Job Smeets Explained

Job Smeets (born 19 December 1969) is a Belgian contemporary conceptual and sculptural artist and designer and founder of Studio Job based in Antwerp, Belgium. Known for producing "high-end works toying with politically loaded signifiers",[1] he combines traditional and modern techniques to produce art and design objects.

Early career

Job Smeets was born in Hamont-Achel, Belgium. Before moving to Eindhoven in the Netherlands to study, he graduated cum laude in 1996 from the Eindhoven Design Academy. During his studies, he formed 'Oval Design' with Hugo Timmermans, a design agency that launched the clock 'Take your Time' with which Smeets had his first solo show 'Oval in The House' at Frozen Fountain, Amsterdam in 1995.[2] They then developed inflatable lamps 'Bumperlights' for Droog Design that where exhibited at the 'Plastic New Treat' show in Milan in 1996.[3] [4] Job Smeets founded his own art and design studio 'Studio Job' in 1998.[5] [6]

Work

Studio Job's artwork ranges from unique bronze artwork in the Metropolitan Museum, New York,[7] to a royal stamp featuring the Dutch King (forty million pieces produced)[8] [9] from the unique life-size bronze sculptures on Miami Beach for Faena,[10] to the one-off Wunderkammer curiosity cabinet that Studio Job produced for Swarovski in Innsbruck.[11]

Under the direction of Job Smeets with a studio in Milan, Italy[12] [13] and the atelier in Tilburg, Netherlands, Studio Job work across many areas including art, design, fashion, architecture, automotive and interior design having worked on projects including sculptures for Swarovski,[14] Barneys,[15] Viktor & Rolf[16] and Land Rover,[17] and product collections for brands such as Alessi,[18] Moooi,[19] Bisazza,[20] Swatch,[21] Gufram, and Disaronno.[22] In 2017 Studio Job teamed up with Italian manufacturer Seletti to form the joint brand BLOW producing products in the pop spirit.[23] Job Smeets has produced work for various galleries including Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Moss Gallery New York,[24] [25] Dilmos Milano, Fondazione Bisazza[26] and Chamber New York[27] [28] where he curated and coordinated the gallery's launch collection and book.[29]

Studio Job are ranked in the press as one of the world’s most influential players within design and art.[30] Their collectable work is said to create a bridge between object and product by merging art and graphics.[31] [32] [33]

He has completed four solo shows as an individual and over 82 solo shows as Studio Job including Groningen Museum 2003, 2006, 2007, 2011 & 2012,

He has also turned his attentions to the world of textiles, designing the patterns of luxury carpets.[34]

Writing

Job Smeets has written for various books and magazines. In 2011 he wrote a regular column in the Financial Times UK [35] and, more recently, a monthly column in design magazine WOTH, Netherlands [36] and his own six books including Monkey Business, Book of Job, and regularly lectures internationally on art and design like for example at the V&A Museum in 2015[37] and Cooper Union, New York in 2010.[38]

Personal life

Job Smeets currently resides in Milan Italy[13] with his partner Rebecca Sharkey they had their first child Elvis Sharkey-Smeets together in May 2020. He split from his graphic designer partner Nynke Tynagel in 2015. They marked the occasion of their split with a bronze art piece: the Train Crash table.[39]

