Sphere Table

Hella JongeriusWW-2013-129671

2013·Oak, acrylic, and powder-coated steel·135 × 120 × 75 cm (53 × 47 × 30 in.)

<p>Hella Jongerius developed Sphere Table as part of a suite of furniture for the North Delegates Lounge in the headquarters of the United Nations, a modern building originally completed in 1952. This solid wood table includes a conventional desk with tapered legs and a single central drawer, as well as a large half-sphere, or “bubble,” in translucent pastel acrylic. Jongerius intended this notable feature to create privacy and focus for delegates working in a communal, open-plan lounge and workspace.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 2013
Medium: Oak, acrylic, and powder-coated steel
Dimensions: 135 × 120 × 75 cm (53 × 47 × 30 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Hella Jongerius

Artist

Hella Jongerius

Ceramics

Hella Jongerius is a Dutch designer and artist working across ceramics, textiles, and furniture to examine the relationship between craft tradition and industrial production. Her practice often employs imperfection, layering, and tactile surface variation as deliberate formal strategies rather than technical failures. Working from her studio in Rotterdam, she has developed a distinctive approach to color saturation and material redundancy that resists the efficiency logic of mass manufacturing.

De Meern, Netherlands

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