tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81002333446959983462024-03-04T20:07:49.355-08:00Wieteke OpmeerArtist and designerWieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-67410791893608451992015-05-11T08:40:00.000-07:002015-05-11T08:40:18.771-07:00Textiel Festival LeidenDuring the <a href="http://www.textielfestival.nl/" target="_blank">textile festival in Leiden</a> I will be at a more than beautiful location, the <a href="http://www.hortusleiden.nl/" target="_blank">Hortus Botanicus Leiden</a> (one of the oldest botanical gardens in the Netherlands). In this garden I will have a little market stall nested in between the beautiful plants en flowers of this amazing garden. I will showcase and sell my handmade textile oriented items.<br />
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I am packing knitting needles made from branches of pruned fruit trees handmade by my loving father, crochet hooks I made from different kinds of wood, needles I made from hawthorns, beautiful woolen yarn hand carded and hand spun by my loving mother. So a real family business :-) <br />
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And maybe even more exciting, the Hortus Botanicus Leiden let me use some of their pruning wood of trees from this unique garden. I transformed them into beautiful handmade limited edition crochet hooks and buttons. All these items and more will be for sale from wednesday to saturday (13-16 may) in the botanical gardens of Leiden and afterwards the items will of course be available online through my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/nl/shop/wietekeopmeer?ref=search_shop_redirect" target="_blank">etsy shop</a>.<br />
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Hope to see you at the Hortus Botanicus in Leiden for a nice and serene walk through the gardens and of course a glance at my handmade items! <a href="http://www.hortus.leidenuniv.nl/index.php/informatie/bereikbaarheid" target="_blank">Check out here how you can get to the botanical gardens.</a><br />
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<br />Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-53500690212775870352015-02-16T14:43:00.000-08:002015-02-16T14:46:56.812-08:00Hortus Botanicus LeidenSometimes it seems that wishes are granted, and fairy tales seem to come true. This is how I could best describe what I have experienced.<br />
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The oldest botanical garden of the Netherlands is located in Leiden (Hortus botanicus Leiden) and is celebrating it's founding 425 years ago (you are reading it correctly!). <a href="http://www.hortusleiden.nl/" target="_blank">-check out their site here-</a> My attention was drawn to their notification that one of their trees had to be cut down. As you all know botanical gardens always have unique specimens of all kinds of trees and plants. <br />
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I was in a courages mood and contacted them. I
complemented them on their beautiful achievement (425 years and still
standing strong) and also found some extra courage to ask them what they where going to do with the branches of this special tree. I send them pictures of my handmade crochet hooks, hawthorn needles and knitting needles. I ended my mail with the note I would love to make new items from those branches. <br />
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Against all expectations they wrote back that they loved my work and told me they where going to participate in a textile craft festival. They continued that my work would be an amazing asset to the selected artists invited to exhibit and sell items in their gardens during these textile art days in may.<br />
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They mentioned there was wood left from the tree they had cut down and invited me to come and pick out what I would need to make new work from their special tree. I was blown away, this was a dream come true! We agreed on a date I would visit. I wrote back that I wished to come a bit earlier to be able to walk through their amazing gardens and ancient glass houses. They told me they where closed for the public at the moment I would visit them, and noted that they would gladly let me wander around on my own during my visit.....<br />
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The day came, and there I was.. feeling like Alice in wonderland walking in awe through these amazing gardens and glass houses filled with the most unique and beautiful plants and trees in.<br />
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After spending an hour of wandering, indulging my senses and photographing I decided it was time to start collecting the wood I would need for my project. They also recently had to trim down another unique tree so there was lot's of choice.<br />
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At the end of the day I was invited in to have a cup of tea in the library (filled with plant oriented books and archives). <br />
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I left with two bags filled with the most beautiful wood and my heart filled with the most beautiful memories of what I had experienced that day. I can't wait to go back with bags filled with all sorts of beautiful textile oriented items to sell in may! <br />
