Nest: Design for the Interior

When the Stedelijk Museum put out a call for Dutch design for the interior, seeking items for its renowned permanent collection, it got more than 500 entries. The jury selected 51 designers or studios--94 pieces of work total, from vacuum cleaners to a mobile kitchen--and the museum's final decisions were made based in part on the materials in these pages. The title of the book, Nest, is derived from the Vogelkasthuis (nesting box) by Jurgen Bey, an indoor cabin in which children can play or nap, and the seating object Tak (branch) by Frank Tjepkema and Janneke Hooymans, which looks like a nest--and, of course, the title also refers to the home.