Ceramic (and thee glass tubes (in holes) with ‘open’ model)

cm 27x17x53

CHARITY AUCTION FOR LUIGI SACCO HOSPITAL IN MILAN, LOTS WITH NO BUYER'S PREMIUM

Lot offered by Studio Wieki Somers with a 50% donation, shipped from Rotterdam, Netherlands

A vase that comes with its own piece of nature, abstract branches equipped with their own foliage. Where the ceramic flower buds are opening, living flowers appear.
Materials: ceramic and 3 glass tubes (in holes)
Dimensions: H 530, W 270, D 170 mm
Colours: 3 different versions; 1. black with pearl/metallic white decal, 2. light green with green weed decal (sold out), 3. white with silver grey weed decal
Collections: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, France Limited edition: 50 or 100 pieces, with or without holes
Available at: Studio Wieki Somers

Studio Wieki Somers was established in 2003 by Wieki Somers and
Dylan van den Berg, who both studied at Design Academy Eindhoven in the late 1990s. The studio focusses on providing an enlightened reading of the everyday environment. The studio’s oeuvre distinguishes itself by a sensitivity to materials, technological ingenuity and fantasy. The studio works for a great variety of international clients, such as, Alexander McQueen, Arita, Hermès, Kvadrat and Galerie Kreo in Paris. It has received numerous awards and its works are part of major museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.