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Christien Meindertsma

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Meindertsma in 2011

Christien Meindertsma (born 1980) is a Dutch artist and designer.

Personal life and education

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Christien Meindertsma was born in Utrecht in the Netherlands. [1] She attended Design Academy Eindhoven and graduated in 2003. She trained under Hella Jongerius. She lives and works in Asperen.

Work

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Meindertsma's work often examines the use of raw material.[2] Her first major work was Checked Baggage, which is a book. The book has photographs of 3,267 items that were collected from airline passengers at the security checkpoints at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Her next book, PIG 05049, is about how many ways one pig can be used by people in manufacturing. PIG 05049 is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. She has created art for The Nature Conservancy. In 2010, Meindertsma presented a TED Talk about the book.[3] She has designed lamps out of flax and has done projects for Droog. She has also designed sweaters. Each sweater uses wool from one specific Dutch sheep. In 2012 she was artist in residence at the Textielmuseum Tilburg.[2] She has also partnered with Thomas Eyck.[4]

Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art,[5] the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Vitra Design Museum,[6][7] National Gallery of Victoria,[8] and the Victoria & Albert Museum,[2] and is held in the collections of the Zuiderzee Museum and the Fries Museum.[9]

In 2025, the Museum of Modern Art added her Flax Chair to its collection and included the piece in Pirouette: Turning Points in Design, an exhibition featuring "widely recognized design icons [...] highlighting pivotal moments in design history."[10][11][5][12][13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Christien Meindertsma". Christien Meindertsma. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Christien Meindertsma: Act Local". Interviews. Dwell. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Christien Meindertsma: Artist". Speakers. TED Talk. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. ^ Hotz, Alex (15 March 2012). "Christien Meindertsma's Artistic Aran Rugs". Home Inspiration. Remodelista. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Christien Meindertsma". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Christien Meindertsma: Beyond the Surface". Vitra Design Museum. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  7. ^ "At Vitra Design Museum, design looks beyond the surface with Christien Meindertsma". Domus. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  8. ^ "In review: Christien Meindertsma's new commission opens at the NGV". ArchitectureAu. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Oak Inside Bij Christien Meindertsma". Acquisitions. Zuiderzee Museum. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Pirouette: Experiments and Turning Points in Design, MoMA, New York". DZEK Ltd. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  11. ^ "'Pirouette: Turning Points in Design' exhibition at MoMA includes work by various Dutch designers". DutchCultureUSA. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  12. ^ "NASA Worm as Art, Museum of Modern Art Opens Exhibition Featuring NASA Worm". NASA. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  13. ^ Pirouette: Turning Points in Design
  14. ^ The Museum of Modern Art announces Pirouette: Turning Points in Design

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