September 10, 2026

Words: Stephen Treffinger

Photography: Simon Warmer

Hella Jongerius And Maharam Mark 25 Years With New Collection

Jubilee, Hella Jongerius’s latest collaboration with the New York textile giant, marks the 25th—and slated to be final—year of their highly fruitful partnership. Together they have created more than 40 products since 2001, among them delicate Washi, with its overlapping translucent color blocks; geometric Repeat Dot Ring; nubby woven Chroma; and fringed rug Chorus. Jubilee, in mercerized cotton and worsted wool, leans into the Dutch industrial designer’s experimental approach and use of handmade variation. The fabric reinterprets motifs and techniques from her body of work: Repeat’s houndstooth from 2002, Layers’s machine embroidery from 2008, and Eden’s intricately stitched insects from 2014. Four colorways include soft pearl and cream, silvery taupe, rich mahogany, and olive with evergreen, plus embroidery in shades ranging from bold citrine to burnished copper. “There is power in working with people for a long time,” Jongerius says of her decades-long communion with Maharam. “You grow together and only need half a word. It’s a generous exchange.” maharam.com

OBJECTS of design 25 years: Maharam

  • Woman with medium-length brown hair in profile, wearing a white top and a blue teardrop earring, looking thoughtfully into the distance.
    Hella Jongerius. Photography by Simon Warmer. 
  • Abstract pattern featuring overlapping rectangular shapes in various colors, including green, orange, blue, and yellow, on a textured light blue background.
    Washi.
  • Pattern of evenly spaced black circles arranged in rows and columns on an orange textured background.
    Repeat Dot Ring.
  • Close-up of a woven fabric with orange and gray threads, featuring a fringe of thick orange yarn hanging along the bottom edge.
    Chorus.
  • A round, upholstered stool with a patterned fabric seat and three light wood legs, viewed from a slight angle against a white background.
    Chroma on Artek 60.
  • A beige textured fabric with a checkered pattern features small, colorful embroidered designs, including leaves and abstract shapes, scattered across the surface.
    Jubilee.
  • A stack of five folded wool blankets in yellow, red, brown, orange, and green, each with a white geometric stitched pattern.
    Layers Vineyard Small.
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