Merel Karhof

The project Bubbled Matter by designer Merel Karhof will be temporarily on view at @kazerneehv as part of Dutch Design Week ‘Basic Instinct’ exhibition in Eindhoven. In Bubbled Matter, Karhof captures the invisible element of air in glass. She contains air and visualizes a breath in a series of sculptural objects and coffee tables. Location and opening hours Kazerne Design Lab, Paradijslaan 2-8, 5611 KN Eindhoven Open: During DDW, open daily from 11:00 a.m. to midnight. Dutch Design Week dates: October 18–26, 2025 Curator: @annemoongeurts Made possible by: @stimuleringsfonds @stichtingstokroos @cultuurfonds Thanks to: @studio_barreda @lorenamiguelthings @makeeindhoven @gertbullee @nationaalglasmuseum @transnatural_art_design @rebekka.vdberg . . . #glassfusing #glassdesign #fusing #glassobjects #glassblowing #glasstable #glasssidetable #glassmirrors #interiordesign #bespokedesign #KazerneDDW25 #ddw25 #Kazerne #HomeOfDesign #Eindhoven #DutchDesignWeek #DDW #dutchdesign

Portrait taken during @dutchdesignweek @kazerneehv Photo: @ruudbalk Thank you🙏🏽 . . . #merelkarhof #blackbird #portrait #photography

The project Bubbled Matter by designer Merel Karhof will be temporarily on view at @kazerneehv as part of Dutch Design Week ‘Basic Instinct’ exhibition in Eindhoven. In Bubbled Matter, Karhof captures the invisible element of air in glass. She contains air and visualizes a breath in a series of sculptural objects and coffee tables. Location and opening hours Kazerne Design Lab, Paradijslaan 2-8, 5611 KN Eindhoven Open: During DDW, open daily from 11:00 a.m. to midnight. Dutch Design Week dates: October 18–26, 2025 Curator: @annemoongeurts Made possible by: @stimuleringsfonds @stichtingstokroos @cultuurfonds Thanks to: @studio_barreda @lorenamiguelthings @makeeindhoven @gertbullee @nationaalglasmuseum @transnatural_art_design @rebekka.vdberg . . . #glassfusing #glassdesign #fusing #glassobjects #glassblowing #glasstable #glasssidetable #glassmirrors #interiordesign #bespokedesign #KazerneDDW25 #ddw25 #Kazerne #HomeOfDesign #Eindhoven #DutchDesignWeek #DDW #dutchdesign

Wind vangt. Machine breit. Designer maakt. Merel Karhof (@merelkarhof ) is onze nieuwe Artist in Residence. Met haar Wind Knitting Factory zet ze windenergie om in gebreid materiaal en ze onderzoekt in ons Schoenenlab hoe dat breisel een schoen kan worden. Poëtisch, duurzaam en verrassend concreet. Kom langs en ontdek haar werk. 🧶 Foto's: 1: Eva Rutsen - 2/3: Charlotte Visser #schoenenkwartier #artistinresidence #merelkarhof #schoenenlab #duurzaamdesign

Making some more bubbles this week @nationaalglasmuseum with @gertbullee . . . #bubbledmatter #glassblowing #slumping #glassfusing #glassslumping

Making a new #bubbledmatter piece @nationaalglasmuseum with @gertbullee @josha.maud can’t wait to see how it will turn out, every time a surprise again . . . #glassblowing #glassdesign #glassfusing #slumping

What if you could see a breath? In Bubbled Matter, Merel Karhof captures air inside glass, letting it expand in ways it usually can’t — thanks to a mix of glassblowing, slumping, and a lot of experimentation.⁠ ⁠ Curious? Come discover this project and many more at Kazerne’s Basic Instinct: Making–With.⁠ ⁠ Stay for a bite or drink after!⁠ ⁠ Kazerne, Paradijslaan 2–8 (downtown Eindhoven)⁠ ⁠ #KazerneDesignLab #DesignResearch #DesignExhibition #ContemporaryCraft #EindhovenDesign

