winterSALON/2014 special event: Qaina

winterSALON/2014: February 6, 19.00- 19:30, Museum 'Ons lieve Heer op Solder (by invitation only) A performance by Siba Sahabi, Sara Toscano and musician Jamil Al Asadi
‘Qaina’: a work in progress by Siba Sahabi will also be introduced this evening with a lecture.

The finished project Qaina will be on show during our next SALON/ in the summer of 2014

About: Siba Sahabi (Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam) is a poetic designer. Drawing from her German/Iranian roots, Siba’s work aims to show how one culture can influence another, leading to renewal and cultural richness. Her designs are inspired by the European and Middle Eastern history of ceramics. A passion for crafts and imperfection drives the process of Siba’s work. Siba’s studio is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Siba has previously won the 'Comeseedo' competition in Berlin and the 'Most Remarkable Repair Contest' initiated by Platform 21 in Amsterdam. Her work has been published in books such as Hands on! Dutch design in the 21st century/d’Jonge Hond, Papercraft/Gestalten and The New Artisans/Thames & Hudson. Siba's work has been exhibited locally and internationally in galleries such as Direktorenhaus in Berlin, OCT Art & Design Gallery in Shenzhen and Saatchi Gallery in London. (Siba's work was on show at SALON/BJ)

About: Sara Toscano
Originally from Portugal, Sara Toscano is an Oriental Dancer whose style is rooted in the traditions of the middle eastern dances. At the age of 20 she witnessed the explosion of belly dance in her country, an art that immediately casted a spell on her. Seeking for inspiration, she traveled and worked in Greece and in the Netherlands. In 2007 she met Mahdy Emara becoming part of the acclaimed Baladi dance group, with which she performed extensively for 4 years.In 2010 she became a certified dance teacher after concluding the World Dance Teacher's Training Course at the Rotterdam Foundation for Arts Education in the Netherlands. From traditional Arabic parties to glamorous corporate events, Sara has entertained audiences in festivals, theatre performances and restaurants with all sorts of cuisine.
Back in Portugal, she collaborates with several groups, juxtaposing styles, and incorporating ideas from other artistic fields, aiming at producing quality dance performances. Sara dances with joy, feeling and authenticity. She loves to interpret the music and engage her audience. Member of the International Dance Council of CID-UNESCO (via dancingstories.carbonmade.com)

WinterSALON/2014: Participants at DutchCulture

WinterSALON/2014: Participants at DutchCulture, Herengracht 474
Chris Kabel, SALON/BJ Report by JW Kaldenbach (Opening hours from Wednesday to Sunday: 12:00/17:00 hrs. Admission: free)

SALON/BJ Report: by JW Kaldenbach Photography

more information about the SALON/BJ Report on this blog

Chris Kabel: Woodring designed during SALON/BJ in Dashilar

Both Chris Kabel and JW Kaldenbach went with SALON/BJ to China in 2013. JW Kaldenbach to cover the SALON/BJ event with his photography. (See those photo's on this blog under the tag SALON/BJ. Kaldenbach is the photographer for SALON/ from the start in 2010) and Chris Kabel to participate. See more on this blog on Chris Kabel's work during SALON/BJ. Salon/BJ Report was previously on show at the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven in 2013.

Live in Your Living Room

Live in Your Living Room, Mini-Festival @ Winter SALON/ 2014
Six brand new shows of international house concert network Live in Your Living Room coming up.

Like last Summer, Live in Your Living Room once again teams up with SALON/ @ the Winter SALON/ 2014, with a mini-festival of intimate concerts.

Again, some of the finest inner-city locations in Amsterdam, such as De Waag, De Oude Kerk, Amstelkerk, and Museum Willet Holthuysen, will be host to our concerts. A varied line-up of artists, together with these beautiful locations, provide the setting of what promises to be a very special series of concerts.

Entrance fee: 10 euro per show.
Schedule:
January 1. Saturday 25 January: De Oude Kerk, Oudekerksplein 23, MiRco & Liloe Barend. Start: 20.00 hrs.
2. Sunday 26 January: Amstelkerk, Kerkstraat 11, Ivo Bernard. Start: 15.00 hrs.
February 3. Saturday 1 February: t Magazijn, Oudezijds Voorburgwal 153, Beer Teipe & Reinier van Harten. Start: 20.00 hrs.
4. Sunday 2 February: DutchCulture, Herengracht 474, Luke Nyman. Start: 15.30 hrs.
5. Saturday 8 February: De Waag, Nieuwmarkt 4, Theo Sieben & Writersday. Start: 20.00 hrs.
6. Sunday 9 February: Museum Willet Holthuysen, Herengracht 605, Jürgen Visser. Start: 15.30 hrs

(added Wed. January 28, 2014) Below: Ivo Bernard at the opening of WinterSALON/2014 in the Amstel kerk

SALON/BJ report at winterSALON/2014

At the winterSALON/2014 in Amsterdam you can visit the report of the work made by participating designers of SALON/BJ during Beijing Design Week 2013. This report was shown earlier at the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven in 2013. Manon Schaap and Gijs Stork decided to show the SALON/BJ report again so as many people as possible can see what Dutch designers made on the other side of the Globe, sharing their work is important to SALON/.

This report comes in the form of photographs made by JW Kaldenbach and samples of works produced in Beijing by Conny Groenewegen, Shin Been, Femke de Vries, Elisa van Joolen, Borre Akkersdijk, Desiree Hammen, CYJO, Lara Tolman, Selina Parr, Lee Xinbin, Ernst Van der Hoeven, Yuan Yuan, Frank Bruggeman, Eric Roelen, Henny van Nistelrooij, LAVA, Klaas Kuiken , Dieter Volcker, Sander Wassink, Reinier Bosch, Carolina Wilcke, Chris Kabel, Jan Rothuizen, rENs and work curated by Salon/BJ

-Showing at DutchCulture, Herengracht 474

-More SALON/BJ report related work BYBORRE in the VAN GOGH MUSEUM Friday Jan. 23 starting at 18:30
 
SALON/BJ was generously supported by the city of Amsterdam, Het Stimuleringsfons voor de Creatieve industrie, BJDW en Stichting SALON/

(image: Modern Weekly China Magazine with Noman and ByBorre, JW Kaldenbach, Conny Groenewegen, )