Notes and References

  1. News: High-End Works Toying With Politically Loaded Signifiers. 2016-03-31. The New York Times. 2018-05-22. en-US. 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: Job Smeets. www.kunstbus.nl. nl. 2018-05-22.
  3. Web site: Plastics New Treat Droog − a different perspective on design. www.droog.com. en. 2018-05-22.
  4. News: Studio Job Expositie – ArchiNed. Redactie. 2000-10-09. ArchiNed. 2018-05-22. nl.
  5. Web site: Carpenters Workshop Gallery. carpentersworkshopgallery.com. en. 2018-05-22.
  6. Web site: Studio Job news, design and interviews Dezeen. Dezeen. en-US. 2018-05-22.
  7. News: From furniture to jewellery, Ettore Sottsass’ revolutionary legacy is an eclectic one. Magazine. Wallpaper*. 2017-07-27. Wallpaper*. 2018-05-23.
  8. News: Prinses Mabel prijst Studio Job. Royalty Online. 2018-05-23. nl.
  9. News: Studio Job designs a stamp for King Willem-Alexander design Dezeen. 2013-12-02. Dezeen. 2018-05-22. en-US.
  10. Web site: Studio Job: Tree of Life. www.domusweb.it. en. 2018-05-22.
  11. News: The Wunderkammer by Studio Job at Swarovski Kristallwelten. 2015-06-10. Frame Publishers. 2018-05-22. en-US.
  12. Web site: Il mondo fantastico di Studio Job tutto in una casa di Milano. Dardana. Testo Cecilia. 2019-04-19. Living. it-IT. 2020-01-06.
  13. Web site: Studio Job’s New Home in Milan. Murialdo. Eugenia. 2019-04-13. ELLE Decor. it-IT. 2020-01-06.
  14. Web site: Wunderkammer van Studio Job. residence.nl. en. 2018-05-22.
  15. News: Studio Job Is Taking Over the Barneys New York Windows and Everything Else This Holiday Season. Viladas. Pilar. W Magazine. 2018-05-22. en.
  16. News: Rebellious Sophistication by Studio Job for Viktor & Rolf. 2013-03-10. Frame Publishers. 2018-05-22. en-US.
  17. News: Studio Job gives the Land Rover Defender a bold new look to mark its 65th anniversary. Magazine. Wallpaper*. 2013-05-02. Wallpaper*. 2018-05-22.
  18. Web site: Le Monde.fr - Actualités et Infos en France et dans le monde. Le Monde.fr. fr. 2018-05-22.
  19. News: Designs by Marcel Wanders and Studio Job in Moooi's latest collection. 2014-04-03. Dezeen. 2018-05-22. en-US.
  20. News: Bisazza launches new wooden mosaic collection by Studio Job Wallpaper. 2016-09-14. Wallpaper. 2019-10-07. en-UK.
  21. News: Gevonden: het perfecte horloge voor design- en punkliefhebbers. 2018-04-23. Esquire. 2018-05-22. nl-NL.
  22. News: Disaronno x Studio Job Wonderland Magazine. 2016-05-19. Wonderland. 2018-05-22. en-US.
  23. News: Studio Job and Seletti Collaborate For Fast Food Furniture Design at Maison & Objet Architectural Digest. Architectural Digest. 2018-05-22. en.
  24. News: Bavaria by Studio Job Dezeen. 2008-11-26. Dezeen. 2018-05-23. en-US.
  25. News: Pieces from Moss Gallery Architectural Digest. Architectural Digest. 2018-05-22. en.
  26. News: Bisazza Foundation opens Domus Web. 2012-02-12. Domus. 2019-10-07. en-US.
  27. News: Studio Job — Chamber. Chamber. 2018-05-22. en-US.
  28. News: chamber presents a decade of studio job at new york's armory show. 2016-03-04. designboom architecture & design magazine. 2018-05-22. en-US.
  29. News: Chamber design gallery opens in New York's Chelsea. 2014-09-15. Dezeen. 2018-05-22. en-US.
  30. News: Studio Job. WHYTT Magazine. 2018-05-22. en-GB.
  31. News: Studio Job Wallpaper* Magazine Wallpaper* Magazine. Magazine. Wallpaper*. Wallpaper*. 2018-05-22.
  32. News: In Conversation: Studio Job. Ryder. Bethan. 2016-05-05. The Telegraph. 2018-05-22. en-GB. 0307-1235.
  33. News: Job Smeets (1970) is één van de invloedrijkste kunstenaars van deze tijd. 2015-12-11. Zakenblad. 2018-05-22. nl-NL.
  34. Web site: Studio Job's carpets designed for the Nodus collections. 2022-11-07. en-GB.
  35. Web site: Diary of a Somebody: Job Smeets SQUARE LUXURY. squa.re. en-US. 2018-05-23.
  36. Web site: The Studio Job Bismarck. WOTH. nl-NL. 2018-05-22.
  37. News: Defining Luxury: Job Smeets and Jan Boelen in Conversation. V&A. 2018-05-22. en-US.
  38. Web site: BOOK OF JOB - Lecture with Artist and Designer Job Smeets of Studio Job - Upcoming.org Archive. archive.upcoming.org. en. 2018-05-22.
  39. News: Studio Job sculpts "autobiographical" train crash table. 2015-06-17. Dezeen. 2018-05-22. en-US.

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