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For me it was a very interesting first participation. Wondering what to expect I traveled by the break of dawn to Leiden. I met all the other professionals before the event began. A great atmosphere was already starting as every professional introduced them selfs. So much knowledge was going to be available that day! Every professional got their own neat desk which would serve as a consulting desk for all participants with questions. This was all happening on valentines-day so it felt a little like knowledge speed-dating!<br />
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When the event started, all participants started to consult with their specialist of choice. I was surprised how versatile the people where that took place at my desk telling their story's and asking their questions. It was really inspiring to be able see into their lives and work. Surprisingly I only had three people at my desk that asked direct questions that concerned design. All the other participants I had a chance to help, had such different questions. I was really intrigued and curious how I could help them. I quickly discovered that I of course did not only have to answer peoples design questions. I was able to use my creativity for any challenge delivered to me. It was inspiring to notice every person that left my desk, left it with a smile and renewed energy to take on their personal challenge. And in the process I also got in touch with people that could lead to some inspirational collaborations :-)<br />
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The 'waarmaakdag' in Leiden was organized by the amazing initiative called <a href="http://www.gangmakerij.nl/" target="_blank">de gangmakerij</a>,<br />
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These 'waarmaakdagen' are organized all over the Netherlands, check out <a href="http://waarmaakdag.nl/" target="_blank">waarmaakdag.nl</a> for more info!<br />
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You can imagine I left that day with a smile that wouldn't go away :-) <br />
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Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-57679561591579105262015-02-07T07:16:00.001-08:002015-02-07T07:16:18.907-08:00Almost there! <p dir="ltr">After working like crazy on a very succesful christmas storm, I decided to take some time to renew the technical side of my etsy shop. And because everything was sold out (so happy about that!) I am collecting wood in nature and carving away to finish new hawthorn needles and crochethooks! I also found the time to develop some new lovely products I am sure you will all love. Can't wait to show all the new items, I'll keep you all posted!</p>
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All of you that opened the national dutch newspaper Trouw yesterday or today must have given it a glance. There was a big interview concerning me and my work. I was honored to be contacted by the talented journalist Maaike Veldman. Who found me through the internet and wanted to interview me. After a long and interesting conversation with her I was pleasantly surprised to find such a big interview including several of my projects. Under which the notable dress from the project Staindress, for whom is curious about this project <a href="http://blog.wietekeopmeer.nl/2011/06/staindress-premiere.html" target="_blank">you can read more here</a>. Also included where several items of my newest collection containing handmade <a href="https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/175298475/handgemaakte-houten-naalden-gemaakt-van?ref=shop_home_active_3&langid_override=0" target="_blank">wooden needles</a> and handmade <a href="https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/175297232/handgemaakte-houten-haaknaalden-van?ref=listing-shop-header-1&langid_override=0" target="_blank">crochet needles</a> made from found twigs.<br />
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For some time now I have been working with my beloved father on a new product. Knitting Needles made from branches.</div>
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The trees used have an
ideal wood, but is only cut for pruning. The tree has better growth
and fruit trees give more fruit after pruning. Pruning occurs yearly
to improve mostly fruit trees. So no trees where cut down for these
wooden knitting needles! Due to this, this product is very
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<br />Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-27712084753424852462013-11-27T05:49:00.002-08:002013-11-27T05:49:55.198-08:00Visiting TextielfabriqueI recently discovered this super cool sustainable initiative called '<a href="http://www.textielfabrique.nl/index.php/" target="_blank">textielfabrique</a>' and ow my god I was sold. Such a beautiful philosophy and beautiful sustainable fabrics and yarns they have. I discovered that the shop/atelier was just a town away from me! I got in touch en visited the interesting woman behind this initiative designer, producer and teacher, Maaike Gottschal. We talked a lot about our experiences in natural dyeing and also investigated possibility's in the future. She also showed me her atelier/shop. It was so nice that I couldn't leave without buying myself something to experiment with... can't wait to find time to try this! In short it was a wonderful trip, let's have more trips like these!<br />
