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It's Dutch Design
It's Dutch Design

It's Dutch Design

You don't have to be Dutch to be a Dutch designer.

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It's Dutch Design is a 60-minute documentary about the worldwide success of Dutch Design. Top Designers and international keyplayers reveal their personal vision and explain why a small country could become so big in the field of Design. The history is told with iconic Dutch Design examples, spanning more than 100 years.

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Budget

$230

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

28 November 2019

Country

Netherlands

Cast

Maarten Baas

Maarten Baas

Self

Aldo Bakker

Aldo Bakker

Self

Eugene Bay

Eugene Bay

Self

Nacho Carbonell

Nacho Carbonell

Self

Andrea Cuman

Andrea Cuman

Self

Timo de Rijk

Timo de Rijk

Self

Beth Dickstein

Beth Dickstein

Self

Tom Dorresteijn

Tom Dorresteijn

Self

Piet Hein Eek

Piet Hein Eek

Self

Liza Enebeis

Liza Enebeis

Self

Hans Gubbels

Hans Gubbels

Self

Nienke Hoogvliet

Nienke Hoogvliet

Self

Sjoerd Hoyinck

Sjoerd Hoyinck

Self

Jeroen Junte

Jeroen Junte

Self

Robert Kloos

Robert Kloos

Self

Sophie Laude

Sophie Laude

Self

Valentin Loellmann

Valentin Loellmann

Self

Matilda McQuaid

Matilda McQuaid

Self

Job Meijhuizen

Job Meijhuizen

Self

Christien Meindertsma

Christien Meindertsma

Self

Renee Mennen

Renee Mennen

Self

Herman Pleij

Herman Pleij

Self

Vaishali Rajurkar

Vaishali Rajurkar

Self

Tejo Remy

Tejo Remy

Self

Tet Reuver

Tet Reuver

Self

Ted Schappert

Ted Schappert

Self

Jos Som

Jos Som

Self

Nadine Sterk

Nadine Sterk

Self

Teresa van Dongen

Teresa van Dongen

Self

Iris van Herpen

Iris van Herpen

Self

Adrian van Hooydonck

Adrian van Hooydonck

Self

Stefanie van Keijsteren

Stefanie van Keijsteren

Self

Lonny van Ryswyck

Lonny van Ryswyck

Self

Marcel Wanders

Marcel Wanders

Self

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