Christien meindertsma flock of sheep

A giant lamb byNetherlands-based designer and innovator Christien Meindertsma, made using a pioneering new fabrication technology, is the focus of this year’s MECCA x NGV Women in Design Commission  at NGV International.

Meindertsma’s work First there was a mountain 2024 repurposes hundreds of kilograms of wool, from a flock of more than two thousand sheep based in Rotterdam, that would have otherwise been discarded as waste.

Christien meindertsma flock of sheep

Meindertsma has worked with Netherlands-based machine developer Tools for Technology to pioneer a groundbreaking robotic tool known as the ‘Wobot’ to produce the Commission.

Bringing attention to the growing issue of waste in the global wool market, Meindertsma proposes a potential solution for utilising this often-overlooked resource using innovative tools and technology.

First there was a mountain takes the form of a newborn lamb, captured standing for the very first time, accompanied by Meindertsma’s new Wobot chair