11 Facts About Hella Jongerius

Hella Jongerius founded her own studio called Jongeriuslab in Rotterdam in 1993.

Hella Jongerius's clients include Maharam, KLM, Vitra, IKEA, Camper, Nymphenburg and, Royal Tichelaar Makkum.

Hella Jongerius's designs have been exhibited at galleries and museums such as the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, MoMA, Stedelijk Museum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Design Museum, Galerie kreo and Moss Gallery.

Hella Jongerius's design focuses on combining opposites; for example, new technology and handmade objects, industrial manufacturing and craftsmanship, and the traditional and the contemporary.

Hella Jongerius's 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.

Hella Jongerius prefers working with textiles so that she can practice her creativity without making a new product from scratch.

In 2012, Hella Jongerius designed a new interior and seats for the business class cabin in KLM's Boeing 747.

Hella Jongerius is currently continuing on the business and economy class cabins for KLM's 777 and Dreamliner planes.

For Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory, Hella Jongerius designed the Nymphenburg Sketches, Four Seasons and Animal Bowls.

Hella Jongerius sees longtermism as a solution for the wastefulness of design.

Theorist Louise Schouwenberg and Hella Jongerius published an opinion piece called Beyond the New: a search for ideals in design about the current state of design and sustainability.