Hella Jongerius
xperiments with the natural material chicle, derived from the rainforests of Mexico. The project, in which a group of internationally renowned designers participated, was initiated by the American Nature Conservancy, an organisation which strives to protect sustainable materials for use in contemporary art, design and architecture.
Chicle vase
The results of the project were shown for the first time at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York, for the exhibition Design for a Living World, 2009
SPECIFICATIONS
▸ Editor: jongeriuslab
▸ History: 2007 - commisionned by Cooper Hewitt
▸ Production status: on off producttion
Chicle vase: 74 cm x Ø 30cm
- Tools and experiments: 3 archival boxes containing 38 items, Jongerius Lab.
Exhibition at the Copper Hewitt museum.
▸ Publications :
- Design for a living world, Nature Conservancy, 2009.
- Misfits, Hella Jongerius, Phaïdon, 2011
▸ Auctions:
- no auction
