A long time ago when I justed started this blog I posted about Christien Meindertsma’s giant knitwork. I just found this picture (via Les Carnets du Design) of a piece Christien created for the exhibit Design for a Living World, which just opened at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. The exhibit aims to tell a unique story about the life-cycle of materials and the power of conservation and design. Christien used wool sourced from a sustainable sheep ranch in Idaho to create a large scale knit rug a “flock” of smaller components, each one made from 3.5 pounds of wool, the yield of a single sheep. Then she sewed them all together to make one giant rug.
9 responses
erin Jun 9, 2009 at 1:05 pm
what a project! stunning!
Emmy Jun 9, 2009 at 1:06 pm
It looks like a dolls house, a tiny person with huge knitting!
P.S. Thank you for the Sonos information, it was very helpful.
Amanda Nicole Jun 9, 2009 at 2:07 pm
I love this! The image of her knitting is almost surreal – I would definitely have one of these in my home!
made sweet Jun 9, 2009 at 3:39 pm
ha! amazing! that really does look surreal. i love it.
Knit Spirit Jun 9, 2009 at 6:56 pm
Amaziiing! I wish I have enough room to do that at home!
French furniture Jun 9, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Christien Meindertsma’s giant knitwork is amazing. Really original!!
Plume Jun 10, 2009 at 7:22 am
I could not find another word to describe my feelings : A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
Bri Jun 10, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Can you imagine how big your biceps would be after knitting something of that size? Amazing!
*c from rock my world Jun 16, 2009 at 12:10 am
this is the coolest thing ever,
and your blog is divine.
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