PolyLester

PolyLester studio focuses on art, public sculptures, architectural interventions and landscape. Working in the international public space.

PolyLester is a multidisciplinairy designstudio based in Amsterdam. Founded by Gabriel Lester and Martine Lester-Vledder. Featuring an array of collaborations with architectural offices, graphic designers, art and applied arts professionals, PolyLester aims to proposes a diverse and articulated portfolio. Based in Amsterdam, available in the rest of the world.

24/06/2026

As I said before, when at the NDSM Giants take a picture and enjoy

16/06/2026

Soccer ball sculpture is now on display in Jackson Heights, Queens. This oversized ball is part of The Art of the Game, an open-air museum and public sculpture trail that celebrates the energy, culture and global spirit of the World Cup 2026™.

The project is presented by ARTS 14C and the New York New Jersey 2026 World Cup Host Committee (fwc26nynj). It brings people together through art, sport and storytelling as we count down to the tournament.

With my special thanks to Defne Ayas for inviting me.

Come by, take a photo and be part of this international moment, right here at Paseo Park.

📍 Paseo Park, between 34th Avenue and 78th Street, Jackson Heights

Picture by: Megan Maloy

05/06/2026

When at the Giants take pictures!

09/04/2026

Opening NDSM Giants
🗓️April 23, 17:30–19:30

In just two weeks, we’ll gather at NDSM Werf - at the 3x3 basketball court - to celebrate the unveiling of a new public artwork by PolyLester.

Join us for the opening and celebrate this new addition to the city with us!

27/03/2026

PolyLester is dit jaar goed op weg.

Op 18 april om 14:00 opent Waterlanders in Dijk en Waard. Een publiek kunstwerk in en rond de nieuwe onderdoorgang bij Heerhugowaard, dat de twee kernen van de gemeente straks fysiek verbindt.

De opdracht was om water voelbaar te maken, zonder dat water zelf aanwezig is. Het thema klopt: de regio is historisch gevormd door water, en de toekomst vraagt om een nieuwe verhouding tot datzelfde water.

Ontwerpteam:
Gabriel Lester
Victor Sardenberg

Technische ontwikkeling:

Opdrachtgever:
Met dank aan:

📍 Heerhugowaard, Dijk en Waard 🗓 Opening: 18 april, 14:00

ENG

PolyLester is really in full swing this year.
On April 18 at 14:00 Waterlanders opens in Dijk en Waard. A public work of art in and around the new underpass at Heerhugowaard, which will soon physically connect the two cores of the municipality.
The assignment was to make water palpable, without water itself being present. The theme is right: the region is historically shaped by water, and the future calls for a new relationship to that same water.

Design team:
Gabriel Lester
Victor Sardenberg

Technical development:

Client:
Thanks to:

📍 Heerhugowaard, Dijk and Waard 🗓 Opening: April 18, 14:00

23/03/2026

Work in progress!
Concrete NDSM giants are cooking and will be installaed soon at NDSM basketball field.

On view from April 24
Opening event: April 23rd, 16:00-21:00

18/12/2025

Waterlanders — in the making

On site in Dijk en Waard, where the passage tunnel walls are gradually being clad with ceramic tiles featuring water-drop patterns.

Designed by and technically developed together with - the project is now taking shape.

Commissioned by: Dijk en WAARD

16/12/2025

Peel Plaza (2022)

Commissioned by .amsterdam , Peel Plaza transforms a section of Weesperplein in Amsterdam into a sculptural urban terrace.

Constructed from wood, corten steel, and integrated LED lighting, the design features a wooden deck whose segments appear to have been “peeled off.” These Peels form benches, tables, and playful spatial gestures, while incorporating the existing trees — creating an oasis-like environment in the city. Peel Plaza continues Gabriel Lester’s series of Peels, previously realized in Amsterdamse Bos, Colombia, and Sweden.

📍 Weesperplein, Amsterdam (NL) Commissioned by: .amsterdam
Engineering & construction:
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14/12/2025

What a great evening Friday the 13th. Studio warming at PolyLester. Still the fire simmering in out hearts snd mind. Thank you all for joining and such good spirits and energy. Now let’s move forward to 2026 when we’ll have the survey of 25 years of art in public space opening at Arcam in Amsterdam in May. That’s our next event for sure. See you all there!

09/12/2025

Bouncer (2014)

A sequence of doors becomes a physical rabbit hole — a passage that pulls you in, step by step, limiting the possibility of exit until you reach the very end. Moving through Bouncer feels like clicking through windows, scrolling through pages, or advancing frame by frame in a stop-motion film. A small dot on the first door slowly expands into full colour, marking a rhythmic progression through space, time, and sound — almost like a drumroll you walk through.

— Artist / Design: Gabriel Lester

Adres

Nieuwe Teertuinen 17L
Amsterdam
1013LV

Website

http://www.polylester.com/

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