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Stille Veerkade 19
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Christa
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Gino
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Bio
Das Leben am Haverkamp (meaning: The Life at the Haverkamp) is an art collective constituted like a soap opera: a never-ending tale, intimately intertwining the individual and the collective artisthood of its members. Anouk van Klaveren, Christa van der Meer, Dewi Bekker and Gino Anthonisse founded the collective in 2014, after graduating from the fashion department of the Royal Academy of Arts. In their shared laboratory they experiment with what fashion can be beyond a capitalist object.
Inspired by the quirky reality of daily life and the human need for myths and alter egos, all members indulge the mystic urge to create tactical objects. Masks with striped ears, wooden creatures on gold-plated wheels, garments for inflatable giants, ceramic shoe-balls, concrete blocks adorned with fluffy push buttons, animal figurines with flowing hair, sculptures with balloon-like hands, tuxedo-shaped garden cushions – to name a few.
The collective was founded in 2014, in a street called Haverkamp, situated in the outskirts of The Hague. In an abandoned school building the collective set up their first shared studio. In 2021 Das Leben am Haverkamp relocated to the Stille Veerkade and opened an eponymous projectspace. Eversince, they have opened up their studio for like-minded makers, thinkers and a curious audience. Together they explore the absurd, magical and seductive nature from what we delightfully – but often problematically – call fashion.
Shows
2025
CBK Zeeland (NL)
De man zonder broek en de vrouw die van steen was, a solo exhibition by Das Leben am Haverkamp alongside the participation in Kinderkunstweek.
19 March—2 May 2025
2024
Lakenhal, Leiden (NL)
The Plantriachy, a (pseudo) scientific documentary by Gijsje Heemskerk and Bernice Nauta
costume design by Anouk van Klaveren
23 September 2023–7 January 2024
Koninklijk Museum Schone Kunsten, Antwerpen (BE)
Krasse Koppen,
Fringe head by Anouk van Klaveren
20 October 2023–21 January 2024
Museum Jan, Amstelveen (NL)
Ted Noten & co., Over Waarde
Quirky Cruise by Das Leben am Haverkamp
4 October 2023–4 February 2024
2023
Marres, Maastricht (NL)
The Plantriachy, a (pseudo) scientific documentary by Gijsje Heemskerk and Bernice Nauta
costume design by Anouk van Klaveren
4 July–3 September
Kunstpodium T, Tilburg (NL)
Het Bloemetjesgordijn, group exhibition
Petunia by Dewi Bekker and an ode to Wim Kersten by Anouk van Klaveren
2–19 March
Vitrine, Liège (BE)
Art Au Centre #11
Peach Tree Ambiguous by Anouk van Klaveren
2 February–30 April
Z33, Hasselt (BE)
Fitting In, group exhibition
The Artist Mascot by Anouk van Klaveren, A Monument of Folly by Dewi Bekker and Office Oasis by Gino Anthonisse
2 October 2022–26 February 2023
2022
Design Museum, Den Bosch (NL)
Sneakers Under Construction, group exhibition
1:1 – an encounter between real and fake by Das Leben am Haverkamp
11 June–16 October
PIP Expo, The Hague (NL)
Do Geese See God?, collaboration with Eilit Marom, Anouk van Klaveren and Dewi Bekker in continuation of the project
6 October
Das Leben am Haverkamp, The Hague (NL)
Hoogtij, Contemporary Art Tour
Book launch by Anouk van Klaveren in collaboration with Lilo Boerman
23 September
iii, The Hague (NL)
EVIDENCE IN MOTION: amorphous beings, performance evening
performance The Artist Mascot by Anouk van Klaveren
16 September
Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)
Arty Party, graduation exhibition
performance The Artist Mascot by Anouk van Klaveren
31 August
The former court, Amsterdam-Zuid (NL)
Sandberg Institute, graduation exhibition F for Fact
performance The Artist Mascot by Anouk van Klaveren
9–12 June
Kunstruimte de Melkfabriek, Den Bosch (NL)
group exhibition by STeC
Patrick by Christa van der Meer
8–16 January
2021
Marres, Maastricht (NL)
part of FASHIONCLASH Festival
Scarecrows by Christa van der Meer
26 November 2021–18 January 2022
Le Guess Who, Utrecht (NL)
OBSESSED! Jewellery Festival
Peach Tree, Ambiguous by Anouk van Klaveren
10–12 November
Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen (NL)
Roaring Twenties, group exhibition
Can we leave this male posturing bullshit till later? by Gino Anthonisse and Quirky Cruise by DLAH
17 October 2021–3 April 2022
Das Leben am Haverkamp, The Hague (NL)
Vier attracties, één kermis by Das Leben am Haverkamp, exhibition series
4–25 September
Zuiderzeemuseum, Enkhuizen (NL)
Must See, group exhibition
The Residents by Das Leben am Haverkamp
3 April–24 October 2021
Grafische Werkplaats, The Hague (NL)
Analog, group exhibition
