The exhibition cohosted by Premsela, Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises Co. (OCT) and SICA, the Dutch Centre for International Cultural Activities. The exhibition features clothing by five designers whose work defines contemporary Dutch fashion, as well as objects, photographs and scale models created by product designers, photographers and architects. Basic Instincts was previously on view in July 2011 in Berlin and in June and July 2012 in Arnhem.