Studio
Hanna
Kooistra
PLAKKEN VAAS & KANDELAAR
designed for: Cor Unum
material: Earthenware
dimensions: 255mm x 270mm x 270mm
colors: Terra, blue
year: 2024
a visual investigation into European bamboo and the similarities with the Dutch coppice forest
Bamboo Europe project for RAAK mkb, ArtEZ 2022-2024
COFFEE POTS
With her project “Stages of the ordinary”, Hanna shines a new light on pre-industrial ornamental products, with the intention of sharing their forgotten communicative potential and their functionality.
She present an ongoing project that approaches ornament from multiple perspectives, ranging from decorative to practical. Amongst others, this project has resulted in a contemporary reinterpretation of a coffee pot, that had a coffee pot from the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, NL) as a starting point. This new interpretation has both decorative as practical value.
Plakkenpot H
material: Abachi (wood), food-safe coating
dimensions: 165mm x 250mm x 265mm
price: € 485,- (edition of 100, on request)
content: 1l
colors: Greige, light blue, lemon yellow
year: 2020
Plakkenpot I
material: Abachi (wood), food-safe coating
dimensions: 185mm x 235mm x 250mm
price: € 485,- (edition of 100, on request)
content: 1l
colors: Greige
year: 2020
Plakkenpot B / C
high quality signed print
technique: giclée print
material: 320gr cotton paper,
dimensions: 500mm x 700mm
price: €129,- (edition of 100)
year: 2020
The ornament has a long history, that goes far beyond just a decorative layer. For her it can be a form of communication, a guide in functionality, a manner of production and an indication of origin. For Hanna the ornament has become a way of working.
TEAPOT
Plakkenpot G
material: Ceramics, Foam
dimensions: 250mm x 260mm
colour: Blue
year: 2020
JUG
Plakkenpot J
material: Abachi (wood), food-safe and heat-resistant coating
dimensions: 130mm x 185mm x 220mm
price: € 435,- (edition of 100, on request)
content: 1l
colors: Anthracite, Greige
year: 2022
CHAIRS
Chairs inspired by a Dutch antique dining chair, the ‘knopstoel’. By folding the chair together, the two-dimensional image transforms into a practical product. The chair brings image together with product, decoration with construction and function with functionless.
stokkenstoel F / G / H
materials: Beech, cotton rope, fabric, steel
dimensions: Various
year: 2020
STOOL
The use of pleats in Dutch traditional costumes was her source of inspiration for this stool. On the wall as a wall sculpture and folded together a useful object.
materials: Polyester, oak, cotton webbing
dimensions: 1300mm x 1300mm
seat hight: 450mm
year: 2022
BOOK
She started with products that function just fine, but aren’t appreciated anymore in current interiors. First she dissected them, to get to the essence of the ornament, then she built them up again to introduce them in our time. This search for new interpretations has been a dynamic design process of stacking, cutting, stitching, flattening and folding existing images and shapes. With these simple methods, Hanna transforms the existing shape of a product. This gives rise to new interpretations that question a familiar image and create a new aesthetic. She captured this constant change in a book
"Stages of the ordinary" illustrates Hanna's urge to connect the past with the present, decoration with construction, images and products as well as function with functionlessness.
materials: Various paper
dimensions: 200mm x 270mm
year: 2020
PLATES
These plates/bowls are a reinterpretation of the ‘plooischotel'. This lobed plate was very popular in the Netherlands during the 18th century, but can no longer be found in a contemporary interior. A fold in rigid material was the starting point for this series of bowls.
material: Glass
dimensions: 350mm x 350mm
production: Boda Glasbruk, The Glass Factory
year: 2020
ABOUT
In her work Hanna is constantly studying, copying and transforming the everyday objects we surround ourselves with. These objects have an immense influence on how we experience the world and are often taken for granted. For her, it's about exploring the never ending flow of potential and finding new interpretations hidden in our daily lives. With the project 'Stages of the ordinary' she created a set of design principles that continuously generate new structures by combining and transforming elements from context, history, material and technique.
EDUCATION
2016 - 2020
Bachelor Product Design, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Arnhem, NL
January - April 2019
Internship at Kiki van Eijk, Eindhoven, NL
2012 - 2016
Vocational education Spatial Design, Cibap, Zwolle, Talent of the year
PUBLICATIONS
Selection: Dezeen, Elle Decoration, Eigen Huis en Interieur, VTwonen, Goodmoods
EXPOSITIONS
04-2024
Light on Labs, Cor Unum, Den Bosch, NL
10-2023
Sublieme vormtaal, Icoon, Hoek van Holland, NL
08-2023
IJ kunst Collectief, Amsterdam, NL
01-2023
Maison & Object, Goodsmoods Gallery, Paris, FR
10-2022
Bas van Pelt, Den Haag, NL
09-2022
Maison & Objet, Rising Talents Award, Paris, FR
08-2022
IJ kunst Collectief, Amsterdam, NL
06-2022
Milan Design Week, Dutch Atelier, Milan, IT
05-2022
Folk, Object with love, Vitrahaus, Weil am Rhein, DE
03-2022
Vorm aan de Vecht, Nicole Uniquole, Buitenplaats Doornburgh Maarssen, NL
11-2021
Bybranderhorst, Dordrecht, NL
10-2021
DDW, Isola Talent Factory, Eindhoven, NL
11-2020
Exposition Humanoid, Arnhem, NL
10-2020
ArtEZ FINALS Graduation Show, ArtEZ University of Arts, Arnhem, NL
2017
Exposition forms & fictions, Galery Marzee, Nijmegen, NL
2016
Exposition Cibap talent Awards, Museum De Fundatie, Zwolle, NL
CONTACT
Would you know more about me or work with me? Interested in buying one of my objects or posters? Get in touch using the contact details.
email: info@hannakooistra.com
business address: Wilgenlaan 7, 6841AN Arnhem
Chamber of Commerce: 82549710
VAT ID: NL003697391B83