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Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-69263032960592205032013-11-25T13:49:00.002-08:002013-11-25T13:49:42.737-08:00First orders coming in!After my recent post the first orders are coming in! I've already send out the first package with wooden needles today. I'm completely loving the envelopes I <a href="http://www.bureaubewust.nl/topo/topo-enveloppen/" target="_blank">discovered</a> made from recycled old german maps, they are just gorgeous!<br />
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Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-69270001340756196132013-11-24T05:58:00.000-08:002013-11-24T05:58:24.756-08:00New sustainable collection!I finished some super cute earrings, wooden needles and crochet hooks made from twigs. They represent what I think is important, use of existing natural materials like found wood or feathers and next to that they are so darn cute! And the best thing is, they are now for sale in two shops. The concept store <a href="http://kirstynagel.com/" target="_blank">Urban Nomads</a> and the supercute shop <a href="http://www.elleaime.nl/" target="_blank">Elle Aime</a> They both have a shop in Rotterdam North (NL) All for very affordable prices, so searching for the perfect holiday gift? Contact me or visit one of the lovely shops! I'm also on the hunt for new shops to sell my products, If you have suggestions, let me know!<br />
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First up I present, wooden needles made from the large thorns o<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">f the indigenous <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus" target="_blank">Crataegus</a>. The long thorns where traditionally used as nails to attach the shoe-sole onto the leather shoe in shoemaking. The needles because of the irregular shape are perfect for the somewhat coarser fabrics. Handmade by me and treated with a touch of beeswax to conserve the wood. They come in super cute handmade packaging perfect as a gift for textile craft lovers! And the nice thing is they are very affordable. You can contact me or visit </span></span><a href="http://kirstynagel.com/" target="_blank">Urban Nomads</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;"><i style="font-size: 13px;"> </i>concept store in Rotterdam (NL)</span><br />
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Next up are the crochet hooks handmade from found twigs treated also with a little Beeswax to conserve the wood. They are in different sizes depending on the size of the found twig. The crochet hoofs are for sale at the cute shop of Lisa called <a href="http://www.elleaime.nl/" target="_blank">Elle Aime</a> and you can of course also buy them trough me! So feel free to contact me :)<br />
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And last but not least, Earrings made from found feathers. Every feather is washed carefully en blown dry before making these lovely earrings. They are sold in recycled glass bottles finished with a used wine cork. A handwritten label attached to the bottle tells you where the feathers where found and also from what kind of bird the feather came from. Every earring is different en unique because every time I find different feathers. And to make it even more complete I decided to donate a percentage of every earring sold to the 'vogelbescherming' (bird protection association). If you are interested in one of these earrings as a gift or as something you want for yourself. Contact me or visit the concept store <a href="http://kirstynagel.com/" target="_blank">Urban Nomads</a> in Rotterdam!<br />
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<br />Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-20873235176098178152013-11-10T02:09:00.000-08:002013-11-10T02:09:09.717-08:00New sustainable project almost done!One my latest projects is almost done. It all has to do with feathers! This is gonna be a sweet sustainable little product which is gonna be the perfect holiday gift. As you are used to with my designs, this will not only make yourself happy, it will also make the world a little better! At the moment I'm working on illustrations to explain the concept.... very soon more about this mysterious feathery project!<br />
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<br />Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-10215859112381702182013-11-08T08:49:00.000-08:002013-11-08T08:49:44.562-08:00New Atelier!Long time no blog! A lot has changed in the mean time. I've moved to a beautiful atelier-livingspace with my love in The Hague (a city near the sea). The surroundings and my atelier inspire me a lot, I've started a lot of new projects, soon more about that! <br />
