Nusantara multicolored mosaic

These beautiful 132 mosaic facade elements are produced for the building project Nusantara in the stripheldenbuurt in Almere. The houses are decorated with a multicolored mosaic representation baked into 30 x 30 cm tiles (70 m2). The beautiful representation is made in an arc-shaped recess of the concrete elements. Hundreds of tiles were cut to the precise dimensions with water jet technology and then produced with a baked-in mosaic decor. The design and the mosaic decor emphasize the oriental character of the building in which senior Dutch-Indonesian will live. This project was commissioned by housing association De Alliantie and realized by architect Nahied Koolen and produced by MaatWerkTegels.

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Kattenburg triumphal arch

A monument honoring the residents of the Kattenburg Island and their social and community engagement has been erected in collaboration with the community. Thus, the monument is partially created by the individuals to whom it is dedicated. It features stories written by the community members, personal histories and memories of important developments in the community.

A community based public art project by David Smithson and Kristina Leko
commissioned by the City of Amsterdam-Centrum & Wiseguys Urban Art Project

Text courtesy of davidsmithson.net

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