Wieki Somers: Difference between revisions

While some work is outsourced, designing and prototyping in her workshop allows Somers to iterate and apply research for herself.  Many of her works, early and now, incorporate the work of specialized artisans; such as her ''Bathboat''. ''Bellflower Lamp'', a woven carbon-and-glass fiber fabric woven using a process developed for the aerospace industry, in the shape of a flower.<ref name=":0" /> Other well-known designs by Somers include the ''High Tea Pot'', shaped like a pig's skull and accompanied by a fur cosy; the ''Bathboat'', a bathtub shaped like a rowing boat; and the ''Bellflower'', a two-metre-tall lamp woven out of a single piece of fabric using an experimental weaving technique. In 2007, Somers was commissioned by the [[Gemeentemuseum Den Haag]] in [[The Hague]] to design a [[tulip vase]], ''Departed glory''.<ref>[http://www.tubelight.nl/Articles/view/804/Wieki_Somers "Wieki Somers", Tubelight]</ref>

Somers work was also showcased in an exhibit curated by Droog Design, a Dutch design group, to create From Lillie With Love.  The exhibit, within the European Capital of Culture, was an artificial garden featuring a tree house where visitors can look out over the space. Droog tasked designers to build on the heritage of the site to design glass, ceramics and textiles.<ref>{{Cite book|title=European capitals of culture turning to Design|last=|first=|publisher=Centaur Communications Ltd.|year=Sep 16, 2004|isbn=09503676|location=|pages=P. 7}}</ref>

Somers graduated from the [[Design Academy Eindhoven]] in 2000 - a generation after Hella Jongerius, Jurgen Bey, and Marcel Wanders. Breaking out from her modernist ideals, taught in school, Somers approaches design as a means of self-expression.

In addition to her previous design study, she now teaches at Design Academy Eindhoven.<ref>[http://www.wiekisomers.com/ Wieki Somers's Web site]</ref> Somers was honored by the Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch with a survey of her projects, from December 13, 2008, to February 15, 2009.<ref name=":0" /> Somers is the new addition of 30 artists represented by Didier Krzentowski, an acclaimed accumulator of art and gallery owner in Paris, France. <ref>{{Cite book|title=The Collector's Collector|last=Todd; Corbusier; Le Gill|first=Stephen Newson; Marc; David|publisher=Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited|year=2013|isbn=04042018|location=Melbourne|pages=44}}</ref>