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<br />Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com0Den Haag, Nederland52.0704978 4.300699900000040551.9143338 3.9779764000000406 52.226661799999995 4.6234234000000409tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-27226721371306920892012-06-18T08:35:00.000-07:002012-06-18T08:35:26.830-07:00photo developmentThere is a new and exciting development in my work I want to share with you! Recently somebody asked me how I found the photographer who photographed all my work shown on my website. On which I surprisedly answered "I always do it myself!"<br />
I was somewhat surprised by the comments after people knew I made all pictures shown on my website myself. They said that the photo's looked so professional that they where surprised I made them. I've always photographed my own work for documentation and for my website. Also in my free time I love to photograph just for fun, so I really felt complemented by the comments, it was really nice. After these interesting remarks I got some invitations from people surrounding me to photograph for professional reasons. I was so enthusiastic that without a doubt I right away took on the photo "assignments" and did my best to make them perfect. After making the pictures, I was really surprised and so proud to hear that they liked it and where even going to use them! And now I may proudly say that I shot the cover of a magazine, and the opening spread of an article featured in the same magazine called "<a href="http://www.milieudefensie.nl/publicaties/down-to-earth-magazine/artikelen/sabotage-of-roest" target="_blank">Down to Earth Magazine</a>". This magazine is very into environmental situations and actions all over the world. If your interested you can also check out their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/downtoearth.milieudefensie" target="_blank">facebook</a> or follow them on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/annemaried2e" target="_blank">twitter</a>! And I can also proudly say that there is also a poster for a theater play and a CD cover on the way! It's amazing! I can't believe how quickly this goes! I really love doing this so who knows what is next! Below is the cover of the magazine. Later on I will keep you up to date with the other photo's assignments I did!<br />
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<br />Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-44887944750402621602012-04-12T08:10:00.000-07:002012-04-12T08:10:35.099-07:00Iris van Herpen ExhibitionSome time ago I travelled all the way to the other side of the Netherlands (from Rotterdam to Groningen) to see the exhibition about Iris van Herpen, a dutch fashion designer I really admire, at the Groninger Museum. It was a really beautiful exhibition. It was amazing to see her dazzling pieces in real life. The only down point was that my camera after 10 minutes suddenly had no battery life anymore. But that became a good excuse to buy the beautiful book that was specially made for the exhibition. If you are in the opportunity to go to this exhibition, go! It's such a beautiful exhibition you won't regret it. More information about the exhibition check the site of the <a href="http://www.groningermuseum.com/" target="_blank">Groninger Museum</a>. If you want to see more about this amazing fashion designer check the site of <a href="http://www.irisvanherpen.com/" target="_blank">Iris van Herpen</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-3841149260494733272012-04-06T08:54:00.000-07:002012-04-06T08:54:37.491-07:00Opening Secret Gardens at CBKYesterday I had a very nice opening of the exhibition and shop with the theme "de geheime tuin" (translates into "secret garden") which also had my collection "<a href="http://www.wietekeopmeer.nl/leaves-impression.php" target="_blank">leaves Impression</a>". This all happened at the <a href="http://www.cbk.rotterdam.nl/" target="_blank">CBK in Rotterdam</a>. It was a great opening with lot's of people, lot's of flowers from the charming flower-girls walking around and lot's and lot's of talent that was displayed! Got in touch with some very interesting people! Some of them where <a href="http://renskeversluijs.com/" target="_blank">Renske Versluijs</a>, <a href="http://www.barbarasmit.nl/" target="_blank">Barbara Smit</a>, <a href="http://www.madeleenbloemendaal.nl/" target="_blank">Madeleen Bloemendaal</a>, <a href="http://www.jorgensmit.nl/" target="_blank">Jörgen Smit</a>, <a href="http://www.nicherotterdam.nl/" target="_blank">Susanne Vuyk</a> and <a href="http://vervolmaken.com/index.html" target="_blank">Niels van Hout </a>, they are all worth checking out! I went home not only very inspired and happy but also with a cute little gift envelope containing some sunflower-seeds.<br />
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Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-36694131675811887132012-03-23T07:18:00.000-07:002012-03-23T07:18:13.759-07:00Nov'82 architectsRecently I am working on an exciting project that will be in shops soon! In the process of developing my product, I visited the two wonderful architects of <a href="http://nov82.nl/" target="_blank">NOV'82 architects</a> in their studio. I must say they have one of the most interesting studio's I've ever seen! The Building is just two meters wide and has a lovely interior that perfectly suits their needs. I got really inspired by their way of working. Visit their <a href="http://nov82.nl/" target="_blank">site</a> for info about their projects and vision. Later more about the project I visited them for so keep an eye on my blog!<br />