03.11.2025 > Bubbled Matter by Merel Karhof In Bubbled Matter, Karhof captures the invisible element of air in glass. She contains air and visualizes a breath in a series of sculptural objects and coffee table designs. Karhof has developed a new technique that was initially considered impossible by glassblowers. Today’s Daily at dutchdesigndaily.com Link via @ddd_daily @merelkarhof / photos by @floorknaapen

Dutch design week, it’s a wrap. What a great week. I’ve met so many nice and interesting people. Thank you for visiting. #bubbledmatter @kazerneehv . Thank you @annemoongeurts @thibault.philip @lilian_van_daal @isaacmonte.nl @marjovanschaik @backtotheflax @alicebak3r @materia_futuraa @mariadpaloma @florisschoonderbeek @makeeindhoven @blaauw_kilns @studio_barreda @lorenamiguelthings @theglassfactoryboda @kuchinkepeter @gertbullee @dutchdesignweek . . . #glassblowing #glassfusing #slumping #sidetables #breath #bubbles #interiordesign #glassmirror #glasssidetable #design #dutchdesignweek2025 #ddw2025

@merelkarhof - Bubbled Matter⁠ ⁠ Breath captured and glass tamed⁠ ⁠ In the project Bubbled Matter, Merel Karhof captures the invisible element of air in glass, making a single breath visible. By sealing air bubbles airtight, she seems to defy the natural laws of glassblowing. By combining glassblowing with slumping (a process in which the glass softens just enough to deform without fully melting), the bubbles expand further instead of collapsing or bursting. The coffee tables and objects reveal the artistic and experimental process Karhof undertook with experienced glassblowers. Additionally, her practice explores environmentally conscious ways of working with glass, such as slumping in the world’s first hydrogen-powered kiln.⁠ ⁠ Merel Karhof creates poetic objects and installations in which craftsmanship and material are explored in an innovative and sustainable way. Her work has been exhibited in international institutions and museums. The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft (USA) acquired a “harvest” from her renowned Wind Knitting Machine, and her Tanning Laboratory is part of the permanent collection of the Zuiderzeemuseum. Earlier this year, the National Glass Museum presented her solo exhibition Bubbled Matter.⁠ ⁠ Thanks⁠ Blaauw, kilns & dryers, Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie, Stokroos, Cultuurfonds ⁠ ⁠ Photos by Ruud Balk⁠ ⁠ #DDW2025 #DutchDesignWeek #KazerneDDW #DesignInspiration #Eindhoven⁠

The project Bubbled Matter by designer Merel Karhof will be temporarily on view at @kazerneehv as part of Dutch Design Week ‘Basic Instinct’ exhibition in Eindhoven. In Bubbled Matter, Karhof captures the invisible element of air in glass. She contains air and visualizes a breath in a series of sculptural objects and coffee tables. Location and opening hours Kazerne Design Lab, Paradijslaan 2-8, 5611 KN Eindhoven Open: During DDW, open daily from 11:00 a.m. to midnight. Dutch Design Week dates: October 18–26, 2025 Curator: @annemoongeurts Made possible by: @stimuleringsfonds @stichtingstokroos @cultuurfonds Thanks to: @studio_barreda @lorenamiguelthings @makeeindhoven @gertbullee @nationaalglasmuseum @transnatural_art_design @rebekka.vdberg . . . #glassfusing #glassdesign #fusing #glassobjects #glassblowing #glasstable #glasssidetable #glassmirrors #interiordesign #bespokedesign #KazerneDDW25 #ddw25 #Kazerne #HomeOfDesign #Eindhoven #DutchDesignWeek #DDW #dutchdesign

fusing glass pieces in world’s first #hydrogen #kiln @blaauw_kilns for dutchdesignweek which will be showcased @kazerneehv , glass bubbles are blown @nationaalglasmuseum by @gertbullee and @marlijnvanzadelhoff . . . #glassfusing #kiln #glassdesign #fusing #glassobjects #glassblowing #glasstable #glasssidetable #glassmirrors #KazerneDDW25 #ddw25 #Kazerne #HomeOfDesign #Eindhoven #DutchDesignWeek #DDW #dutchdesign