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christien meindertsma

After finishing the design academy eindhoven in 2003, christien meindertsma (1980) started her own design label flocks. With her projects "checked baggage" ( 2003), "urchin poufs" and "pig 05049" (2008) she made her break through in the international design field. These projects have been exhibited all over the world and part of her work is included in the permanent collection of the victoria & albert museum london, moma new york and textiel museum tilburg.

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t.e. 229checked baggage
second and last edition of 1843 prints

335 p ills colour & b/w 14 x 20 English / Japanese pb
ISBN 9784990717377

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t.e. 228PIG 05049
7th edition

Tracing and charting all the products made from a single commercial pig

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t.e. 223bulb bullée

For the 2020 collection, Thomas Eyck commissioned Christien Meindertsma for a new project.

Designing a lamp that captures the magic of blowing a glass bell has long been on Christien's wish list. Or as she herself says: “I wanted to design a lamp where you can preserve that first magical moment when the air from the lungs of the glassblower forms a bubble of glass to the blowpipe”.

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t.e. 222acoustic poster

Christien Meindertsma has long dreamed of using residues from the furniture industry, because many of these woolen residues still have a beautiful quality and color. Usually these pieces are thrown away, but Christien started a research on how these pieces could be reused.
The offcuts consist of two different types. The whimsical trimmings that remain when cutting the fabric and the last few meters of fabric on a roll that can no longer be used.

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t.e. 221saddle blanket

Christien Meindertsma has long dreamed of using residues from the furniture industry, because many of these woolen residues still have a beautiful quality and color. Usually these pieces are thrown away, but Christien started a research on how these offcuts could be reused.
The offcuts consist of two different types. The whimsical trimmings that remain when cutting the fabric and the last few meters of fabric on a roll that can no longer be used.

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t.e. 220gelderlander

The Dutch furniture manufacturer Gelderland has been making high-quality sofas and chairs since 1936. When cutting out the upholstery fabrics, they inevitably end up with residues on the sides of the fabric.

On behalf of Gelderland, Christien Meindertsma devised a way to use these sides. She designed “gelderlander”. A fabric horse, of which the selvedge of the fabric forms the mane, the tail consists of the chain removed from the fabric and the filling consists of residual material that is used in the production of the sofas. The legs are each provided with a wooden claw that is used in the manufacture.

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t.e. 212Porcelain & Linen 'white'

In return for the precious Japanese ceramics that 16th century Dutch traders returned laden with to The Netherlands, they presented the Shogun of the day with a ceremonial gift of Dutch linen cloth.
From this origin, Christien Meindertsma has come up with ‘Porcelain & Linen,’ a new range of Arita-ware celebrating this historical relationship. Using linen cloth, Meindertsma created models of cups, plates and bowls which were then reconstructed in ceramic form. This collection also makes use of a common glaze type, as well as a newly-developed glaze made from recycling the broken ceramic shards discarded by the 10 potteries contributing to the 2016/ project.

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t.e. 211Porcelain & Linen 'Sprinkles'

In return for the precious Japanese ceramics that 16th century Dutch traders returned laden with to The Netherlands, they presented the Shogun of the day with a ceremonial gift of Dutch linen cloth.
From this origin, Christien Meindertsma has come up with ‘Porcelain & Linen,’ a new range of Arita-ware celebrating this historical relationship. Using linen cloth, Meindertsma created models of cups, plates and bowls which were then reconstructed in ceramic form. This collection also makes use of a common glaze type, as well as a newly-developed glaze made from recycling the broken ceramic shards discarded by the 10 potteries contributing to the 2016/ project.

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t.e. 210pigeon service, coloured

Christien Meindertsma designed a permanent installation of linen pigeons for Texture, the museum of flax in Kortrijk, Belgium. The installation is about the homing pigeons used for espionage during the First World War, some of which were captured and held in the building that is now the museum. Each pigeon is filled with flax seeds and covered in various kinds of natural Belgian linen.

One of the first prototypes of the pigeon was made in a blue chambray-like textile, and for some time Christien wished to make the pigeons in different shades but she never really found a textile that worked.

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t.e. 184 The oval hall of the Teylers Museum in Haarlem (The Netherlands) has 20 beautiful pear wood models of crystals on exhibition. In the period 1802-1804, the museum acquired over 600 wooden models to help determine the mineral samples in their collection. The wooden models were made to order by Rene Just Hauy and are known for their accurate proportions and angles. The French carpenters Pleuvin senior and junior and their apprentice Journy became real specialists during the production.
Rene Just Hauy (1743-1822) is founder of geometrical crystallography. It is said that he dropped a piece of mineral and, while he was cleaning up, he noticed the pieces showed very similar forms. He came up with an ingenious system of the crystal formation of minerals, constructed by standard particles he called molecules integrantes. In 1801 he published the Traite de Mineralogie, in which he described the construction and shape of 531 minerals, accompanied by a series of wooden models.
For this project, designer Christien Meindertsma selected 16 pear wood models that have been enlarged and made into a series of beech wood objects. Carpenters Jan Kuperus and Rienk Gardenier, who initiated this project, act as producer. In addition to their ship’s carpentry and restoration work, they collaborated on Christien Meindertsma’s Flax-project (2009) and the Tree Track (2011).