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</div><div>WNF Asked me to donate a scarf from the Leaves Impression Collection to this wonderful auction, and off course I said yes to this very good initiative! I've selected a beautiful scarf of the eucalyptus dyed collection Leaves Impression that also featured in the issue of <a href="http://blog.wietekeopmeer.nl/2011/08/libelle-balance-meets-leaves-impression.html">Libelle Balance</a> before! <div>This WNF auction is filled with beautiful products that are made with good materials or have interesting subjects that stimulate consciousness or are made from recycled materials. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Most important of all is that all the income of this auction will go to a good cause, so we all donate to the good cause! What nicer than that? Well, you also have a chance to start bidding on my scarf for a very reduced price! So check out the website, make a beautiful bid of at least 50 euro, and maybe you are the lucky owner of this beautiful hand dyed antung silk scarf! And next to that the highest bidder will also receive next to the scarf a personal letter from me explaining the whole dyeproces, a businesscard and a beautiful card from the Leaves Impression Collection. You can also start bidding on E-bay so be quick to try to be the highest bidder on this beauty because the auction closes at the 30th of October 18.00! Here is a <a href="http://duurzameveiling.nl/leaves-impression-wieteke-opmeer/">direct link</a> to this beautiful scarf on the auction website. And don't forget, it's all for a good cause!</div><div><br />
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</div></div>Wieteke I. Opmeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139136813838308807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8100233344695998346.post-45531224811047815512011-10-16T04:09:00.000-07:002011-10-16T04:09:01.503-07:00eco dye workshop in Tilburg!There is a unique chance to follow one of my workshops! There are a few places left for a workshop dyeing and printing with eucalyptus, It is in Tilburg (Holland). In this course I will teach how to dye different colors with just leaves water and a little love. You're also getting the chance to print with the leaves and you also get lot's of tips and tricks from me! I will give the workshop in English and in Dutch.<br />
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So grab this chance and follow this amazing workshop I'm giving! It is going to take place on the 27th of October, so be quick! Hope to see you there!<br />
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See more info and how to enroll on <a href="http://www.zijdelings.eu/eco-dyeing-and-printing-with-eucalyptus.html">this page</a>!<br />
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I designed and constructed the dress myself with (much needed) help from my lovely mother (as I have never made clothes before!). The material of the dress is a high quality organic silk. Which I silkscreened with a homemade PH value changing silkscreening ink. I made this ink from inviromentally friendly materials that are used in the food industry.<br />
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To really understand and see the effect happening, I decided that this had to be captures in a short film which would also was an opportunity to really create the fairytale like atmosphere I had in mind when I made the first sketch on paper. This made me search for a professional to help me with this. I found a real professional in Rico Sohilait who has a company named "l<a href="http://www.lbproductions.nl/">aid back productions</a>". I wrote a script, found locations to use as filmset and Rico decided to help me. Which he did wonderfully! This video really portraits what I had in mind, so thank you Rico and his assistant Robert Jan! This video needed also unique music, the music is composed by my new love! Jolle Roelofs who is a great Composer and pianist.<br />
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Below the video showing the transformation of this dress and underneath some photo's of the performance and also of the presentation in Maastricht<br />
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The photo's are made by Jolle Roelofs and the Film by Laid back productions, enjoy!<br />
PS: If you want to use the photo's for your blog or something else, that's cool but please remember to mention the project and a link! Thankss!<br />
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next blogpost is all about, "the making of staindress" plus the people that helped to make it reality!<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/25072582">staindress</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user7439102">wieteke opmeer</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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