After Flourish

A Window Artwork by Johan Moorman at the Van Abbe Café From 18 October 2025 untill 1 March 2026, artist Johan Moorman will showcase his new work After Flourish on the expansive glass façade of the Van Abbe Café. The piece captures the optimistic and contemplative spirit of Dutch Design Week. The work features Moorman’s signature use of vibrant colours, playful shapes, and asymmetrical compositions. Within the collage, plants, animals, and buildings appear to interact, reflecting the seasonal change that Dutch Design Week marks, as it begins in autumn. The collage is created using a mix of hand-drawn and digital techniques, displayed on the café’s large windows, connecting the interior to the outside world. After Flourish addresses the inequalities of our world, where abundance and possibilities coexist alongside the challenges of war and the climate crisis. Moorman’s work invites us to contemplate whether we can shift our perspective and invites us to reflect on the question: can we find happiness with less? About the Artist Johan Moorman (born in 1979) grew up in Eindhoven, a city that has had a strong influence on his artistic development. In the 1990s, he began as a graffiti artist and has continued to experiment ever since, never limiting himself to one style or medium. His work is inspired by a youth surrounded by technology and his studies at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. His sources of inspiration include arcade games, M.C. Escher, Lego, De Stijl, Pop Art and the Memphis Group. Moorman’s art has a timeless feel — like frozen moments in a playful, imaginative world. Through the interaction of shapes and objects, viewers are invited to explore this universe. His abil