advisory boards, amongst others as a member of the Council of Culture (1995-2001). As an art critic, she wrote for international magazines, books and catalogues and published several books under her own name. www.droog.com |
Pioneers of Change was initiated by Han Bakker under the authority of NY400, the result of an initiative by the Dutch Government in
close co-operation with Dutch local and provincial authorities,
with New York City and New York State, and with active participation of a great number of organizations from the private, cultural and
non-profit sectors.
www.ny400.org 
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Pioneers of Change is supported by the Dutch Design Fashion Architecture program, which aims to strengthen the international position of these sectors trough a joined-up approach.
www.dutchdfa.nl Graphic design and website by Experimental Jetset. www.experimentaljetset.nl Production: Stichting Droog Design www.droog.com Droog New York www.droogusa.com Formavision www.formavision.info 
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We thank our sponsors: The Premsela Foundation, Fine Paints of Europe, Wijzonol, Lensvelt, NgispeN and Ketel One. 
 
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These names are the titles of the former officers' houses during Pioneers of Change. Click on each name for the specific program: To download a map and program (pdf, 580 Kb), click here. |
Staten Island / Staten EylandtPop up store: 100 dollars or less Bowery / BouwerijThe luxury of Silence and Care Harlem / HaarlemPlatform21 = Repairing |
Hempstead / HeemstedeKnitting: Christien Meindertsma Bushwick / BoswijckUrban Farming Flushing / VlissingenHarvest Map: 2012Architecten |
Bloomingdale / BloemendaalGo Slow / Droog, Sloom.org, Vogelzang and van Halem Gravesend / 's GravesandeDrawn from Clay: Atelier NL Brooklyn / BreukelenRealtime: Maarten Baas |
Coney Island / Conyne EylandtPainted / Parsons The New School for Design Rhode Island / Roode EylandtOpen Talks Dutch Profiles Greenwhich / GreenwijckLawn: Various objects |