van lieshout avl is a multidisciplinary collective in the field of contemporary art design and architecture . 1 2 it was founded by joep van lieshout in 1995 in rotterdam the netherlands where the company continues to design and fabricate their widely exhibited works . atelier van lieshout has attained international recognition for objects based projects that balance on the boundary between art architecture and design . citation needed recurring themes in the work of avl include self sufficiency power politics and the more classical themes of life and death . 3 the name atelier van lieshout emphasizes the fact that although joep van lieshout founded and leads the collective the work produced stems from the creative impulses of the entire team . 4 contents 1 concept development 2 avl ville 3 references 4 external links concept development edit avl s most relevant recurring themes are domestication politics complex functioning systems and the re contextualization of familiar domestic objects . the atelier van lieshout claims to make no distinction between real artworks and just building something for someone . 5 the studio group focuses on creating artworks whose design principles challenge conventional ideas of utility and functionality by reinventing how the viewer perceives or approaches an object and the environment in which it is placed . this is achieved by the implementation of non traditional materials and color palettes odd or unusual subject matter and through the strategic positioning or locale of the artwork . 5 for example in the 2010 public artwork funky bones it is impossible to see in its entirety except at a distance preferably from above . moving close enough to actually interact with it produces an entirely different perspective . 6 avl ville edit avl ville 2011 avl ville is the free state of atelier van lieshout in the rotterdam harbour during the rotterdam cultural capital year 2001 . 7 8 originally designed as a place for experiments and inventions for the city of almere . after almere rejected the proposal avl decided to realize its pioneer city on own property in the rotterdam harbour . the autocrat and workshop for weapons & bombs found a home along with new works like the pioneer set and avl transport . avl ville also created its own flag its own constitution and its own currency . references edit dimensions vol . 17 2003 p. 1992 silvia rottenberg 2006 prix de rome . nl 2006 p. 114 atelier van lieshout webpage . atelier van lieshout . retrieved 2011 06 13 . atelier van lieshout . friedman benda . retrieved 28 aug 2011 . a b dellinger jade ; hester schaaf 1998 . faq s about the atelier van lieshout . revealed staff tells all ... in dutch . nicoline gatehouse 31 . access date requires url help 100 acres sculpture park in indianapolis . schengen visas organization . retrieved 28 aug 2011 . dieter roelstraete 2001 sonsbeek 9 locusfocus . vol . 1 anthony dunne fiona raby 2013 speculative everything design fiction and social dreaming external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to atelier van lieshout . atelier van lieshout authority control worldcat identities viaf 123062309 lccn n98051618 gnd 2165450 5 sudoc 056616414 bnf cb136208127 data ulan 500121142 rkd 361898 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title atelier van lieshout & oldid 741779327 categories companies of the netherlandsdutch contemporary artistsdutch artistshidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no urlcs1 dutch language sources nl all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2014commons category with local link same as on wikidatawikipedia articles with viaf identifierswikipedia articles with lccn identifierswikipedia articles with gnd identifierswikipedia articles with bnf identifierswikipedia articles with ulan identifierswikipedia articles with rkdartists identifiers navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschfran aisnederlands edit links this page was last modified on 29 september 2016 at 16 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view