Compared to how one can relate to an evolving entity, such as a friend or a flower, the relation between us and the objects that surround us in every day life could be more interesting if they were less static, and more open to the specific factors of the personal surrounding. If an object is able to grow, next to and just like the person that uses it, it could get a quality the opposite of a disposable, and would tell and show an evolving story. Objects not static and silent, but alive and talking.

A ceramic family, that is initially white and undecorated. Through using the object, small crack lines appear in the skin of the ceramic. The cracks slowly begin to form a floral decoration that grows like a real flower would. The family starts white and virgin-like, and after time the cups or dishes you love most will stand out, as they become increasingly decorated. The nature of craquele is that it is not a state, but a never-ending process. By opening up the static characteristics of ceramics and manipulating the start of this craquele process, space is made for a nature to reveal itself, and trace the story of cup and user.

2004

Commissioned by Droog for Lille Cultural Capitol of Europe 2004.

New York, USA - MoMA - 07/2011
Amsterdam, NL - BKVB - 10/2007
Los Angeles, USA - ACME Gallery - 06/2006
London, UK - Design Museum - 05/2005
Lille, FR - Lille2004 - 06/2004