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Maharam

  • Dutch designer Hella Jongerius urged the design community to search for greater ideals in design.
    Hella Jongerius: I am a design pastor
    Talks > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Industrial Design
    The Dutch designer outlines six guiding principles for designers to embrace in order to regain a holistic approach to their work. >
    17 Apr 15
  • Scholten & Baijings at Design Indaba Conference 2015. Image: Jonx Pillemer.
    Scholten & Baijings on thinking in colour
    Talks > Product Design
    Stefan Scholten talks about the design philosophy behind the Amsterdam-based firm he runs with his wife, Scholten & Baijings. >
    5 Feb 15
  • Scholten & Baijings at Design Indaba Conference 2015
    Trailer: Scholten & Baijings on thinking in colour
    Trailers > Product Design
    Husband-and-wife team Scholten & Baijings tell us how they transform sterile mass-produced items into designs with a personal touch. >
    1 Feb 15
  • Hella Jongerius for Maharam.
    A contemporary craftswoman
    Festival News > Industrial Design
    Hella Jongerius, who will speak at Design Indaba Conference 2015, creates a flora- and fauna-inspired paradise of new textile designs for Maharam. >
    12 Dec 14
  • Paul Smith redesigns Carl Hansen & Son's iconic Shell Chair in collaboration with Maharam.
    Iconic colour
    Design News > Product Design
    Paul Smith celebrates renowned furniture designer Hans J. Wegner's birth with a redesign of the iconic Shell Chair. >
    3 Apr 14
  • THREE bag by Konstantin Grcic.
    Sewn up
    Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design
    The simple construction of German industrial designer Konstantin Grcic's cotton canvas bags ensure they will "last forever". >
    26 Nov 13
  • Confetti by Hella Jongerius.
    Colour blocking
    Design News > Craft / Graphic Design & Illustration
    Hella Jongerius has extended her textile collection for Maharam using bright colours and shifting motifs. >
    2 Sep 13
  • Trees by Hella Jongerius. Photo: Maharam.
    Changing colour
    Design News > Architecture & Interiors
    Hella Jongerius takes inspiration from the seasonal colour change in leaves for her latest textile collection for Maharam. >
    22 Aug 13
  • Hella Jongerius. Photo: Markus Jans.
    Hella Jongerius
    Hella Jongerius is an internationally celebrated contemporary product designer, born in the Netherlands. >
    10 Feb 09
  • Dutch treat
    Festival News > Industrial Design / Product Design / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design
    Four internationally renowned speakers at the Design Indaba 2007 share Dutch roots and an eye for design. >
    1 Feb 07
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