- Studio Wieki Somers -

Studio Wieki Somers

Netherlands — b. 1976

Available Works

Chuugi (Devotion) - Studio Wieki Somers - Floor light - Galerie kreo

Studio Wieki Somers

Frozen Bended - Studio Wieki Somers - Floor light - Galerie kreo

Studio Wieki Somers

Frozen Bulb - Studio Wieki Somers - Table light - Galerie kreo

Studio Wieki Somers

Gran Paradiso - Studio Wieki Somers - Miscellaneous - Galerie kreo

Studio Wieki Somers

High Tea Pot - Studio Wieki Somers - Miscellaneous - Galerie kreo

Studio Wieki Somers

Biography

Wieki Somers and Dylan van den Berg studied at Design Academy Eindhoven in the late ’90s. Since the establishment in 2003 the studio has earned international recognition for the way it introduces extraordinary fantasy in everyday objects. Through the development of a deep sensitivity for materials combined with technological detailing the studio aims to provide an enlightened reading of our environment. Through this restless experimentation with practical objects – their shapes, material and meaning, the way they are made and the way they are used – the studio’s work questions our aesthetic impulse in a subtle and often contradictory manner...

Wieki Somers and Dylan van den Berg studied at Design Academy Eindhoven in the late ’90s. Since the establishment in 2003 the studio has earned international recognition for the way it introduces extraordinary fantasy in everyday objects. Through the development of a deep sensitivity for materials combined with technological detailing the studio aims to provide an enlightened reading of our environment. Through this restless experimentation with practical objects – their shapes, material and meaning, the way they are made and the way they are used – the studio’s work questions our aesthetic impulse in a subtle and often contradictory manner. Studio Wieki Somers undertakes commissions for international manufacturers, museums and galleries, and enjoys a long-standing and intensive relationship with Galerie kreo in Paris, which presented a solo show‚ « Frozen in Time » in 2010, then « Mitate » in 2013.

They have received numerous awards, including the Dutch Design Award in 2013 and their works are represented in several museum collections, including the MoMA in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam – – which dedicated them a retrospective « Out of the Ordinary » in 2014 – and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Photo credits: © Heidi de Gier

Solo Shows

Studio Wieki Somers - Mitate
Solo Show

June 07 - September 21, 2013

Studio Wieki Somers - frozen in time
Solo Show

January 30 - March 20, 2010

Group Shows

Studio Wieki Somers -
Off-site event

February 22 - April 30, 2024

Studio Wieki Somers - New beginnings
Group Show

January 10 - March 04, 2023

Studio Wieki Somers - step by step
Group Show

September 16 - November 05, 2022

Studio Wieki Somers - Design Miami / Basel 2021
Fair

September 20 - September 26, 2021

Studio Wieki Somers - kamel mennour x Galerie kreo @in Provence
Off-site event

May 15 - September 01, 2021

Studio Wieki Somers - 20 years
Group Show

September 25 - December 24, 2019

Studio Wieki Somers - Opération Contact
Group Show

September 27 - November 17, 2018

Studio Wieki Somers - TEFAF New York 2017
Fair

May 04 - May 08, 2017

Studio Wieki Somers - TEFAF Maastricht 2017
Fair

March 09 - March 19, 2017

Studio Wieki Somers - One piece a day
Group Show

September 12 - October 22, 2016

Studio Wieki Somers - Design Miami / Basel 2016
Fair

June 13 - June 19, 2016

Studio Wieki Somers - super-natural geometry
Group Show

April 04 - May 18, 2016

Studio Wieki Somers - FOG Art+Design San Francisco
Fair

January 13 - January 17, 2016

Studio Wieki Somers - Eclectic matches
Group Show

November 06, 2015 - January 23, 2016

Studio Wieki Somers - shades of variety
Group Show

March 25 - May 23, 2015

Studio Wieki Somers - To be continued
Group Show

October 30 - December 20, 2014

Studio Wieki Somers - des formes utiles
Group Show

September 17 - October 30, 2014

Studio Wieki Somers - contrast control
Group Show

September 06 - October 31, 2014

Studio Wieki Somers - a light introduction
Group Show

May 23 - July 26, 2014

Studio Wieki Somers - convergences
Group Show

May 21 - July 26, 2014

Studio Wieki Somers - O.K.
Group Show

March 22 - June 01, 2013

Studio Wieki Somers - Ensemble
Group Show

October 12 - November 24, 2012

Studio Wieki Somers - Techniques mixtes, dimensions variables
Group Show

May 23 - July 28, 2012

Studio Wieki Somers - Tandem
Group Show

January 12 - March 03, 2012

Studio Wieki Somers - matières à réflexion
Group Show

February 10 - May 15, 2011

Studio Wieki Somers - 16 new pieces
Group Show

September 13 - November 22, 2008

Studio Wieki Somers - Tabourets
Group Show

September 08 - October 13, 2007

Studio Wieki Somers - zero compromise
Group Show

April 21 - May 26, 2007

Studio Wieki Somers - a white show
Group Show

March 17 - April 14, 2007

kreo in motion

‘kreo in motion’ is a series of short films re-imagining pieces of the gallery through the eye of talented motion designers and animators! Every month a series of 3 animations will be posted at regular intervals. Each series will be dedicated to the creative practice of a different motion designer - blank canvas to …

Frozen Hogweed Square Table by Sirai Bucarelli

Sirai Bucarelli has composed a mythological story that gives life to Studio Wieki Somers’ ‘Frozen Hogweed Square Table’. Through Sirai’s animated narrative, one is able to retrace the story of Daphne and Apollo, manifested in the final form of a tree. The animation is accompanied by a beautiful, dreamlike melody composed by Ruben Sonnoli.