Christien Meindertsma
author · designer
Christien Meindertsma is a Dutch designer based in Rotterdam. She graduated from the Eindhoven Design Academy in 2003. Her work focuses on the life of products and raw materials, often documenting industrial processes that have become invisible through mass production. She explores themes of local production, underexplored resources, and the relationship between source and consumer. Notable projects include 'Checked Baggage' (2004), which documented confiscated items at Schiphol Airport, and 'PIG 05049' (2007), a research project tracking products made from a single pig. Her work is held in major collections including MoMA, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Vitra Design Museum.[1,2]
- industrialization
- raw materials
- local production
- product life cycles
Books
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PIG 05049€302.00
Works by Christien Meindertsma
- 2004 Checked Baggage Documented 3267 items confiscated at Schiphol Airport.
- 2007 PIG 05049 Charts and pictures each of the products supported by a single pig.
- 2015 Bottom Ash Observatory Exploration of incinerator bottom ash.
- 2012 The Flax Project Exploration of flax products and local production.
Exhibitions
- 2008 PIG 05049
- 2008 PIG 05049
- 2019 Everything Connects
- 2015 Tree Track
Awards
- 2008 Dutch Design Awards
- 2009 Index Award (Play category)