For a very long time now humans have placed themselves above other species. Relatively new research has shown plants do communicate and are exchanging complex information with each other, with insects, animals, even humans. This is the language of scent; Lingua Planta. Lingua Planta offers plant lovers a new perspective on greenery with these molecular build perfumes with essential oils that come from nature. A journey of attention has been put into finding the finest aromatics to ensure a high-quality product that is also friendly to earth. All Lingua Planta products are all hand-blended in the Netherlands, artisanally made with natural essential oils, ecologic where possible and with our love for nature and all things natural in our mind, heart, and noses.
Founder Merle Bergers experienced the the inter-connectedness of plants and trees, insects and bigger animals firsthand by growing up in a small forest in the east of the Netherlands. During her studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven she grew more and more fascinated by the possible reality of plant communication. Nourished through books by the likes of forester ecologist Peter Wohlleben and writer/biologist Robin Wall Kimmerer she went on a journey to dig deep into the matter of plants fragrant messages. Inspired by the volatiles plants use to communicate Lingua Planta has its roots deep down in scientific research but found an aesthetic translation in perfumes.
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Merle Bergers, conceptual designer based in de Bilt, Utrecht, the Netherlands. E-mail me at info@merlebergers.nl
2023: student under master natural perfumer Mandy Aftel
Plant Fever - Lingua Planta - Kunstgewerbemuseum Dresden
Understory - Lingua Planta - Dutch Design Week
What's in a Tear - Museum Jan
2022: Museum tot Zover - What’s in a Tear in permanent collection
Lingua Planta - Plant Fever - Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
Microbiota to go - Embassy of Food - Dutch Design Week
Nominated for a Dutch Design Award
hosted workshops - Botanical retreat - Villa Lena with Evalie Wagner
2021: Museum tot Zover - Dutch Death Design
Lingua Planta - Masterly the Hague
Lingua Planta - Object Rotterdam
Cube Museum - (Re)design death with What’s in a Tear
CID Grand Hornu - Plant Fever with Lingua Planta
London Design Festival - Mycota
2020: Cube Museum - (Re)design death
CID Grand Hornu - Plant Fever with Lingua Planta
Yksi Eindhoven - DDW exhibition
Participant of Object Rotterdam
Participant in Emergence magazine course -
A deep dive into spiritual ecology
2019: Object Rotterdam - launched Lingua Planta
Lingua Planta exhibited at gallery Neus
Materia - Barcelona exhibited What’s in a Tear
Scent performances and lecturer Neuhaus -
Nieuwe instituut, Rotterdam
Material Connections - London Design Festival
Dutch Design Week exhibition at Driving Dutch Design
Participant of Driving Dutch Design
Food designer at Foodcurators
Founded studio Merle Bergers
2018: Graduated cum laude from Design Academy
Minors in textile and ceramics
Dutch Design Week - G18 Graduation show
Dutch Design Week - Agri Meets Design
Participant in Mad International Summer school of Design
Participant of artist residency Made Labs - Syracusa
2015-2017:
Mediamatic lecturer during Biotalks
Internship at Foodcurators - Rotterdam
Tummy Talks - Bochum
Dutch Design Week - Bizarre Sound Creatures
Participant Paris Design Week - Thinking food design
Participant Eat Shit exhibition Salone del Mobile Milan
2010-2013
Living and working in Paris, Milan, London and Tokyo before
studying at DAE and graduating with honors.