Oh Henry! by Christa van der Meer, and The Residue is Pitifully Thin by Dewi Bekker
13 May–13 July
NEST, The Hague (NL)
Out and About
series of gardenchairs by Das Leben am Haverkamp
30 April 2021
FASHIONCLASH Festival, online edition (NL)
Peach Tree, Ambiguous, by Anouk van Klaveren, 26–28 February
2020
De Fabriek, Eindhoven (NL)
Peach Tree, Ambiguous, by Anouk van Klaveren
17-25 October
Heden Den Haag, The Hague (NL)
Haagse Heritage, group exhibition
Can we leave this male posturing bullshit till later? by Gino Anthonisse
5 September–10 October
Centre National du Graphisme – Le Signe, Chaumont (FR)
De Toutes Façons, group exhibition
Quirky Cruise by Das Leben am Haverkamp
17 Oct 2019–22 March 2020
De Electriciteitsfabriek, The Hague (NL)
Suzie by Christa van der Meer takes part in Volta by Oscar Peters
7 February–20 March
Atelier Oh Nee and Billytown The Kitchen, The Hague (NL)
Glory Collision, group exhibition
29 Nov 2019–29 Jan 2020
2019
Taskforce Fashion, Van Eyck, Maastricht (NL) Fashion after Flood
1–3 November
Bureau Europa, Maastricht (NL)
New Fashion Narratives, in context of FashionClash Festival
17 October–3 November
Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg (NL)
Zeeuws Museum x Das Leben am Haverkamp
17 February 2018–10 June 2019
Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg (NL)
performance Joe for the occasion of the finissage of Zeeuws Museum x Das Leben am Haverkamp
8 June
Page Not Found, The Hague (NL)
A Fictional Turn; Part 3, audio installation related to Zeeuws Museum x Das Leben am Haverkamp 24 May
Stroom Den Haag, The Hague (NL)
a Zefir7 night with Studio Lennarts & de Bruijn and Das Leben am Haverkamp
16 April
Centraal Museum, Utrecht (NL)
Quirky Cruise as part of the permanent setup – Tromp L’oeil
27 April 2018–21 January 2019
Material District, Rotterdam (NL)
Quirky Cruise
12–14 March
2018
Stroom Den Haag, book launch Zeeuws Museum x Das Leben am Haverkamp, The Hague (NL) 30 November
HOW&WOW – studio by Crafts Council NL, Gino Anthonisse en Christa van der Meer, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL) 20 – 29 October
Modemuze, Modemuze@OBA: Innovation, Quirky Cruise, Amsterdam (NL) 18 May – 2 Sept
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get), Grey Space in The Middle, The Hague (NL) 12 May
HOW&WOW – cooperazione! by Crafts Council NL, Salone del Mobile, Milan (IT) 18 – 21 April
Heden, Quirky Cruise, The Hague (NL) March – April
A residence that might remind you of that unique hotel in Magdeburg or that colourful gym where you used to train for tampon hockey, by Dewi Bekker and Anouk van Klaveren, ARTIS, Amsterdam (NL) 19 April – 26 August
Quirky Cruise, Heden, The Hague (NL) 3 March – 7 April
2017
Winner, Dutch Design Award category Fashion (NL)
Nominee, Dutch Design Award category Young Designer (NL)
Dutch Design Week, Dutch Design Awards exhibition, Veemgebouw, Eindhoven (NL)
Dutch Design Week, preview Zeeuws Museum x Das Leben am Haverkamp, Eindhoven, (NL)
Centraal Museum, Uit de Mode, Quirky Cruise by Das Leben am Haverkamp, Utrecht (NL)
Nest, Pitch Black Photo Booth by Eddie The Eagle Museum in collaboration with Das Leben am Haverkamp, Nest, The Hague (NL)
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam, Quirky Cruise, opening show by Das Leben am Haverkamp (NL)
Punch Punch and About Asia at Future Center, Boom City, by Fashionclash, Chengdu (CHN)
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam, Future Generation presents Das Leben am Haverkamp (NL)
Tijdgenoten, a night by Glamcult at nightclub De School, Amsterdam (NL)
Avondwinkel de Buren op 102, presentation collaboration Das Leben am Haverkamp and Marsdiep, Amsterdam (NL)
2016
Atelier Néerlandais, The Show-Off Show, Paris (FR)
Mercedez Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam, Future Generation, Gefelicifashion, Amsterdam (NL)
2015
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, performance and exhibition in de Tuinzaal, The Hague (NL)
Press
2025
De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2025 (NL)
Anouk van Klaveren page 19 Feb
Gino Anthonisse page 5 Apr
Das Leben am Haverkamp page TBA
Kinderkunstweek 2025 (NL)
Alles erop en eraan, de mens in de kunst
2024
De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2024 (NL)
Gino Anthonisse page 16 Feb
2023
NRC (NL)
Drie kunstenaars en een ontwerpcollectief maakten een imaginair parfum
4 May
2021
Kunst is Lang (NL)
aflevering 173 – Das Leben am Haverkamp
15 June
AVROTROS
NPO1 (NL)
Nu te zien
5 June
Trouw (NL)
Hollandse toeristische trekpleisters met een twist
29 May
Front Row (NL)
publication of Consumptie
a special for the members of We Are Public
March
2020
In Art We Trust (NL)
Vier attracties
één kermis
28 July
FashionUnited (NL)
