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Hella Jongerius launches light and dark editions of Alvar Aalto tea trolley
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created new versions of Modernist Alvar Aalto's iconic 901 tea trolley for Finnish furniture brand Artek. Aalto's side table made its debut in 1936 at the Milan...
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TextielMuseum collaborates with Dutch designers on plaid textile collection
Dutch Design Week 2015: Tilburg's TextielMuseum has worked with Dutch designer Hella Jongerius to launch a collection of plaid throws developed by Simone Post and Studio Truly Truly (+ slideshow)....
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Hella Jongerius designs "homelike" cabin interiors for KLM's Boeing 787 aircraft
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created the economy and business cabin interiors for airline KLM's first Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which go into operation today. The project continues the Berlin-based...
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Hella Jongerius' 2005 Polder Sofa for Vitra is a "collage of textiles"
Most Loved: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius reflects on the enduring popularity of her very first sofa design in the second movie from our exclusive new video series. Polder Sofa, which Jongerius...
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Hella Jongerius creates Colour Machine installation inside CasaVitra
Milan 2016: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has arranged pieces of Vitra furniture by shade to create a rainbow-hued installation displaying the brand's colour and material library (+ slideshow)....
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Hella Jongerius for Vitra
Milan update: Hella Jongerius presented a new two-seater version of her Worker chair for Vitra, plus a leather version of her Polder sofa. Both products, which were shown at Salone in Milan last week,...
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Enamel by Hella Jongerius
Tokyo design week: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created a series of enamel plates in collaboration with tradtional Japanese enamelware company Ando Shippo of Nagoya. The collection, called...
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Blossom light by Hella Jongerius
Tokyo design week: Blossom, a new floor light by Hella Jongerius for Swiss lighting brand Belux, was launched at Tokyo design store Cibone this week as part of Design Tide. The product features three...
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New work by Hella Jongerius
Dutch designers Hella Jongerius shows new work on her website, including projects for Vitra, Nymphenburg and Maharam. Above and below: Four Seasons for Nymphenburg Above and below: Miroirs Animaux for...
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Blossom suspension lights by Hella Jongerius
Stockholm Design Week: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius launched new additions to her Blossom collection for Belux at the Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. There are eleven new suspension lights in...
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Rotterdam Chair by Hella Jongerius
Live from Milan: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has designed a new wooden chair called Rotterdam for Vitra. More info from Jongerius: -- Rotterdam Chair Date: 2008 Commissioned by: Vitra, Basel...
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Pyramids of Makkum
Milan 08: Hella Jongerius, Jurgen Bey, Studio Job and Alexander van Slobbe have re-interpreted traditional Dutch 17th century flower pyramids (above) for ceramic manufacturers Royal Tichelaar Makkum....
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Office Pets by Hella Jongerius
Hella Jongerius has updated her website to include her Office Pets project commissioned by Vitra Edition last year. The limited edition pieces are made mostly by hand from materials associated with...
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16 New Pieces at Galerie Kreo
Galerie Kreo has inaugurated its new gallery space in Paris with an exhibition featuring work by Naoto Fukasawa, Jasper Morrison, Wieki Somers (above) and others. Above: Frames by Jasper Morrison...
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Pelle, Mikkel and Gullspira by Hella Jongerius for IKEA
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has designed three textile wall hangings featuring animals for Swedish furniture company IKEA. Called Pelle, Mikkel and Gullspira, the textiles are made by women in...
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Nike 1 World AF1 by Maharam with Hella Jongerius
Sportswear brand Nike has developed a shoe using a fabric designed by Dutch designer Hella Jongerius. The Layers fabric was developed for textile company Maharam. The shoe, which launches at New York...
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Artificial flowers by Hella Jongerius
Designer Hella Jongerius will exhibit a collection of handmade, artificial flowers at Galerie Kreo in Paris next week. The flowers are made of glass, leather, wood and paper, and displayed in vases...
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Animal Tables by Hella Jongerius
Designer Hella Jongerius will exhibit a collection of tables featuring giant animals at Galerie Kreo in Paris next week, alongside the Artificial Flowers in our previous story. The collection will be...
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A Tribute to Camper by Hella Jongerius
Milan 09: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created two collections of shoes for footwear brand Camper. Jongerius' winter 2010 and summer 2010 collections for the Spanish company were inspired by...
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Chicle objects by Hella Jongerius
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has produced a series of objects using chicle, a natural latex from the Yucatán Peninsula similar to chewing gum. The objects were created for Design for the Living...
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"Most industrial designers don’t know how to use color" - New York Times
Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn interviews Dutch designer Hella Jongerius about her use of colour and her work for design brand Vitra - New York Times The post "Most industrial designers don’t know how to...
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Bob by Hella Jongerius for Kettal
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created a range of conservatory furniture for Kettal featuring aluminium frames wrapped in cord. Called Bob, the collection includes a chair, foot stool and side...
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300 Coloured Vases by Hella Jongerius at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius presents 300 porcelain vases coloured with layers of mineral and chemical glazes at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. Produced in collaboration with...
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Competition: five copies of Hella Jongerius: Misfit to be won
We've teamed up with publishers Phaidon to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies of their new monograph about Dutch designer Hella Jongerius. Entitled Hella Jongerius: Misfit and designed...
