Wieki Somers

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wieki Somers
Occupation	Designer
Date Of Birth	Sep 16, 1976(1976-09-16)
Age	48
Birthplace	Sprang-Capelle
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	North Brabant
Horoscope	Virgo

Wieki Somers Biography

Wieki Somers is one of the most popular and richest Designer who was born on September 16, 1976 in Sprang-Capelle, North Brabant, Netherlands. Wieki Somers (born 1976 in the town of Sprang-Capelle) is a Dutch designer from the Netherlands. She collaborates alongside Dylan van den Berg under the Studio Wieki Somers. Studio Wieki Somers. Somers is considered to be part in the 2nd generation of Dutch designers who have achieved international recognition. In contrast to the previous generations of Dutch designers, who concentrated on conceptual, functional designs, the second generation is also aware of how important aesthetics is. Her work involves the use of common objects, but by incorporating foreign materials, forms technology, function as well as poetry. Somers is determined to design pieces that stimulate the imagination of the user and raise awareness. Her own personal philosophy on life is evident in her style of design. “I like realizing the potential of everyday things by revealing their hidden beauty.”

Alongside her previous studies in design, she also been a teacher her classes at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Somers was recognized by Stedelijk Museum in’s-Hertogenbosch by presenting the presentation of her works between December 13 and 2008 until February 15th in 2009. Somers is the latest artist to be that are represented by Didier Krzentowski. Krzentowski is an acclaimed collector of artwork and gallery owner of a gallery in Paris, France. Her work is owned by museums like the Museum of Modern Art which is located in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

While some tasks are outsourced, prototyping and designing in her workshop permits Somers to refine and apply research to herself. A lot of her designs both in the past and present, include the work of specialist craftsmen, like her Bathboat. Bellflower Lamp, a woven carbon-and-glass fiber cloth woven with a technique developed to serve the aerospace industry that is shaped like the shape of a flower. Other well-known designs created by Somers comprise his High Tea Pot, shaped as a skull of a pig and is accompanied by a fur-cozy as well as the Bathboat bath tub, which is designed like a rowing vessel and the Bellflower lamp, which measures two meters tall. made from a single piece of fabric, using an experiment in weaving. In 2007 Somers was approached by Gemeentemuseum Den Haag in The Hague to create an tulip vase called Faded Glory.

Wieki Somers Net Worth

Wieki Somers is one of the richest Designer from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wieki Somers 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The design center in Rotterdam VIVID presented an exhibit of her work between November 2005 until January 2006. Also in Rotterdam the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen included “Out of the Ordinary” in 2014. The exhibition was then shown at Lausanne, Switzerland at mudac from October 2017 until February 2018. In January and March of the year 2010, Galerie kreo in Paris presented Wieki Somers Frozen in Time An exhibition of designs by Somers who were inspired by photos of an ice-storm that occurred in the northern part of the Netherlands the 2nd of March 1987. in 2013, Galerie kreo showed the “Mitate” collection by the designer.

Somers completed his studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2000 which was a generation behind Hella Jongerius Jurgen Bey and Marcel Wanders.

In October 2009, Studio Wieki Somers won the Golden Eye (the award for best Dutch design) at the Dutch Design Awards with the Merry-go-round Coat Rack, designed for the cloakroom of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. By pulling ropes, coats are raised onto the carousel-like construction, making them appear to be floating in space. The coat rack was also nominated in 2009 at the London Design Museum’s Designs of the Year awards.

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Facts & Trivia

Wieki Ranked on the list of most popular Designer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Wieki Somers celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.