CV
1980
born in Utrecht
Education
1992-1998
Koningin Wilhelmina College, Culemborg, VWO
1998-2003
Design Academy Eindhoven, Het Atelier
Projects/ Exhibitions
2012
Christien Meindertsma Solo, Audax Textielmuseum, Tilburg
VLAS kavel Gz 59 - west, Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg
Designs of the Year 2012, Design Museum, London
De Nederlandse identiteit? De Kracht van Heden, Museum De Paviljoens, Almere
2011
49 PRAIRIE PLANTS, Design for a Living World, TNC, Fieldmuseum, Chicago
OAK INSIDE, t.e., Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Milan
Tree Track, Radio Kootwijk, Radio Kootwijk
Power of Making, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Talk to Me, MOMA, New York
VLAS kavel Gz 59 - west, Zeeuws Museum, Middelburg
2010
Why Design Now? Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York
Action! Design Over Time, MOMA, New York
Biennale Internationale Design, Saint-Etienne
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year, Design Museum, London
Een mooi ding, Museum Hilversum, Hilversum
DNKTNK, Fort Asperen, Acquoy
reTHINK!, Audax Textielmuseum, Tilburg
Dutch Domestics - Design as Research, Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt
Hyperlinks: Architecture and Design, The Art Institute of Chicago
2009
Design for the Living World, TNC, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York
Felt exhibition, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York
Super Stories, Design Biënale, Hasselt
Knitted Worlds, Nederlands Textielmuseum, Tilburg
Makers & Spectators, MU, Eindhoven
Foodprint, STROOM, Den Haag
Farmer in search of style, Designhuis, Eindhoven
Pioneers of Change, Gouvernors Island, New York
Rotterdam Design Awards, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
2008
PIG 05049, Kunsthal, Rotterdam, solo
PIG 05049, KKoutlet, London, solo
A touch of green, Droog Design, Milaan
Nest, Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst, Apeldoorn
Marlies Dekkers retrospective, Kunsthal, Rotterdam
Libraries of Light,Victoria & Albert Museum, London
2007
Evolution Revolution: The Arts and Crafts in Contemporary Fashion and Textile, RISD Museum, Providence
The family of form, Designhuis Eindhoven
Eigentijds, Kasteel Groeneveld, Baarn
PIG 05049, Published by FLOCKS, Rotterdam
2006
BLACK SHEEP, Kakitsubata gallery, Tokyo
G*E*B*O*R*B*U*U*R*D, Nederlands Textielmuseum, Tilburg
Post.doc,Thessaloniki Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki
Ideal House Joris Laarman, rug made of 18 merinosheep , International Furniture Fair, Keulen
Cut for Purpose, group project, Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
2005
FLOCKS, launch, Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, New York, solo
Dutch Mountains, MU, Eindhoven
A World Under Stress, Festival of Photography Rencontres d’Arles, Arles
Traces and Omens, Noorderlicht, Groningen
Value for Money, Droog Design, Milaan
Dutch Village, Weiss Gallery, New York
Dutch at the edge of Design, Fashion Institute, New York
2004
CHECKED BAGGAGE/ 3264 prohibited items, Published by Soeps , Eindhoven
Dangerous Goods, Kunsthal, Rotterdam, solo
Non-Conform, Centum Beeldende Kunst, Emmen
Talente, Internationalen Handwerksmesse, Munchen
WORKBABY Galleries, Amsterdam/Antwerpen/Berlijn, solo
Improvvisare DAE, group project, Chelsea Hotel, New York
Prizes
2012
Designs of the Year: nomination Oak Inside, Furniture
2010
Charlotte Köhler Prijs, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year: nomination Graphics
2009
Index Awards: winner in the category PLAY
Rotterdam Design Award: nomination
Sanoma Woon Award: nomination Sustainable Product
2008
Dutch Design Awards: winner of Golden Eye, Rado Young designer of the year & Graphic design award
Sanoma Woon Award: nomination Best Living product
2003
Design Academy Eindhoven:Melkweg Prize, Stichting Rene Smeets
2001
Stichting KICI: 2ND BEST AWARD
Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, PIG 05049
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Checked Baggage
Moma, New York, Checked Baggage & PIG 05049
Caldic collection, Rotterdam, Checked Baggage
RISD museum, Providence, Dyckman Farmhouse collection cardigans
Audax Textiel Museum, Tilburg, Urchin pouf
Talks
2010
TEDglobal, Oxford
Design Indaba, Cape Town
2009
TEDxamsterdam, Amsterdam
Publications
New York Times, The Guardian, Grafik, Art Review, Liberation, Le Monde, Dazed and Confused, Magazine des Beaux Arts, Marmalade, NRC Handelsblad, Trouw, Het Parool, AD,Volkskrant, EH&I, ELLE wonen.
Checked Baggage publication in ‘The Photobook: A History, Vol. 2’ by Martin Parr