Space Loom is the new creation by Jongeriuslab design studio, using the moving platforms of Lafayette Anticipations building as the actual structure of a monumental loom. Warp threads more than 16m long are hung in the "sky" of the Foundation. Each of these threads is unique, designed one by one by the Jongeriuslab.
From small platforms, weavers intertwine weft yarns, as musiciens playing on a huge instrument. Little by little, the weft threads form spheres, volumes and patterns which take shape within the tower’s vertical space. The originality of this loom lies not only in its monumentality but also in its design. Usually the warp yarns are regular and it is the weft yarns that create the patterns in the textile: here Hella Jongerius has reversed the ancestral hierarchy of the loom. "Textile" and "text" both relate to the latin verb tessere, which means "to weave". Thus Space Loom will be a machine that weaves letters, offering the chance to literally develop a textile language in order to communicate about tactility and surfaces. The objects invite the viewer to "close reading" of the surface to define the notion of affective and aesthetic quality.

Production specifications

The Fondation preserves and documents traces of the works at various stages of their creation (sketches, models, prototypes, etc.).
Vues des divers ateliers de travail de l'exposition Hella Jongerius, "Entrelacs, une recherche tissée"
05 June 2019
Mise en place de Space Loom au 2e étage
31 May 2019
Progression du montage de Space Loom au 3e étage
Une forêt dense de fils de chaîne occupe le "Ciel" de la Fondation.
29 May 2019
Début du montage de Space Loom au 3e étage de la Fondation
27 May 2019
Montage du cadre de Space Loom
22 May 2019
Plans au sol définitifs et vues de la scénographie pour l'exposition
29 April 2019
Mail de Dirk Meylaerts à Claus Wiersma, membre du Jongeriuslab
Explication du système de suspension de "Space Loom" dans la tour centrale de Lafayette Anticipations
02 April 2019
Rencontre entre le Jongeriuslab et l'équipe de Lafayette Anticipations
Compte-rendu et documents de travail
12 March 2019
Première visite
Rencontre au Jongeriuslab (studio de design d'Hella Jongerius) à Berlin
01 June 2018
Dirk Meylaerts