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The yearly design event 'Oeverture' in Gent is starting in September. Nora De Rudder participates in the retailspaces of Cargo in Gent.
You can download a detailed map with locations under: ====> download-pdf

Nora's designs Flaming Heart and the Wing's Chandelier were shown at the interior fair 'Sfeer' at Flanders Expo in Gent, Belgium, at the presentation of Vitrapoint, Gent.
Vitrapoint Gent: ===> www.gent.vitrapoint.be

Nora De Rudder participates at the 5th. Design Triennial. The exihibition Beauty-Singular-Plural can be seen at the Royal Museum of Art and History , Jubelpark 10, 1000 Brussel, from 14/12/2007 until 02/03/2008.
The inauguration takes place on Thursday 13 Decenber 2007 at 6 p.m.
===> www.kmkg-mrah.be ===> www.designvlaanderen.be

Nora De Rudder participated at 'Made in Gent', (sept 20-23, 2007) ===> www.madeingent.be
Scroll down for more pictures of her presentation with one of her latest designs 'The Kiss' in one of the containers.

YOO USA

In 2006/2007 Nora De Rudder shipped a Mussel Chandelier and 2 Wing's Chandeliers to New York for Interior projects of Yoo. The image shows the founders and initiaters of Yoo: Philippe Starck, Jade Jagger, Tom Bartlett en John Hitchcox.
===> www.yoo.com

DENVER ART MUSEUM

Denver Art Museum, extension of Daniel Libeskind

Denver Art Museum opened its door of the new extension in 2006. 2 of Nora De Rudder's designs are selcted by the Denver art museum for the exibition project: European Design After 1985: Shaping the New Century,
which will take place in 2008 and will also travel to Europe and China. More on this later.
For info 0n the Denver Art Museum:

===> www.denverartmuseum.org/home

===> www.daniel-libeskind.com/projects/show-all/extension-to-the-denver-art-museum/

Personal Record

1982
Interior Architecture Royal Acadamy, Ghent., Belgium.
Traveled and worked throughout Italy .
Internship with architect Romano Antico, Cagliari in Sardinia -Italy .

1983
Evening Classes in Sculpture,Royal Academy, Ghent., Belgium

1986
Designing & implementing interior projects. Renovating spaces to loft for Belium author Dhr. Hugo Claus, Ghent, Belgium.

1991
'En Passant' art project in shopping-windows by art gallery Crokhapox, Gent, Belgium.
'Linea' design fair, participated in cooperation with Cargo, Ghent, Belgium.

1992
'Design for Europe' bi-annual trade fair, Kortrijk, Belgium.

1993
'Culture et MatiËres' design competition by Fondexlor, Nancy, France.
'Lenteselectie' (spring selections) VIZO, Brussel ; nominated. (VIZO = belgian foundation which supports designers)
'100% Belgium' exibition at furniture gallery ThÈorËmes, Brussel, Belgium.
'Sprookjes en Kunstambacht' ('fairytales and art&crafts') Classic IV (tradefair for interiordesign & antiques) participated in cooperation with VIZO, Kortrijk, Belgium.

1994
'Mobilier Belge' exibition at 'Maison du Livre, de l'image et du son', Museum in Villeurbanne, Lyon, France.
Exibition at 'KafÈtee', art gallery and bar, Ghent, Belgium.
Participation 'Open deur dagen' VIZO, Brussel, Belgium.
'Hedendaagse Meubelobjecten uit Vlaanderen' (contemporary furniture from Flanders) exibition at Gallery V.I.A., Paris, France.
Visiting lecturer design, Stedelijk Hoger Architectuur instituut (higher institute of architecture)'De Bijloke', Ghent, Belgium.

1995
'Zeitgen–ssisches Mobil”r aus Flandern' (contemporary furniture from Flanders) exibition at the int. furniture fair Cologne, Germany.
'Hedendaagse meubelobjecten uit Vlaanderen' (contemporary furniture from Flanders)exibition in cooperation with VIZO at Frans Van Praet, Antwerp, Belgium and at Sonsbeek Art & Design, Arnhem, Netherlands
'Tabourets en krukjes' ( stools ) exibition at artgallery MU, Antwerp, Belgium.
'TriÎnale voor Vormgeving in Vlaanderen' participation in exibition fromVIZO at Museum voor Sierkunst (arts & Crafts museum), Ghent, Belgium

1996
'Vol-lumineus' exihibition at Cultureel Centrum ter Dilft, Borne, Belgium.

1997
'Vol-lumineus' exihibition at Cultureel Centrum ter Dilft, Borne, Belgium.

1998
Exibition at lighting gallery Cargo, Ghent., Belgium
Opening exibition at art gallery Sofie Lachaert, Antwerpen, Belgium.

