Hella Jongerius — Whispering Things

Vitra Design Museum
Ongoing Event
© jongeriuslab, photo: gerrit schreurs
Sat., 14 March until Sun., 06 September

Hella Jongerius is among the most influential designers of the past decades. Since the start of her career in the 1990s, she has created groundbreaking works in many different disciplines, including textiles, ceramics, furniture, lighting, and sculpture. Jongerius’ research-driven approach has been a defining influence for an entire generation of young contemporary designers. The exhibition is the first retrospective of Jongerius’ oeuvre and explores all phases of her work, including her famed collaborations with Maharam, KLM, Camper, and Vitra. It is based on Jongerius’ studio archive, acquired by the Vitra Design Museum in 2024. The center stage, though, goes to the methods of JongeriusLab—layering ideas, drawing connections, emphasizing materiality, exposing process, and researching deeply, with a dedication to craft, color, and cosmic thinking. The exhibition is accompanied by a major publication, including a documentation of the Jongerius archive at the Vitra Design Museum.

Website
design-museum.de/en/exhibitions/detailpages/hella-jongerius-whispering-things.html

Where
Vitra Design Museum
Charles-Eames-Strasse 2
79576 Weil am Rhein
Germany

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