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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]], ''Faded Glory''.<ref>https://www.gemeentemuseum.nl/nl/collectie/faded-glory</ref>
The Rotterdam-based design centre VIVID showed an exhibition of her work from November 2005 to January 2006.<ref name="vivid" /> From December 2008 to February 2008, the [[Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch]] in [[Den Bosch]] presented the exhibition ''Studio Wieki Somers : thinking hands, speaking things''.<ref>[http://www.sm-s.nl/ Stedelijk Museum ’s‑Hertogenbosch]</ref> And in January–March 2010, [[Galerie kreo]] in [[Paris]] presented the "Mitate" collection along with ''Wieki Somers: Frozen in Time'', an exhibition of objects designed by Somers that were inspired by photographs of an ice-storm in the northeastern Netherlands on March 2, 1987.<ref>[http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/8668/wieki-somers-frozen-in-time.html "wieki somers: 'frozen in time", designboom]</ref>
Somers work was also showcased in an exhibit curated by Droog Design, a Dutch design group, to create From Lille 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|issn=0950-3676|location=|page=7}}</ref>
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