Wieki Somers Overview

The Dutch designer Wieki Somers (b. 1976), whose work began to garner attention even before she’d completed her education at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, is being honored by the Stedelijk Museum ’s‑Hertogenbosch with a survey of her projects, a singular... [more]

The Dutch designer Wieki Somers (b. 1976), whose work began to garner attention even before she’d completed her education at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, is being honored by the Stedelijk Museum ’s‑Hertogenbosch with a survey of her projects, a singular amalgam of function, poetic narrative content and sophisticated use of materials. These objects were produced collaboratively with Dylan van den Berg, with whom she works under the rubric Studio Wieki Somers. “I’m interested in the way people deal with the everyday objects they are surrounded with,” says Somers. “I try to figure out their hidden potential—the beauty and the tales which hide within.” These objects are remarkably diverse, arising from unrelated anecdotal impulses. - Beverly Sanders, American Craft Magazine [show less]