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2 unusual facts about Ikon


Femke Halsema

After her break with the PvdA she had several smaller jobs: she wrote an editorial column in the newspaper Het Parool and in the IKON radio show De Andere Wereld ("The Other World").

Renée Scheltema

Thereafter she became a freelance documentary filmmaker, working mainly for Dutch TV stations, like the NOS, NCRV, AVRO, Human TV, TROS, Veronica, IKON, VPRO, and the BOS, Buddhist Broadcasting Station.


Ikon Asean

Vina Morales and Kjwan, both from the Philippines, won the first title of Ikon Asean for Solo and Group categories, respectively.

Jonathan Watkins

In 1999, Watkins was appointed to his current role as Director of the Ikon Gallery, and has also curated projects at the Castello di Rivoli in Turin, the Venice Biennale in Italy, the Hayward Gallery in London and Tate in London.

Pentax

The name "Pentax" was originally a registered trademark of the East German VEB Zeiss Ikon (from "Pentaprism" and "Contax") but, as all Germans patents were annulled with the country's defeat, the name "Pentax" was taken by the Asahi Optical company in 1957.

Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada

The corporate donors that are currently involved with the Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada are Benjamin Moore, Bissell, Coca Cola, Cossette, Ecolab, Electrolux, Ikon, Kruger Products, Microsoft, Moneris, Sealy and Sharp.


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