Maarten baas was born in arnsberg germany in 1978 but moved to the netherlands as a child.
Maarten baas clay chair price.
Real time xl the artist by maarten baas 2019.
Clay chair bronze 2019.
The idea was that an existing chair would be reinterpreted.
After graduating from high school he began studying at the design academy eindhoven in 1996.
Baas is considered to be one of the most influential dutch designers of the beginning of the 21st century.
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From 1979 baas grew up in burgh haamstede and hemmen located in the southwest and central region of the netherlands.
Available for sale from carpenters workshop gallery maarten baas clay chair bronze 2019 bronze 78 41 50 cm.
Each piece is handmade of industrial clay covering a steel frame.
In 2008 contrasts gallery asked several european designers to take a contemporary approach on traditional crafting techniques from china.
All clay pieces are unique as each is made and shaped by hand without the use of a mould.
The spontaneous and naïve designs made of industrial clay and finished in bright colours has led to a wide collection.
It stands for cheap plastic mass products and at the same time labour intensive traditional fine craftsmanship like chinese calligraphy paintings porcelains and intricate carvings.
He studied at the renowned design academy eindhoven and became widely recognized for smoke his 2002 graduation project in which he used fire to re sculpt a series of victorian furniture pieces until they became charred the school project evolved into a highly successful collection titled where.
To me made in china has a double connotation.
Throughout the years maarten baas has been commissioned to create unique pieces for private clients and museums as well as for brands such as louis vuitton and berluti maarten has also collaborated with designers bertjan pot and walter van beirendonck to extend the clay family.
The clay series was launched in 2006.
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More or less chair.
Arachnid shaky legs of tables and lamps a chair that barely seems to be able to hold the weight of the owner.
The spontaneous and naïve designs of maarten baas clay series express artistic vulnerability.