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NEW website

January 2008 will be the new start of my refreshed website judithvandenboom.nl
from next year there will be monthly updates and my blog will become part of that..
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Coming Soon !

Time is flying by, not only in China but also being back in London. Work is full on agenda and working on new series work what will be exhibited in begin 2008. The work from China is shipping into London now and there are some very refreshing and new relationships developed in China it was so worthwhile being back there again.

Also the future brings some more news then finnishing work in London but also starting of our new studio / workplatform www.boomwehmeyer.com a collective with me and Gunter Wehmeyer. With fresh ideas and projects on the agenda this will soon become more visible and we hope to present new work in 2008 from our new collective studio.

In spring 2008 I will return to China for work and researching more for future work-relationships..

More on BOOMWEHMEYER.COM AND NEW WORK SOON

Zaijin China !

The last 2.5 months have passed by very quickly and I’m near the finish of my work period. Today I will travel to Tangshan for work meetings and end of the week London will be back on the agenda. In London hectic life will start strait away again. The months been full with 24/ 7 working , the new work is being shipped back to London and in near future this will be exhibited in London, more info on the project and upcoming data shortly. Zaijin China !

Qing Zuo !

72 days in China.. life is full of work and excitement here. A new body is shaping (literally) over the weeks, full with experiments and working with local craftspeople. The environment is a inspiration to work in and specially with a direct access to material and local expertise. The days are short although everyone is working 7 days a week. The new work will be different then what I made before and with using different media next to ceramic to make it into a exciting new journey, the new work will be coming up after summer. Qing Zuo! Work in progress !

Presentation in Jingdezhen

You showed us a surprising movie about Jingdezhen, why did you start with this?

I made a movie driving through Jingdezhen and every time I realize again how much that gives me the right feeling of being a stranger in this city that feels like home, the hectic life outside the taxi is like a dream passing by and I'm just breathing in parts, changing my view on environment but also have a deep joy for cities. With transformed colors and combined with up-tempo music it was a powerful media to use and it took the people from Jingdezhen right back in my bubble. There was no better start to feel again how different common life can be.



How does your past in product design influence or change now your ceramic work?

My background matters to me alot, how I have my view on the environment and how I develop my work-methods. My present work with ceramics creates a new understanding of working, how in productdesign the thinking became the work now the material becomes the work. I give material more freedom now to make choices in the end-result and in my past product thinking the end-result a lot of time was a set goal.

You say your study product design learned how to have a different view on life, is this not also in other disciplines like in Art?

Yes, you can say that. I believe that working in design you should create a fresh view on what is needed, question the environment or even more think how your work could be a influence on other people's thinking and their choices. Art, Architecture and Design still have such a different audience and goals but they share functioning for/with the people on different scale. Beside the different varieties in design from highly industrial to almost entertaining object the view stays important. The use of products can have a wide meaning, I think its very important to dare yourself to see 'use' in various ways and wonder what design sh(c)ould be?




How do you view your future in ceramics, can we call you a ceramist after your MA?

I believe, I won't become a ceramist even after my Master @ the Royal Collage in London. I use the material to build my view on how we use our daily lives and create&answer questions. It is very good to deepen knowledge of the material and doing my Master gave a opportunity to go beyond the surface and learn/experiment. Also my work abroad in China changed me alot, the discussion and bridging between cultures is my engine in many ways. By now I can say that the Interrelations between me and the material, the audience and different disciplines make me who I am, I'm still a designer but with a fresh language learned outside my discipline and this builds on my passion for environment and people they can not be placed in 1 box, our cultures are a lively proof of this.

By working now in Jingdezhen/Shanghai/Tangshan a lot of new relationships have started and create for me my coming future to build on, probably founded with ceramics but in different scales, projects and new views where interrelating the ultimate key is.

china update

Small update …… life in Shanghai is good, it is very warm but I’m also having a real good time. Exploring area’s again that changed dramatic after my last visit and making all plans more final. I had so far very interesting work talks/invitation with a new firm about ceramics/future/the bigger picture & visions and specially how we could work together at good level in near future.



Next week I’ll move over to Jingdezhen for 6 weeks working on experiments and have more practical research with local people. The weeks will be filled with working with local workshops, going to factories and exploring around on my bike, cycling like a true Chinese this meaning on both sides of the road at the same time and still staying alive!



