Only big clients like IKEA give you a chance to revive this craft. I think it’s better to comment through my work, from within a company than to criticize from the sidelines.” Her views and approach to design is one of the reasons she has gained a reputation as “one of the most significant designers in the world today.”[2]
Among the designers she appreciates and finds inspiration from is Castiglioni, due to his revolutionary style in the time he was working. She also admires contemporary designers Jasper Morrison and Jurgen Bey but has been described by curators as “a unique talent who has no rivals”.
For the future, Hella Jongerius hopes to find ways of incorporating her design in order to aid current issues in the world such as poverty and aids. It is an aspect of her own business she finds important to focus on because design does not traditionally solve issues of political or social relevance- “the world goes on, with or without!”.