Mieke Meijer took her inspiration from the industrial archaeology of Bernd and Hilla Becher’s photographs, to give them a new lease of life in a new context.

Since 1959, Bernd and Hilla Becher’s photographs are a testimony of the architectural heritage of the recent industrial past in France, Germany, Belgium, England and the United States. In the second half of the twentieth century, a lot of those industrial production sites were destroyed. The Becher’s photographs in a sense form the last living trace of those anonymous buildings. The young Dutch designer Mieke Meijer took her inspiration from this industrial archaeology and its spectacular volumes, to give them a new lease of life in a new context. Recreating their shape at a smaller scale and playing with their volumes, Mieke creates a new typology of home furniture that can be used as a mix of a showcase, a desk or a shelf… with a strong architectural presence.

Gravel plant by Mieke MEIJER (2010) at the Galerie Gosserez, www.galeriegosserez.com. 3, rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France. No part of this web site may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of Morfae and the copyright owner.