Art Design
#animals #ceramics #porcelain #sculpture
Hand-Painted Ceramic Bowls Filled with Detailed Hippos, Foxes, and Deer
Animal Bowls, 2004, Hella Jongerius for Nymphenburg © Nymphenburg
These animal-filled porcelain bowls were meticulously crafted by hand and designed by Hella Jongerius for a commission by Nymphenburg, a Bavarian porcelain manufacturer since the mid-18th century. The series was produced as a celebration of the animal collection found in their archives, and incorporates 3D creatures within the simple glazed bowls.
The ceramics display animals that look as if they have been temporarily and calmly placed upon the delicate bowls—curious foxes, birds, and miniature hippos happily plopped into their fragile environments. The displays are also hand painted with floral decorative patterns originally found on Nymphenburg’s cups and saucers, adding subtle detail to the glossed ceramic works. (via Jongeriuslab)
#animals #ceramics #porcelain #sculpture
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