pyramids of makkum

alexander van slobbe | 10 may > 16 june 2012 | london click > enlarge

Following an elaborate restoration project of 17th century flower pyramids which Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum had then recently acquired, Royal Tichelaar Makkum initated a prestigious project to create pyramids of its own. Tichelaar’s craftsmen made an exact replica of one of the original pyramids, which subsequently served as starting point for a new interpretation of the pyramids by Dutch designers Hella Jongerius, Jurgen Bey, Studio Job and Alexander van Slobbe. The results – an impressive presentation of five sublime artefacts: the traditional replica and the four interpretations, all made in the original Faience technique – will be exhibited for the first time in London in Spring 2012.

hella jongerius

jurgen bey

venue: gallery libby sellers | 41-42 berners street | london WlT 3NB
contact: +44 (0)20 3384 8785 | gallery [at] libbysellers [dot]com
date: 10 may > 16 june 2012