Amsterdam Oersoep

In the media Assignment   At the end of 2015, one of the largest inner-city shopping areas of this decade was realized at a location in the city center of Amsterdam under the name Nowadays. This entrance area of ​​the city was to receive an economic boost and should act as a magnet for shoppers and passers-by. The existing outdated passage made way for an passage with…

First Stone: 1.499.999 to go!

Friday April 15th the first mosaic stones of the immense glass mosaic ceiling were placed in the ceiling of the artwork 'Amsterdam Oersoep' in the Beurspassage of Amsterdam. City Council member of Art and Culture, Kajsa Ollongren, and Chairman of the Amsterdam City Centre District, Boudewijn Oranje, stepped onto a lifting ramp. Under the watchful eye of the press, artists Hans van Bentem, Arno…

Meanwhile, in Amsterdam

A video with a sneak peek of 'Amsterdam Oersoep’. The mega art project that will fill the entire Beurspassage on the Damrak. Rotterdam art in the capital. We are very proud of that! The video was recorded during the mock up. All stakeholders were present to determine everything is going to be carried out as planned and calculated. Obviously Mothership was also present along with artists from…

Bring in the video!

Supertrots zijn we op de eerste video van Mothership waarin ons meeste recente project met Rijkswaterstaat en Mwah Tekstuele Verwenners belicht wordt. Een kunstproject met gigantische omvang dat tijdens de Tour de France 2015 in meer dan 190 landen de wereld over ging. Samen met Additors hebben we met heel veel plezier aan deze video gewerkt en zijn erg blij met het resultaat. Houd ons Vimeo…

To Russia with love

Meanwhile in the Czech Republic, they are working hard to complete the JEWEL Chandelier designed by Hans van Bentem for our private Russian client. Right now the glass is being blown to add the unique details to this chandelier. Making a chandelier takes three to four months on average. This depends on the size, the lightning used, the details and the techniques used. We asked Hans how many of…

A bike in the air is worth two in the canal

Finally we can shout it from the rooftops: we are very proud that we can contribute to the ‘Rode Loper’ project on the Damrak in Amsterdam!  The Damrak needs to be embellished. That’s why the whole property near the former C&A passageway has to be restructured. And because Amsterdam wants this to be a big tourist attraction, Mothership was asked by Bouwinvest to write a pitch. The success story…

Хрустальная люстра

That's right, Mothership goes international! For a private Russian client, artist Hans van Bentem designed a crystal chandelier. The design is based on a family jewel and this heirloom is cherished by the family. This piece of art is appropriately called Jewel Chandelier. The crystal chandelier is hand and custom made with genuine crystal by our trusted Czech supplier. The result will be…