CLAUDY JONGSTRA
BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY
Claudy Jongstra (born 1963) designs and produces unique felt fabrics for interiors. She works together with architects and clients around the world to create unique pieces for specific spaces and purposes. Each Claudy Jongstra design is a one-of-a-kind object of contemporary design, partly handmade and incorporating traditional craft techniques and innovative skills.
Thanks to her innovative technique, Claudy Jongstra designs can be produced in any format and in any color. The result can be used as a wall hanging, adhered directly to a wall, or it can be used to cover other surfaces, as a tapestry, or as a fabric, for example, to cover space dividers.
Jongstra’s fabrics are found in public as well as in private interiors. In addition to their aesthetic enhancement of their environment, adding a softer, more human atmosphere, her fabrics are extremely tactile and serve to improve the acoustics of the space in which they are used.
The fabrics are dyed with only natural vegetable ingredients and made from exceptionally high-quality materials, such as the finest Drenthe Heath wool from her own sheep, as well as merino wool, silk, alpaca, and so on. Each design has its own variations in tone and texture, giving it its characteristic visual richness. These fabrics are surprising in their beauty, their daring and their ingenuity.
Having completed her university studies in Fashion in Utrecht, Claudy Jongstra began her professional work in that discipline, and has since collaborated with many fashion designers, including John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, and Donna Karan, a well as with noted architects and designers such as Rem Koolhaas, Stephen Holl, Jasper Morrison, Hella Jongerius, and Maarten Baas.
Her recent projects include wall coverings for the new Public Library of Amsterdam, tapestries for the Dutch Presidential Residence, the Hague, textiles for Rem Koolhaas’s Kunsthal in Rotterdam, and for the Chateaux Marteret, France, new concepts for restaurant and hotel projects for the Rockwell Group, New York, and a collection created exclusively for the advanced American textile company, Maharam.
Thanks to her innovative technique, Claudy Jongstra designs can be produced in any format and in any color. The result can be used as a wall hanging, adhered directly to a wall, or it can be used to cover other surfaces, as a tapestry, or as a fabric, for example, to cover space dividers.
Jongstra’s fabrics are found in public as well as in private interiors. In addition to their aesthetic enhancement of their environment, adding a softer, more human atmosphere, her fabrics are extremely tactile and serve to improve the acoustics of the space in which they are used.
The fabrics are dyed with only natural vegetable ingredients and made from exceptionally high-quality materials, such as the finest Drenthe Heath wool from her own sheep, as well as merino wool, silk, alpaca, and so on. Each design has its own variations in tone and texture, giving it its characteristic visual richness. These fabrics are surprising in their beauty, their daring and their ingenuity.
Having completed her university studies in Fashion in Utrecht, Claudy Jongstra began her professional work in that discipline, and has since collaborated with many fashion designers, including John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, and Donna Karan, a well as with noted architects and designers such as Rem Koolhaas, Stephen Holl, Jasper Morrison, Hella Jongerius, and Maarten Baas.
Her recent projects include wall coverings for the new Public Library of Amsterdam, tapestries for the Dutch Presidential Residence, the Hague, textiles for Rem Koolhaas’s Kunsthal in Rotterdam, and for the Chateaux Marteret, France, new concepts for restaurant and hotel projects for the Rockwell Group, New York, and a collection created exclusively for the advanced American textile company, Maharam.
