Furniture Inspired By The Unexpected Beauty Of Industrial Architecture

Coal-mining complexes and photos of towers get Mieke Meijer’s creative juices flowing. It’s been a decade since Mieke Meijer developed Newspaperwood as a student, and the solid, durable material composed of broadsheets has subsequently been put into production on a variety of products by vij5. Material considerations are still fundamental to her process, but the forms she creates have taken on new complexity and significance as her portfolio has grown over the years. “I’m fascinated by industrial architecture and structures in general,” Meijer Co.Design. The Dutch Design Academy Eindhoven graduate (and current teacher in the Man&Activity department) now runs her own studio in the city where she makes most of her thoughtful, complex works by hand with partner Roy Letterlé.Read Full Story