Hella Jongerius

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Hella Jongerius
File:Hella Jongerius.jpg
Born Hella Jongerius
May 30, 1963
De Meern (Utrecht), Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Education Design Academy Eindhoven
Known for Craft, Industry, Design
Awards Rotterdam Design Prize
Website http://www.jongeriuslab.com/

Hella Jongerius (born 30 May 1963 in De Meern, Utrecht) is a Dutch industrial designer.

Biography

Jongerius was born in neighbourhood De Meern in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands in 1963. From 1988 to 1993 she studied design at the Design Academy Eindhoven. After graduating, she worked for a few projects at Droog Design.[1] She founded her own studio called Jongeriuslab in Rotterdam in 1993. She taught at the Design Academy Eindhoven as head of the department Living/Atelier (1988–1993). Her clients include Maharam (New York), KLM (Netherlands), Vitra (Switzerland), IKEA (Sweden), Camper (Spain), Nymphenburg (Germany) and Royal Tichelaar Makkum (Netherlands).[2] Her designs have been exhibited at galleries and museums such as the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum (New York), MoMA (New York), Stedelijk Museum (Netherlands), Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam), the Design Museum (London), Galerie kreo (Paris) and Moss gallery (New York).[2] In 2008 Jongerius moved her studio to Berlin.

Works

Through Jongeriuslab, she produces various collections of textiles, crockery and furniture. Her design focuses on combining opposites; for example, new technology and handmade objects, industrial manufacturing and craftsmanship, and the traditional and the contemporary. Her works are often highly textural; for example, rough edged leather is rolled up to create wheels, paint is splashed on earthenware, ceramics are sewn onto cotton tablecloths, sinks are made of rubber.[2] Jongerius prefers working with textiles so that she can practice her creativity without making a new product from scratch.[3] According to New York Times design critic Alice Rawsthorn, Jongerius' "greatest achievement is bringing sensuality and sophistication to the sanitary industrial design".[1]

In 2012, Jongerius designed a new interior and seats for the business class cabin in KLM's Boeing 747. She is currently continuing on the business and economy class cabins for KLM's 777 and Dreamliner planes.[4] In 2013, together with architect Rem Koolhaas, she redesigned the North Delegates' Lounge at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.[5] For Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory, Jongerius designed the Nymphenburg Sketches, Four Seasons and Animal Bowls.[6]

Gallery

Product designs
UN Delegates' Lounge New York

Publications

Exhibitions

References

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  6. http://www.nymphenburg.com/en/arts-design/designer/hella.jongerius
  7. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/17/arts/design-review-a-wrap-that-s-almost-human.html
  8. http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/Hella-Jongerius-Selects-Works-from-the-Permanent-Collection-2928
  9. https://www.artsy.net/show/galerie-kreo-galerie-kreo-at-design-miami-slash-basel-2013
  10. http://www.dezeen.com/2013/09/20/united-nations-north-delegates-lounge-by-rem-koolhaas-and-hella-jongerius

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