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Hella Jongerius and Rem Koolhaas to design United Nations delegates lounge
Dezeen Wire: a team of Dutch designers including Hella Jongerius, architect Rem Koolhaas and graphic designer Irma Boom have been selected to re-design the North Delegates’ Lounge at the United...
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Hella Jongerius to design cabin interior for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Dezeen Wire: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has revealed that she is designing a new interior for the World Business Class cabins of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Jongerius will also create new cabin...
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World Business Class cabin by Hella Jongerius for KLM
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created a new cabin interior for Dutch airline KLM, including textiles inspired by the Milky Way and carpets made from recycled uniforms. Launched today at...
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"I work best in a new field or culture" - Hella Jongerius
Movie: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius explains why she moved to Berlin and discusses her latest projects in the first of a series of exclusive video interviews Dezeen filmed at her studio in the German...
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"I think they're weird; they think I'm weird" - Hella Jongerius
Movie: in our second video interview with Hella Jongerius, the Dutch designer discusses her work with airline KLM and explains how, despite being unfamiliar with the aviation industry, she has been...
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"Why create another piece of furniture?" - Hella Jongerius
Movie: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius explains why she enjoys working with colours and textiles rather than designing full pieces of furniture in the third video interview we filmed at her studio in...
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"Working for everybody is a waste of energy" - Hella Jongerius
Movie: in our final video interview with Hella Jongerius, the Dutch designer explains why she prefers to work with a small group of clients and says that building a long-term relationship with a...
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United Nations North Delegates' Lounge by Hella Jongerius and Rem Koolhaas
Designer Hella Jongerius and architect Rem Koolhaas have renovated the North Delegates' Lounge at the United Nations buildings in New York (+ slideshow). Working alongside a team of Dutch creatives...
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Vitra launches a lounge chair by Hella Jongerius in Milan
Milan 2014: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius will introduce the latest product from her ongoing relationship with design giant Vitra in Milan this week – a chair that comes with a handle and optional...
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Hella Jongerius reveals "expression of yarn and colour" with rugs in Milan
Milan 2014: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius is launching her first range of rugs as the newly appointed design director for Dutch firm Danskina (+ movie). Duotone rug by Hella Jongerius Showing at the...
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Hella Jongerius: "Why make new stuff every year? I'm happy to work on the...
Dezeen Book of Interviews: in the second extract from our latest book, Dutch industrial designer Hella Jongerius says there's more to design than simply creating more and more new objects. Hella...
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Hella Jongerius calls for "new holistic approach to design"
Design Indaba 2015: the design industry has lost touch with its social and cultural values and is producing "too much shit design", according to Hella Jongerius. Speaking at the Design Indaba...
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Jongerius and Schouwenberg launch manifesto against "depressing" design industry
Milan 2015: designer Hella Jongerius and theorist Louise Schouwenberg are to launch a manifesto calling for an end to "pointless products, commercial hypes and empty rhetoric" in design. The Beyond...
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"It's time to rid ourselves of the obsession with the new"
Opinion: designer Hella Jongerius and theorist Louise Schouwenberg today launch their manifesto, titled Beyond the New: a search for ideals in design. Here we exclusively publish the full text, in...
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Hella Jongerius updates her "young classic" Polder sofa
Milan 2015: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has spent four years updating her iconic Polder sofa for Swiss furniture brand Vitra, which was launched in Milan this week. Jongerius worked for almost half...
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Hella Jongerius combines cork and felt for striped rug collection
NeoCon 2015: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius used unconventional materials and assembly methods to create these vividly striped Cork & Felt rugs for Danskina. First introduced in Milan last year,...
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Hella Jongerius' new rugs for Danskina were designed from the yarn up
In this movie, Dutch designer Hella Jongerius introduces the three latest additions to Danskina's range of rugs and explains how she "always starts with the yarn" when designing new textiles. Argali...
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Hella Jongerius asks designers and consumers to embrace "unstable" colour in...
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius rails against industrially produced paints and dyes in the Breathing Colour exhibition at London's Design Museum, which draws on her last 15 years of research. The...
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Hella Jongerius fills atrium of Parisian foundation with a giant loom
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created a giant loom with threads that tumble 16 metres between the floors of the multi-storey Lafayette Anticipations foundation in the Marais, Paris. Installed in...
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The design industry is "slow, boring and bullshit" says Hella Jongerius in...
Dezeen's Face to Face podcast series continues with a conversation with Dutch industrial designer Hella Jongerius, who explains how she grew up on a tomato farm and discovered her creative ability when...
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Coronavirus "feels like a disaster and an opportunity at the same time" says...
The Covid-19 pandemic gives designers the chance to address global challenges instead of making "more meaningless stuff," designer Hella Jongerius says in this video message recorded for Virtual Design...
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Watch our talk with Gropius Bau and Hella Jongerius about weaving as a...
Dezeen teamed up with the Gropius Bau museum for a live talk with Hella Jongerius to celebrate the opening of her Woven Cosmos exhibition. Jongerius' weaving practice is the subject of an exhibition at...
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3D textiles could "replace concrete and cement" in construction says Hella...
New three-dimensional weaving technologies could revolutionise architecture and lead to lighter, more flexible buildings according to Dutch designer Hella Jongerius. Computerised looms that can produce...
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Loom Room shows 3D weaving is "the strongest and lightest construction"
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has built a large loom in a university building in Eindhoven that was used to create a nine-metre-tall 3D-woven structure, celebrating the craft and creative potential of...
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