< Thom Mayne
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well, if you ask a Dutch person they'd raise their eyebrows and think twice..
but for foreigners it's 'the shit' apparently..
:D
anyway, i think it's all very hidden here. you don't SEE it. i mean physically.
The Netherlands by landscape and landmarks is mostly a very monotonous and boring country..
It always makes me wonder, so many great designers/architects etc. here, while it is in a way not so inspiring..
on the other more abstract level of culture and process (growth, change etc.) this is quite a fascinating country, as it's constantly trying to reinvent it's identity.. has got to do with our major dependencies of other cultures since we have been and always will be a country of international trade.
i must also say the enthousiasm for our status qua as a 'design nation' in the Netherlands itself is rather disappointing, most people don't even know we are so much appreciated abroad.