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Life on the Edge: Hella Jongerius' Design Work |
| Section: THE ARTS / CRAFT & DESIGN |
| Author: Judith Bell |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 9/1/2003 |
| Size: 1,895 Words, 12,048 Characters |
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A consummate experimenter and reinventor, designer Hella Jongerius finds her inspiration in industrial processes and by-products. "I love what I find on factory floors--the waste," she says. "I'm like, 'Is this trash?' It's pure gold for me." When the forty-year-old Dutch designer sets out to create a functional object, whether it's a new line of fabric for Maharam or a chandelier for Swarovski, she works from the outside in and explores what that object means, considering heritage and archetypes. Whatever Jongerius touches has a layered feel because history and technology, past and present, high and low, rub up against one another.
The former Turkish Embassy in Rotterdam that houses Jongeriuslab, her studio, provides the perfect setting for this designer who thrives on spinning gold fr...
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...hich can transcend the visual, to take on a new meaning. This fabric, like the 'Slightly Damaged Dinner Service,' appeals to the consumer who wants to contribute his or her own creativity to the work. I'm looking for consumers equipped with the vision, creativity, and, not least of all, courage to opt for the audacious.n
To learn more about Hella Jongerius' work, visit www.jongeriuslab.com.
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