CLAUDY JONGSTRA
CV
Education
1982 – 1989 Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht
Fashion Design, cum laude
Selected Exhibitions
2009 ‘Fashioning Felt’, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, NY
‘20 ans de tendances vues par Li Edelkoort’, Institut néerlandais, Paris
2008 'Techno Threads' Science Gallery, Dublin
Installation i.c.w. Eylem Aladogan, Kröller-Müller Museum, Arnhem
The Museum of Art, Providence, New York
‘Mapping out Paradise’ i.c.w. Marc Mulders, De Pont, Tilburg
Exhibition i.c.w. Marc Mulders, Dutch Embassy, Berlin
2007 Architecture Biennale Sao Paulo by order of NAI
2006 Design Conference Pasadena, California
Solo ‘feel felt felt’ at Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum
Anniversary exhibition 10 years at Nederlands Textiel Museum, Tilburg
NLA straight outta Holland, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
2005 Participation in ‘Future Design Days’, Stockholm
Solo presentation at Moss, New York
2004 ‘LUSTHOF’ i.c.w. the Tilburgse school and Piet Hein Eek, Art Rotterdam
2003 Internationale Architectuur Biennale, Rotterdam
‘Dutch Design’ Institut Néerlandais, Paris
2002 ‘A century of design, part 4’, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
‘In the making’, Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco
‘Celebrating Dutch Design’, Washington/Los Angeles
2001 ‘Hitec-Lotec’, England
‘Red Ribbon Kunstactie’ Groninger Museum
‘Dutch Modernism, la mode en version néerlandaise’ Institut Néerlandais, Paris
2000 ‘Mutations//Mode’, Musée Galliera, Paris
‘Feel Felt Felt’, solo Fries Museum Leeuwarden
Triënnale 2000 ‘Essere ben Essere’, Milan
1999 ‘AEX’, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
‘Bloomsbury’, EGG, London
1998 ‘No sentimental journey’, solo Nederlands Textiel Museum
Selected Museum Collections
Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio
Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York
LACMA, Los Angeles
The RISD Museum, Rhode Island
Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Fries Museum, Leeuwarden
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague
Nederlands Textiel Museum, Tilburg
Selected Commissions
2010 Wall tapestry Bishop House Marcel Breuer, Connecticut USA arch. Toshiko Mori Architects
Hanging for organic cosmetics store, Amsterdam
2009 Sketch proposal tapestries Bennington College, Vermont USA, arch. TWBT Architects
Sketch proposal entrance hall, Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, arch. H.J. Henket
Design cushions chapel van Vogelgezang, Veere
Carpet limited editions Ruckstuhl Benelux, Switzerland
Art commission for chapel AVL hospital, Amsterdam
Art commission for Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch,
arch. H.J. Henket
Art commission for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts,
New York, arch. TWBT Architects
Art commission for boardroom DSM, Heerlen
Art commission for cemetery Zorgvlied, Amsterdam
Art commision for Province Limburg, Maastricht
2008 Art commission for the dollshouse of Petronella Oortmans in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Artpieces Search bv., Amsterdam
Design elevators in the World Trade Center, Schiphol
Art installation entrance hall Commujon, Almelo
Wall covering AVL hospital, Amsterdam
Hangings entry hall Triodos Bank N.V., Zeist
2007 Concept design applied art object Dutch Parliament, The Hague
Concept design applied art University Utrecht, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Mastercard design for Aids Funds
Marmoleum design for Forbo
Wall covering entrance hall, Public Library Amsterdam, arch. Jo Coenen
Art installations Council chamber/wedding room, theatre and entry hall, City Hall Nijverdal, arch. Claus & Kaan
2006 Bed covers for Gramercy hotel, New York
Penthouses in ‘red rock casino’, Las Vegas, architect Peter Bentel
Art installation ‘Sky Arc Residence’ San Francisco, arch. Will Bruder
Acoustic art panels, Dutch Embassy Berlin, arch. Rem Koolhaas i.c.w. Marc Mulders
Collection for Kakitsubata warehouse, Tokyo
2005 Wall covering restaurant Kunsthal Rotterdam, arch. Rem Koolhaas
2004 Start carpets, pelts, banners etc. for Moss and Maharam, New York/LA
Fabric designs for Maarten Baas: Smoke furniture
Art commission, UMC Utrecht, Radiotherapy department
Concept for restaurant MOMA for Bentel & Bentel Arch., NY
Felt on Aluminium Shutters for Lloyd hotel, Amsterdam, arch. MVRDV
2003 Banners Board of Directors, FMO, The Hague
wall covering Center Court, Ministry of VWA, The Hague
Wall hangings Presidential residence, The Hague,
arch. Jo Coenen
2002 Design for spring/summer ’03 collection Christian Lacroix
2001 Applied art Stadgenoot, arch. Steven Holl
Design and effectuation for Metropolitan Opera, New York
Costumes for Les Mamelles de Tirésias, opera Trionfo
2000 Design & effectuation for Will Bruder, Boston
1999 – 2003 Designs for The Gallery Mourmans, Maastricht
1997 – 1999 Concepts for Donna Karan, New York
1999 Upholstering ‘Kasese chair’ design by Hella Jongerius
Concept for VOLVO Car Operations
1997 Felt for the STARWARS movie ‘the Phantom Menace’
1996 Felt for John Galliano, Paris
CV
Education
