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A broom crop for warmer summers
The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.
The workFolk (Studio Noff), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nlOther sources
- flickr.com flickr.com
- flickr.com flickr.com
- Embodied energy vibrant relations (ddw.nl) ddw.nl
- dutchdesigndaily.com/stories/ddw26 dutchdesigndaily.com
Images, slide by slide
- Slide 1
- A round open vessel of upright golden broomcorn stems bound by thin metal bands on a metal base, on a dark glass tablePhoto: Ruud Balk/Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
- Slide 2
- The same kind of broomcorn vessel on a white plinth against a gray wall, stems trimmed flat at the topPhoto: Studio NoffMuseum or journal record
- Slide 3
- Diagram with two boxes: the plant, Sorghum bicolor var. technicum, an old fiber crop grown for stiff stems; why now, low water needs and drought and heat tolerance, as the studio claimsImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Studio Noff press kit 2485; studionoff.com (source lines drawn on the graphic)Museum or journal record
- Slide 4
- A dark exhibition wall hung with flat broomcorn panels and long fringes, with small broomcorn objects on a metal table in frontPhoto: Ruud Balk/Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
- Slide 5
- A flared skirt of broomcorn fiber gathered into a short metal tube, standing on a white surfacePhoto: Studio NoffMuseum or journal record
- Ring frame
- Schaatsen (skates), Rijksmuseum (BK-14913-XXIV)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record