2000
Exibition on lighting at 'Magazijn', Ghent, Belgium.
Nominated for, and realised sculpture project 'Groep Wilde Paarden' ('group of wild horses') for a newly builded housing development 'A. de Hollainhof', Ghent, Belgium. Within the framework of 'Kunst in de buurt' ('art in your neighbourhood')
'in and Out' exibition at VIZO, Brussel, Belgium.

2001
'Vormgevers bekennen kleur' exibition at VIZO, Brussel, Belgium.
'Vormgeving verpakt' exibition at VIZO, Brussel, Belgium.

2002
'Als buren kunstenaars zijn' ('when artist are neighbours')exibition at Blekersdijk, Gent., Belgium.
'Een nieuw BelgiÎ , in ideeÎn en materialen' ('Belgium redefinend in ideas and materials') exibition at CIVA en VIZO, Brussel, Belgium.
Exibitions at Cargo, Gent, Artgallery Link, Ghent and Artgallery Pim De Rudder.
Project at Nieuwpoort theatre, Ghent, Belgium.
Window dressing at 'Martha's Manufacturen', Ghent., Belgium.
Installing showcase, Jan Breydelstraat, Design Museum, Ghent.

2003
Exihibition at VIZO, Brussel.
Internship with Architect Eddy Vanzieleghem, Ghent, Belgium.
Exibition at 'Hof de Martijnen', Assenede, Belgium.
Intership with 'Koloriet,' Gent, Belgium. Production of chinaware.
Window dressing at Martha's Manufacturen, Ghent., Belgium.
'Grand-Tour' exibition at 'Museum Schone Kunsten' (Artmuseum) , Ghent, Belgium.
'Open ateliers à la carte' S.M.A.K. ( Museum of Modern Art) Ghent, Belgium.
Centannial celebration Design Museum, Ghent, Belgium.
Window dressing for ' De Gaepaert' (interior fabrics), Ghent., Belgium.

2004
Fantasy Design. Jongeren als ontwerpers. (Kids are shown how a designer works and have to try to develop a product on their own)
Tutorial Project in cooperation with Design Museum, Ghent, Belgium.
Participitation at Rood Veld/Champ Rouge, an exibition set up by Ann Huybens& Patrick T'Hoofd ( The Flamish Primitives) . It showed work from artists with whom they worked with . Participation at 'Oeverture' ('oever' = shore ) A cultural project in which applied art and design products are presented at locations near the river 'Leie' which meanders through the city of Ghent, Belgium. Visitors were offered a possibility of visiting the locations by boats. Organised by Cargo, Ghent in cooperation with the city of Ghent, Belgium.

2005
'Fantasy Design'. Traveling exibition of the outcome of the Fantasy Design Project started in 2004, in the Design museum of Ghent, Belgium.
Provinciale prijs vormgeving 2004, Participation at the exibition at the Caemersklooster, Gent. ('design price 2004 of the province East Flanders)
'Design Verpakt' Exibition at Flanders Design; Brussel
'O dennenboom, O Dennenboom'. Exihibition with 38 other well known belgian artists at Cultural Centre Scharpoord, Knokke Heist. Theme: each artist had to 'decorate' a cristmass tree.
Launch of website under: www.noraderudder.com

2006
Design Museum in Ghent bought 2 Wings lamps (table model) for their own collection
A catalogue was issued in cooperation with VIZO, Brussels.
Cooperation with Bart Merkelbach, who will handle all International Sales.
Cameron Peters Fine Ligthing in Ardington becomes distributor of my collection in Great Brittain.
Chosen by Philippe Starck to produce 6 Mussel chandeliers and 3 Wings chandelier for the interior of a business club in Beijing, China.
Participation at 'Oeverture' 2006 Gent Belgium At 1,2 and 3 september new work by Nora will be shown at Galery Art Track in Gent. (Zuidstationstraat 8) 'Oeverture' is a project by Cargo in Gent where one can visit by boat several exibitions located near the waterside in Gent
Participation at 'getrouwd' (married) From september 9 until novenber 4, at C.C. Scharpoord, Knokke Heist in Belgium, shows the latest in brides fashion from french and belgian designers. Nora has been asked to display lighting objects.

2007
january
cooperation with Yoo, USA (www.yoo.com), Yoo Ltd is a design focused property development company founded by designer Philippe Starck and property developer John Hitchcox They ordered 2 Mussel Chandeliers and one Wing's Chandelier for two appartments in their project.
jan. - mar.
exibition at Croxhapox, an artcentre sponsored by the Flamish government in Gent. The Chandelier of fragment is shown in a special space in the gallery.
mar.-may
participation at 'Betterfood', organised by 'Design Vlaanderen' in their galleryspaces in Brussels. Productdesign in the context of eating culture and rituals. Nora's design 'The Kiss' was on show.

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