1982 – 1989 Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht
Fashion Design, cum laude
Selected Exhibitions
2009 ‘Fashioning Felt’, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, NY
‘20 ans de tendances vues par Li Edelkoort’, Institut néerlandais, Paris
2008 'Techno Threads' Science Gallery, Dublin
Installation i.c.w. Eylem Aladogan, Kröller-Müller Museum, Arnhem
The Museum of Art, Providence, New York
‘Mapping out Paradise’ i.c.w. Marc Mulders, De Pont, Tilburg
Exhibition i.c.w. Marc Mulders, Dutch Embassy, Berlin
2007 Architecture Biennale Sao Paulo by order of NAI
2006 Design Conference Pasadena, California
Solo ‘feel felt felt’ at Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum
Anniversary exhibition 10 years at Nederlands Textiel Museum, Tilburg
NLA straight outta Holland, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
2005 Participation in ‘Future Design Days’, Stockholm
Solo presentation at Moss, New York
2004 ‘LUSTHOF’ i.c.w. the Tilburgse school and Piet Hein Eek, Art Rotterdam
2003 Internationale Architectuur Biennale, Rotterdam
‘Dutch Design’ Institut Néerlandais, Paris
2002 ‘A century of design, part 4’, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
‘In the making’, Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco
‘Celebrating Dutch Design’, Washington/Los Angeles
2001 ‘Hitec-Lotec’, England
‘Red Ribbon Kunstactie’ Groninger Museum
‘Dutch Modernism, la mode en version néerlandaise’ Institut Néerlandais, Paris
2000 ‘Mutations//Mode’, Musée Galliera, Paris
‘Feel Felt Felt’, solo Fries Museum Leeuwarden
Triënnale 2000 ‘Essere ben Essere’, Milan
1999 ‘AEX’, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
‘Bloomsbury’, EGG, London
1998 ‘No sentimental journey’, solo Nederlands Textiel Museum
Selected Museum Collections
Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio
Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, New York
LACMA, Los Angeles
The RISD Museum, Rhode Island
Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Fries Museum, Leeuwarden
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Centraal Museum, Utrecht
Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague
Nederlands Textiel Museum, Tilburg
Selected Commissions
2010 Wall tapestry Bishop House Marcel Breuer, Connecticut USA arch. Toshiko Mori Architects
Hanging for organic cosmetics store, Amsterdam
2009 Sketch proposal tapestries Bennington College, Vermont USA, arch. TWBT Architects
Sketch proposal entrance hall, Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, arch. H.J. Henket
Design cushions chapel van Vogelgezang, Veere
Carpet limited editions Ruckstuhl Benelux, Switzerland
Art commission for chapel AVL hospital, Amsterdam
Art commission for Verkadefabriek, Den Bosch,
arch. H.J. Henket
Art commission for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts,
New York, arch. TWBT Architects
Art commission for boardroom DSM, Heerlen
Art commission for cemetery Zorgvlied, Amsterdam
Art commision for Province Limburg, Maastricht
2008 Art commission for the dollshouse of Petronella Oortmans in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Artpieces Search bv., Amsterdam
Design elevators in the World Trade Center, Schiphol
Art installation entrance hall Commujon, Almelo
Wall covering AVL hospital, Amsterdam
Hangings entry hall Triodos Bank N.V., Zeist
2007 Concept design applied art object Dutch Parliament, The Hague
Concept design applied art University Utrecht, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Mastercard design for Aids Funds
Marmoleum design for Forbo
Wall covering entrance hall, Public Library Amsterdam, arch. Jo Coenen
Art installations Council chamber/wedding room, theatre and entry hall, City Hall Nijverdal, arch. Claus & Kaan
2006 Bed covers for Gramercy hotel, New York
Penthouses in ‘red rock casino’, Las Vegas, architect Peter Bentel
Art installation ‘Sky Arc Residence’ San Francisco, arch. Will Bruder
Acoustic art panels, Dutch Embassy Berlin, arch. Rem Koolhaas i.c.w. Marc Mulders
Collection for Kakitsubata warehouse, Tokyo
2005 Wall covering restaurant Kunsthal Rotterdam, arch. Rem Koolhaas
2004 Start carpets, pelts, banners etc. for Moss and Maharam, New York/LA
Fabric designs for Maarten Baas: Smoke furniture
Art commission, UMC Utrecht, Radiotherapy department
Concept for restaurant MOMA for Bentel & Bentel Arch., NY
Felt on Aluminium Shutters for Lloyd hotel, Amsterdam, arch. MVRDV
2003 Banners Board of Directors, FMO, The Hague
wall covering Center Court, Ministry of VWA, The Hague
Wall hangings Presidential residence, The Hague,
arch. Jo Coenen
2002 Design for spring/summer ’03 collection Christian Lacroix
2001 Applied art Stadgenoot, arch. Steven Holl
Design and effectuation for Metropolitan Opera, New York
Costumes for Les Mamelles de Tirésias, opera Trionfo
2000 Design & effectuation for Will Bruder, Boston
1999 – 2003 Designs for The Gallery Mourmans, Maastricht
1997 – 1999 Concepts for Donna Karan, New York
1999 Upholstering ‘Kasese chair’ design by Hella Jongerius
Concept for VOLVO Car Operations
1997 Felt for the STARWARS movie ‘the Phantom Menace’
1996 Felt for John Galliano, Paris
