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In the section ‘Showpieces’ (‘Pronkstukken’) publication of the brooch as an ode to the Girl with the Pearl.

The editors of Elegance magazine put the Girl with a Pearl Earring brooch on their wishlist!

The Girl with a Pearl Earring brooch is published in the extra thick ‘designer special’ of Eigen huis & Interieur magazine.

In the new comic album of Jack, Jacky and the juniors (Jan, Jans en de kinderen), there are again eight comics drawn by Michael Barnaart! Barnaart has been working with the best-known cartoon family in the Netherlands for a few years now, including the iconic Lotje scarf. As an ode to the original cartoonist Jan…

THE HAGUE, the Netherlands – On the occasion of the Year of the Golden Age, Hague designer Michael Barnaart designed a brooch as an ode to the Girl with the Pearl Earring. ‘There is no Hague icon more iconic than this masterpiece by Johannes Vermeer,’ Michael Barnaart states. ‘As the Dutch equivalent of the Mona…

Today the weekend edition of newspaper AD Haagsche Courant published a big and personal interview with Michael Barnaart. He looks back at the beginning of his design career and offers a glimpse into the creation of new ideas. Read here online (Dutch)

LEVEN! Magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary! This festive edition is even more striking because of the Dripping dress in a fuchsia and aqua blue combination on the cover.

This year the OBJECT Rotterdam design fair was bigger than ever. The HAKA building was visited by nearly 10,000 design enthusiasts for three days. Designers, design labels and institutions together presented thousands of special design objects. Michael Barnaart showed the Dripping dress in different colors, which you can make in the Tricomatic itself. The furniture…

Michael Barnaart opens a pop-up shop in the Netherlands’ most famous department store De Bijenkorf! From Thursday 21 February to Sunday 24 February you can create your own Dripping dress on the second floor, at the women’s fashion store in the Bijenkorf The Hague. De Bijenkorf already shows the Dripping dress by Michael Barnaart in…

Janny van der Heijden wears dress Cherbourg. Styling: Bjorn Franke.

In Dude, Dutch Designers Magazine attention for the Tricomatic! Dude gives an insight into the world of designers, how they think and work, what fascinates and inspires them (bno.nl/dude). Written by Viveka van de Vliet

Janny van der Heijden wears the Dripping dress. Styling: Bjorn Franke.

Lotje is back! The veeery long dachshund of cartoon family ‘Jan, Jansen de kinderen’ (Jack, Jacky and the juniors) is now a classic. In addition to the three existing colors, the scarf is now also available in gentian blue. To inform all ‘Jan, Jansen de kinderen’ fans, it is now published in the Libelle magazine…

Meet well-known and up-and-coming designers who work in various design disciplines and various materials. OBJECT Rotterdam is the place where the interface between design, craft, fashion, architecture and art becomes visible. A must see for collectors, professionals and design enthusiasts. Michael Barnaart presents the Tricmatic. Visit OBJECT Rotterdam from Friday 8 February to Sunday 10…

Janny van der Heijden wears dress Audrey with jacket Yacha.

LEVEN! magazine The Hague highlights the assortment of Michael Barnaart + and in ‘Places to be’ a photo report of the festive opening of this new store.

Herenhuis magazine shows accessories that give your interior a color boost, such as the Mondrian dress cushion!