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t.e. 183 The oval hall of the Teylers Museum in Haarlem (The Netherlands) has 20 beautiful pear wood models of crystals on exhibition. In the period 1802-1804, the museum acquired over 600 wooden models to help determine the mineral samples in their collection. The wooden models were made to order by Rene Just Hauy and are known for their accurate proportions and angles. The French carpenters Pleuvin senior and junior and their apprentice Journy became real specialists during the production. ?
Rene Just Hauy (1743-1822) is founder of geometrical crystallography. It is said that he dropped a piece of mineral and, while he was cleaning up, he noticed the pieces showed very similar forms. He came up with an ingenious system of the crystal formation of minerals, constructed by standard particles he called molecules integrantes. In 1801 he published the Traite de Mineralogie, in which he described the construction and shape of 531 minerals, accompanied by a series of wooden models. ?
For this project, designer Christien Meindertsma selected 16 pear wood models that have been enlarged and made into a series of beech wood objects. Carpenters Jan Kuperus and Rienk Gardenier, who initiated this project, act as producer In addition to their ship’s carpentry and restoration work, they collaborated on Christien Meindertsma’s Flax-project (2009) and the Tree Track (2011).

numbered edition of 3 complete sets

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t.e. 165book: bottom ash observatory

In her encyclopedic book Bottom Ash Observatory, Christien Meindertsma takes the reader on a 160-page expedition through a bucket filled with 25 kilos of bottom ash, showing the astounding richness and value of this material. The contents of this "golden bucket" are the residue of 100 kilos of incinerated household and industrial waste: the “waste of waste.” By sieving, drying, laser-analyzing and separating tens of thousands of pieces by hand, Meindertsma succeeded in extracting numerous materials. She melted down the 12 most valuable materials – including zinc, aluminum, and silver – to pure cylinders, creating a line chard showing the richness of the bottom ash.The process of adding value to waste by separating it is rapidly innovating, and Meinderstma illustrates where this rich urban ore deposit can lead us.

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t.e. 164art prints

6 designs, numbered and signed edition of 100

99 x 69 cm

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t.e. 163 pigeon service

Christien Meindertsma designed a permanent installation for Texture Flax Museum (Kortrijk, BE) in 2014.
The installation consists of 200 pigeons spread across the building.
Her inspiration came from the traveling and espionage pigeons that were locked into the building of the Linen Thread Company – which today is Museum Texture – during the First World War.

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t.e. 119oak inside

rug, coloured with natural dyes
Ø 125 cm x 5h cm

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cupboard
120 x 40 x 192 h cm
tannin blue

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t.e. 116oak inside

tea table
Ø 85 x 55 - 73 h cm
decoration tannin blue

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cabinet
80 x 40 x 113 h cm
tannin blue

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roosje stepladder
58 x 50 x 65 h cm

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chest, birch
82 x 44 x 30 h
coloured with rose leaves

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roosje chair
40 x 40 x 90 cm h
woolen seat natural coloured

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t.e. 111oak inside, spice mill salt & pepper

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t.e. 090texelaar collection

aran rug large

230 x 320 cm

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aran rug small

170 x 230 cm

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t.e. 083flax five light, 10 meter

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t.e. 082flax table cloth

100% linen
295 x 160 cm

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t.e. 081flax napkins

100% linen
53 x 58 cm

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t.e. 080flax tea towel

50% linen 50% cotton
70x 70 cm

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t.e. 079flax ottoman, 140 meter

Ø 45 cm x h 40 cm

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t.e. 078flax rug, 110 meter

Ø 2 meter

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t.e. 075flax light wall, 10 meter

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t.e. 073flax light, 10 meter

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t.e. 072flax light, 5 meter

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t.e. 070flax extension cord 5 meter

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t.e. 069 urchin pouf large

100% wool from new zealand, handknitted in the netherlands
Ø 110 x h 52,5 cm

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t.e. 068 urchin pouf medium

100% wool from new zealand, handknitted in the netherlands
Ø 85 x h 40 cm

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t.e. 067 urchin pouf small 100% wool from new zealand, handknitted in the netherlands
Ø 55 x h 27,5 cm

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