How they work, the hidden world of Dutch design

Dutch designers are currently creating a stir on the international scene. What is the secret of their success? In How They Work, photographer Inga Powilleit and stylist Tatjana Quax examine the working methods of 17 designers, as well as the typically Dutch approach which has made them world-famous: a healthy lack of respect for convention and a determination to go their own way. How They Work consists of portraits of the Dutch design world’s leading figures: Hella Jongerius, Job Smeets & Nynke Tynagel, Claudy Jongstra, Dick van Hoff, Wieki Somers, Marcel Wanders, Petra Blaisse, Jurgen Bey & Rianne Makkink, Piet Hein Eek, Richard Hutten, Joep van Lieshout, Gijs Bakker, Evelyne Merkx, Ineke Hans and Bertjan Pot.