Each and every item in this collection is exclusively designed, handmade tailered and unique. Many pieces are of the fabrics which are not produced anymore.
The Unique K. items are purchasable exclusively and only in the Vienna Fabrics and Design premises (Schwarzenbergplatz 10, A-1010 Wien) or at the sporadic fashion show reviews.
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Photography by Anna Lechner. 
In this issue marking the globalization of Diplomat Magazine, we report on one of the most emblematic visits to The Hague during 2016: that of Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos, President of Greece, who talked to us about friendship with the Netherlands and the importance of European unity.
Meanwhile, Mr. William L. Swing, Director General of the International Organization for Migration, talks about the lives and prospects of refugees, and Ms. Khadija Arib, President of the Dutch House of Representatives of the States General, talks about parliamentary diplomacy.
Also in this issue, ASEAN is analysed by the Ambassador of Malaysia to the Netherlands, and the Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group reviews the first 20 years of the organisation.
Mr. Nicolas Boeglin addresses the invocation of self-defence against terrorism, and the General Director of Diplomatic Card explains the exclusive services available to diplomats.
Jeroen Blok
Jeroen Blok is many things, always moving between different styles, personalities and visuals – and that is visible in his art. His images represent the final stage of this thoughtprocess, reflecting on the human experience and human interaction as he encounters it in daily life. Blok’s art at Twelve Twelve is surreal and other-worldly, as he made collages of various images in such a smooth way it could almost be real – but it is not. Consequently, the work reflects on our idea of “ideal worlds,” represented by the captivating, wonderful imagery of far-away holiday locations. Rather than magical, his work is realistic and attempts to break down the myth of an ideal world yet to visit. On the other hand, his more abstract work is less related to the artist’s intellectual pursuit and rather an expression of his emotions when they are too complex to grasp in words. At Twelve Twelve, both will be shown to visualize Blok’s investigative and critiquing role both on and within society.
Seyran Kirmizitoprak
Seyran Kirmizitoprak will be giving a performance “Hollywood” at the opening of It Rains Blessings, after which the dress of that performance will be displayed in the gallery. If you want to understand who Seyran is, you have to experience her. Having left the common rules conventions of society far behind, Seyran is only a part of her own world and its new conventions. The performance will engage all visitors with this estranged world, forcing participants to step out of their comfort zone and put aside their beliefs and traditions. What is normal and what is not is questioned in this interactive event, leaving the visitor to wonder their own habitude. As such, Seyran brings life to the ideas put forward in both Mundopa, Blok and her own work – and thus into Twelve Twelve. 
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On Europe Day (9 May 2017), the European Cultural Foundation will present four outstanding laureates with the 2017 ECF Princess Margriet Award for Culture: writer and journalist Aslı Erdoğan (Turkey), writer and scholar Navid Kermani (Germany), musician Luc Mishalle (Belgium), and visual artist Marina Naprushkina (Germany).
The Award is conferred on artists and thinkers who inspire change in the way people shape the societies in which they live, underlining the European Cultural Foundation’s belief that artistic and cultural engagement form an integral part of political and social change. The Award ceremony will take place at Paradiso cultural centre, Amsterdam, on 9 May 2017 (Europe Day). Aslı Erdoğan, Istanbul (b 1967) Novelist, human rights and feminist activist and political essayist. Since the publication of her first novel, The Sea-Shell Man in 1994, Aslı Erdoğan has written several novels, collections of short stories and poetic prose, as well as political essays. Erdoğan’s defiant voice as a literary writer in Turkey contributes to a vision of a twenty-first-century society with political and cultural inclusivity at its centre. She has worked as a columnist and journalist since 1998 , mostly for RADİKAL newspaper and as a columnist for Özgür Gündem [Free Agenda], a bilingual pro-Kurdish daily, for which she was writing until her arrest on 16 August 2016. She was released from custody in January, but is unable to leave Turkey as her trial continues. Navid Kermani, Cologne (b 1967) Writer, orientalist scholar, journalist, and one of Germany’s leading public intellectuals. In his work, Kermani shows the intertwined foundation of European and Islamic cultures. He explicitly forges connections between the world of Islamic and European philosophy, showing how Islamic cultures and progressive European Enlightenment thinking are bound together. In his fiction Kermani touches on existential subjects such as death, rapture and art. Kermani challenges an increasingly extremist narrative of discrimination and racism. Instead he brings positive messages to counter the politics of fragmentation and fear of migrants and refugees. Luc Mishalle, Brussels (b 1953) Saxophonist, composer and curator who designs and leads participatory intercultural music projects that bring together different groups in the community. Mishalle is artistic director of MET-X, a Brussels-based house of music makers. Together with professional and amateur musicians and a small, flexible team, he is the driving force behind a wide array of music projects and educational processes, which warmly invite the participation of musicians from all generations of immigrants. Mishalle has the ability to tap into feelings of belonging and inclusion. By doing so he gives shape to the new social composition of Europe in a musical way. Marina Naprushkina, Berlin (b 1981) Is a Berlin-based artist whose multi-media projects, including video, installation and newspapers, have been organized since 2007 under the imaginary Office for Anti-Propaganda. Informed by her own experience growing up in Belarus, Naprushkina examines the structure of authoritarian systems to determine the role of art and creative activism in changing the political status quo. Naprushkina was nominated with special reference to her project Neue Nachbarschaft/Moabit, a self-organizing community in Moabit with self-empowerment at its heart. It is here that old and new Berliners are finding collaborative ways of living together, opening up art’s potential to contribute to Europe’s common future. About the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) The ECF has been a staunch supporter of culture in Europe since 1954. We believe that culture is what shapes ways of living together and strengthens the bonds of European solidarity. It can help bridge divides and connect people on a fundamental level. It is therefore the ECF’s mission to enable culture-makers to express themselves on contemporary challenges in Europe, to connect them across borders and with new groups and audiences, and to help amplify their message, in order to create a more open and inclusive Europe. In her capacity as ECF President, HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands is an active advocate of the ECF’s mission. For more information: http://www.culturalfoundation.
