the flax project design by christien meindertsma image © truly dutch exhibition
truly dutch the zuiderzee museum, enkhuizen, netherlands from 23 May 2009 onward
christien meindertsma, with ten other dutch designers and artists, will exhibit at the zuiderzee museum. the exhibition is based on dutch traditional crafts such as rope-making, bronze-casting and basket-weaving. meindertsma designed a series of objects for T.E. editions – with support from the zuiderzee museum – whereby the craft of rope-making plays a central role. having carried out research, she went back to the origin of 16th-century dutch rope: flax, from the province of zeeland. the fibres were spun into yarns and then woven, twisted and twined together and knotted by rope-maker steenbergen in gorssel. meindertsma has thoroughly taken up this old craft.
flax light elm by christien meindertsma image © truly dutch exhibition
flax rug image © truly dutch exhibition
flax light image © truly dutch exhibition
flax extension image © truly dutch exhibition
flax set tea & hand towel image © truly dutch exhibition
flax wax candle image © truly dutch exhibition
flax ottoman image © truly dutch exhibition
