Wednesday, January 12, 2011

coloured vases


coloured vases, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

Today I visited museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam to see the Misfit exhibition of Hella Jongerius.

In 2005 Hella designed Jonsberg vase in four variants. The vase is held in a large number of musuem collections and it is also held in numerous private collections! I mean, who doesn't have one? (Yes, me. The white one is always sold out at any Ikea I visit.)

It was Hella's challenge of how to pre­serve traces of the craft process within a mass-produced product.

Meanwhile she designed in 2009 three wall-hangings; Pelle (hare), Mikkel (fox) and Gullspira (deer) for Ikea.

You should really visit the exhibition.
Jansen (not rich, but taste) tips;
- free admission on Wednesday
- have lunch in the restaurant with nice view

4 comments:

  1. Ingrid! Ik ben er ook geweest (kwam voor Kees van Dongen, maar deze was een fijne bijkomstigheid). De kleuren, de vormen, ik wilde alles wel mee naar huis nemen :-)

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  2. En dat was bij mij net andersom. De Grote Ogen van Kees als bonus.

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  3. went there to see Kees couple of weeks ago.. ...but I like Hella also

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  4. ohhhh, daar ga ik snel naartoe!

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