Via Designguide.tv:

Makers & Spectators is an experimental exhibit exploring the concept of seeing the same thing differently. By using eyetrackers, Christien Meindertsma researches how people view objects. The data is visualized in various forms, including the help of Nils Völkers’ robots (built with of the shelf parts).

Watch the interview with Christien, who was a hit with the Flax project in Milan at the designguide website by Young Designers Network.

Dutch design is well documented for being kooky and playful. On a deeper level, Dutch designers like Christien Meindertsma have a really thoughtful, considered and documenting approach to their work. Christien's ongoing Flocks project sensitively explores issues of consumerism and the lost connection between primary industry (farmers) and final consumer. Christien works with farmers to create garments from individual animals - ie the wool of one sheep is used for the creation of one cardigan, and the fur of one rabbit is used for one pair of mittens... The animal's ear tag and details are then attached to the final product made from it's wool. The result are simple, beautifully designed knitted garments and homewares, with a real sense of history and connection to their origins on the land

With Pig 050409 Christien Meindertsma won a Dutch Design Award. The book documents and maps with high precision how sorted parts of a pig are distributed over the world.

Makers & Spectators is on view at Mu gallery in Eindhoven till the 14th of June.


Via: Designguide.tv and Designfiles.net
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