In September I’ll fly over to Tangshan visiting the firm’s factory and artists + some exciting meetings with Beijing designers on agenda for possible work. The idea moving to China now after finishing the RCA is getting much more realistic and life here feels within few days as normal, I look forward staying here longer then just for a work trip

Wo ai Shanghai, ni ne?!

China / Edition 2

Tomorrow my 2nd worktrip to china starts, with a good stopover in germany I will fly to Shanghai this week. The planning is full with good plans and meetings and I look so much forward meeting up with old friends in Jingdezhen and Shanghai. One of the plans is working on research experiments on the importance of craft within design and the changing new technologies. Also great appointments with factories and artists for promising future hopefully. Next to that exploring the options for workingstudio, working ceramics from XXL to XS and investigating for future for exciting participations.My worktrip will end in Beijing in the end of september and 1 October I will return to London for finnishing my last year at the RCA.

I will be online when possible , so if you have any questions don't hestitate to email to info@judithvandenboom.nl

NEW Book - Product Design Diversity

A great timecapture in the new book Product Design Diversity with activities from designers in differant fields. A body of my work and description are included in the book.



The book reveals the wide-ranging activities of the contemporary designer based on the work and professional practice of 80 graduates from the School of Product Design at the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem. Their activities range from furniture and ceramics designer to architect and interior architect, retail designer, shoe designer and fashion stylist. The publication includes background articles, interviews and descriptions of each designer's work.


February 2007; soft cover; 176 pages; 22 x 27 cm; ISBN/EAN 978-90-8690-019-0/9-789086-900190; retail price: € 35,-; co-published with ArtEZ Press, Arnhem.

China research trip '07

The months passed by quickly in London and although it might have been quiet on my website, this was due to lot of working. Living and working in London opened a lot of new approaches to work and for near future there are a lot of exciting plans on agenda.

In the very near future my passion/investigation in China will proceed after my work trip in the winter of ’05 -’06 . This July I will return again to my beloved Shanghai for few months divided time between Shanghai / Jingdezhen / Tangshan for work and engaging with Chinese designers and craftsmanship/factories.



The work in China this summer will be investigation and experiments about the process of design. I will meet up Chinese designer friends, exploring workspace and engage in the different understanding of working and product . This all will be the key for the new collection that will shape in the next year for the Royal Collage of Art graduation.

The next months an update will be send around for more information on the project in China this summer. From begin October I will be stationed again in London. For any further information don’t hesitate to email to info@judithvandenboom.nl

young dutch design

Dutch magazine Viva published an article about 5 young dutch designers, who have been going strong since they started their own work, I happend to be in this.

article newspaper

The Dutch newspaper Brabants dagblad published a curious piece about the exhibition in Tilburg.

Opening Boom & Friends

Sunday 1st of April was the opening of Boom & Friends exhibition at Legiokunst in Tilburg (NL). Together with Sharon Geschiere, Judith set up the room Boom & Friends. With this divers body of work there is a good excuse for a worthwhile visit to the gallery Legiokunst.

for more info

www.legiokunst.nl
www.sharongeschiere.com
www.judithvandenboom.nl

Exhibition @ Legiokunst gallery (NL)

In one of the 3 rooms in gallery Legiokunst , Judith van den Boom will exhibit her work and world from this period of her life in London. Her ceramics combine a dark humour with a figurative language. April 1st is the opening in Tilburg (NL), were she will show her work Boom & Friends. She collaborates with friend designer Sharon Geschiere to show collection of work, some pieces designed together and supported with their own work. Reason for this, is the love for discussion amongst design and the combination of work that seems so different.

“ Sharon Geschiere is a designer who shares this with me and has same passion for these subjects.” Says Van den Boom. “ Design and ceramics are for me things that go beyond product design. It’s a state of mind, a exploration form idea to a end result what can manifest itself in various ways. We should not limit ourselves by the clichés design can corner itself in.”

The exhibition will show a different showcase, with work made in London, China and work collaborated with Sharon Geschiere. It will tell a story about the process of design. The process she lives daily these days in a vibrant world in London.

