Studio Visit: Dirk Vander Kooij

A further look at the promising designer, his Eindhoven workshop and what's to come for Dutch Design Week

Less than three years ago we watched the budding Dutch designer Dirk Vander Kooij explain his graduation project to a packed house at Cape Town’s Design Indaba conference. The Design Academy Eindhoven alumnus humbly presented Endless Flow, a “dining table chair” made from recycled refrigerator plastics. Warming up with some slides of refrigerator graveyards and design inspiration, suddenly things got interesting when Vander Kooij showed …

Off Piste: A Ride Across America, Part 4 of 5

A look at the camp cookware essentials we used every day on our recent ride

To really get a feel for a foreign place, completely immersing yourself is often the only option—and what better way to do so than camping, cooking and enjoying some local fare. When we weren’t indulging in Louisiana boudin and Mississippi BBQ buffets of the likes we still dream about, we were searching for remote campsites to cook up baked beans and sausage ends—a Cabela’s superstore …

Off Piste: A Ride Across America, Part 3 of 5

Lightweight tents and a handmade Swedish hatchet; a look at the essential camp gear used on our 3,700 mile motorcycle trip

As we continue on with the week-long coverage of our recent cross-country motorcycle trip, we introduce a wealth of camping gear used during the 10-day journey. When not riding—or looking in the mirror to ensure we had that “motorcycle guy” look just right—a good majority of our down-time was spent learning the methodical processes of setting up and breaking down camp. Due to the uniqueness …