Avifauna - Harris Hawk (in progress)

Link to Avifauna for t.e.

Link to Avifauna

Production worker Matthias Keller

Decoration painter Watze Roorda

many thanks to Creative Industries Fund NL Sundaymorning@ekwc Materiaalfonds voor Beeldende Kunst en Vormgeving Alegria van der Zande Sanne Vos Fabricia Chang

video by Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters

music by Dustin O'Halloran

This eight-piece hand painted floral dining set is produced by the world-renowned Royal Tichelaar Makkum (est. 1572). Traditionally, paintwork on fine china is applied by hand, making it a labour intensive thus costly craft. Over the course of last year Studio Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters developed glazing recipes which do not require craftsmen to paint the crockery directly, but rather, the mold before the product is cast. In this way several copies of one painting can be made. After each cast the glaze washes away further and crumbles, drawing a clear parallel with withering flowers in nature. The image of the flower is clear and sharp after the first cast, withering and fading after multiple reproductions.

With this collection Studio Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters balance nature and culture, emphasizing the beauty of both worlds. The Service Set consists of two plates and bowls, a cup, carafe, platter and a vase in 6 or 9 different decorations.

for more information about Thomas Eyck: www.thomaseyck.nl. for more information about Rosana Orlandi, refer to: www.rossanaorlandi.com.