Legiokunst will also show the various works of the following designers / artists;
painting - michael de kok
bag design - maria hees, majo joostens, elly kersten, ulrike sterman, irene weijs, geesje de jong

Muoto

Finnish design magazine Muoto published a interview about my work in the latest edition. Much thanks to Heidi Kalmari (text) & Aleksi Niemela ( photo). More info can be found on www.muotolehti.fi

Article by Luis Royal

A nice article worth while reading if your Portuguese is good, is in the Portuguese newspaper OJE ( www.oje.pt) . Luis Royal wrote a article about new ideas on design and he writes as well about the approach to my Holy Cow. Luis Royal wrote last year a great article on my 2005 collection Dutch Disturbance and now again includes my work in his ideas about design. Thanks Luis !

Items 01-07

The Dutch magazine Items published in edition Januari 2007 a article about work in China. Designer and ceramist Norman Trapman sheds his view over my written China blog when I worked in Jingdezhen. We both have worked there, he as a experienced designer and I as a fresh starter.

EH&I design-NL

The Dutch magazine Eigen Huis & Interieur published a interview in the issue 12 December '06. A interview about my thoughts and way of working

http://www.eh-i.nl/Picture/

Icon Interview

A interview about my work in China can be read in Icon - Issue November '06

London based

There were a few changes last few months and one of the bigger ones is that I live and work in London for the next 2 years. I started my MA at Royal Collage of Art to work, explore and challenge all ideas in mind.

Alot of plans are related to China for near future ( summer '07 will be new China workperiod) and for the present London is my new expiremental workground

My work and collection are not slowed down while working at RCA but create a new boost for hopefully suprising new works in near future. In April 2007 there will be a new exhibition in gallery Legiokunst in Tilburg(NL) with new overview of works.

If you want to be added to the mailinglist for updates please mail to info@judithvandenboom.nl

Thorsten van Elten

Part of the work from the collection made I in China, is now for sale in the designshop from Thorsten van Elten in London. The Hareheads and new Plates & Cup from My Parade serie, can be seen at this great shop

Please visit the shop at 22 Warren Street in London. For more info visit www.thorstenvanelten.com

Design.nl blog

From 2 October you can follow a week on my journey in my first period at the Royal Collage of Art in London. I've been asked to write week jounal on www.design.nl Unfortunatly it is in Dutch, a good challenge maybe !

Homebase in Utrecht & Tilburg

legiokunst in Tilburg (NL)

The collection My Once Upon A Time perceived in China and the Dutch Farmgirls from the 2005 collection are permanently based ( and for sale) in gallery Legiokunst in Tilburg (NL). My work will be represented by Cecile and Bep from Legiokunst. I am happy to have this base in Tilburg and hope to show more future works there. A great gallery with diversity in design & art. It’s a definite must see when you are in the neighborhood of Tilburg.

My work is also permanent at my home base in Utrecht, the interior design shop Strand West in Utrecht. A great space with great people and the best attitude when it comes to work/design & enthusiasm. They have the other half of the 2006 collection, the Holy Cow and Farmgirl and a wide variety of other great design products in their store. Needless to say Strand West is worth a visit in Utrecht.

Strand West in Utrecht (NL)

Also you can have a look for the Farmgirls & Holy Cow at museum shop Princessehof in Leeuwarden info@princessehof.nl

For more info please visit www.legiokunst.nl & www.strandwest.nl

new work | Once Upon A Time @ Designersblock

Before you realize things end again and so did the second edition of Designersblock at Frankfurt 2006. Bags and boxes are packed and with a good feeling looking back at 7 intens days of building up the show, meeting new people, connecting with other designers, brainstorm, discuss, laugh and sharing this same huge energy for the work we all do. All differant people but all at Designersblock with the same heart and love for what us connect. A intens week to live the full creativity. I was happy I was part of this second edition Designersblock.

I want to thank all the new people I met there for their enthousiasm, support and new contacts. Also a big thanks to the people I already knew and who made this edition a succes by being there or visiting the show !

Designersblock Frankfurt / 2nd edition

A sneak preview at the great exhibition last week at Designersblock @ Atelier Frankfurt

Publication LE Russia

A suprising package on my doorstep with the magazine LE from Ekaterinburg (RUS) , a nice publication from russia with love. Thanks to editor Maria Sazonova !