Confronting Taboos With Subtle Humor
by Alice Rawsthorn for the International Herald Tribune. February 27th, '09
Made famous by her self-expressive, intellectually provocative designs, German-born, London-based designer Julia Lohmann produces work which consistently challenges us to confront issues we usually prefer to ignore.
Covering everything from Lohmann’s Cow Bench to her recent commission which saw the Wellcome Trust windows filled with 9000 petri dishes, each containing a pixellated image of a commonly found bacteria in the human body, Alice Rawsthorn offers a glimpse into the design world of Julia Lohmann exploring the fundamental concepts behind the young designers work.
