Eindhoven in Art
NUL ZES: Multiplication of knowledge, skills and network. On the former gas terrain of Eindhoven and between the Dommel and the Canal you can discover a non-Eindhoven-like ensemble of historical buildings. A small-scale village near city-centre, combining residences, hospitality and creative entrepreneurship. One of the buildings has the letters NUL ZES written above the entrance. There is -and has been- quite a lot going on behind this door‌ Returning visitors know the constant transformation
the neighbourhood. It sparked the growth of a
that this place undergoes. Not only the terrain itself
mentality, an open-minded creative atmosphere
grows and transforms, but the NUL ZES collective
that keeps welcoming the unknown.
loves constant transformation of their own space. Inside we encounter two of the founders, Dirk and
Last milestone in the development is the completion
Renee. For seven years they have been putting
of the transformation of the building itself. The new
their energy and enthusiasm in the location and
NUL ZES is, at the moment, quite museum-like. Dirk
the people. It all started with using this vacant
explains: ‘NUL ZES is a collective of designers. We
building with a very temporary permit, starting with
grew to a group of 18 members with a variety of
small-scale expositions and drinks, mainly inviting
disciplines, together running the place. We share a
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