De kracht van het ontwerpcollectief
4 Aug.
2019
De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender 2019 (NL)
page 25 April
Dream Journal (AUS)
Issue Three
5 May
2018
Modemuze (NL)
Wat zie ik nu? Tromp l’oeil in de mode
19 Oct.
NRC (NL)
Vanzelfsprekend was de Amsterdamse modeweek nooit
4 Sept.
Flair (DE+AT)
Kuchenkreation von Das Leben am Haverkamp
August issue
Mister Motley Salon (NL)
Vier attracties
één kermis
22 July
Kaltblut Magazine (DE)
Fashion my Religion!
May
i-D Vice (US)
meet the radical fashion collective making clothes you can eat
24 April
See All This (NL)
Zeeuws Museum x Das Leben am Haverkamp
no.9
spring issue
Elle Decoration (NL)
Salone del Mobile
April
Mister Motley (NL)
Zeeuws Museum x Das Leben am Haverkamp
March
NRC (NL)
Tentoonstelling
Op deze expositie moet je het zelf uitzoeken
14 March
Volkskrant (NL)
16 culturele hoogtepunten van 2018
Cultuurtip 8
Originele ontwerpers aan de slag met impressies van museumbezoek
5 Jan.
Glamcult (NL)
Das Leben am Haverkamp teams up with Zeeuws Museum
16 Feb.
VPRO Nooit Meer Slapen (NL)
De Reismicrofoon
15 Feb.
i-D Vice (NL)
Das Leben am Haverkamp raakte geïnspireerd door Zeeuwse folklore
6 Feb.
2017
Volkskrant V (NL)
Het talent van 2018
Mode en design (second place)
28 December
HP/ De Stijl (NL)
Alles Neu!
interview with Das Leben am Haverkamp
winter 2017/18
Volkskrant (NL)
Dude is wat tijdschrift voor designers moet zijn: vooruitstrevend en elegant
9 Nov.
Dude (NL)
by BNO
Young Designer Award
autumn 2017
Elsevier (NL)
Interview met drie kanshebbers voor Young Designer Award
23 Oct.
Be the Future – Dutch Design Today 2017 (NL)
Das Leben am Haverkamp
Oct. 2017
Viewpoint (NL)
Das Leben am Haverkamp – The fashion rebels
#40
Metal Magazine (ES)
Das Leben am Haverkamp – Defying fashion as it is
Oct.
NRC (NL)
review Amsterdam Fashion Week
18 July
Nylon (US)
Why We’re Obsessed With Amsterdam Fashion Week
18 July
Jegens en Tevens (NL)
Das Leben am Haverkamp at Amsterdam Fashion Week
18 July
Metro (NL)
Das Leben am Haverkamp opent Fashion Week
14 July
Parool (NL)
Een schilderij om aan te trekken
13 July
Elsevier (NL)
Kwartet van solisten in overrompelende show
March
Fucking Young! (ES)
Das Leben am Haverkamp
Jan.
NRC (NL)
Nieuwe koers voor Amsterdam Fashion Week
27 Jan.
Volkskrant (NL)
Overdonderende shows van jong Nederlands talent
31 Jan.
Parool (NL)
Das Leben am Haverkamp opent Fashionweek met vier shows
26 Jan.
i-D Vice (NL)
Das Leben am Haverkamp
Jan.
2016
Pairs Project (FR)
Dogme
Jan.
Pairs Project by Eclectic Magazine (FR)
#12 Welcome to Cathood
Nov.
A Shaded view on Fashion by Diane Pernet (FR)
Das Leben am Haverkamp presents The Show-Off Show at Atelier Neérlandais
Paris from 23 – 27 January
12 Jan.
Eclectic Magazine (FR)
Introducing: Das Leben am Haverkamp
Jan.