This particular assignment involves an in depth look into the design, composition, and history of an embroidered. This is definitely a work of decorative art and not something to use every day mainly because of its unique composition out of linen, cotton, and porcelain. The tablecloth was designed by Hella Jongerius in 2000 and manufactured by Jongeriuslab. Its official title is Embroidered Tablecloth, 2000. The tablecloth features the usual materials of linen and cotton with a porcelain dish in the middle making it uniquely its own. Before discussing the intricate design and layout of this artwork however, it is necessary to take a brief look into the life of the artist herself.
Hella Jongerius is a famous Dutch artist and designer known for her unusual style of weaving both traditional and contemporary art forms into her work. Her work fuses together high tech and low tech, as well as the industrial and artisanal (Hella Jongerius 2010). Jongerius was born in De Meern in 1963 and studied at the Design Academy in Eindhoven from 1988-1993 (Designers 2010). After completing her studies, Jongerius joined the Dutch Droog Design Group of designers. This particular group was formed in 1993 and has played a role in defining Dutch design internationally (Droog 2010). The group stands for a luxury of content and experience that change perspective on daily life whether it is authenticity, humor, slowness, engagement, or nature, the abundance of what is scarce is true luxury (Droog 2010).
In 2000, Jongerius established her own designing firm known as the Jongeriuslab. Here, Jongerius constructs timeless pieces of artwork and design composed of a vast range of materials new and old, modern and classical. Her designs combine new technological achievements with the uniqueness and importance that only handmade historic objects possess (Designers 2010). Jongerius work features everything from textiles, crockery, and furniture. She is widely known for her Nymphenburg Sketches services and her Four Seasons collection all produced for Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg. Her most famous collection is her Animal Bowls (Designers 2010).
The Embroidered Tablecloth, 2000 is a wonderful example of Jongerius unique hand woven style of mixing something old and something new. The table cloth itself is made of a fine linencotton blend and features an exquisite embroidered design that is woven right off the cloth and across a ceramic plate. The ceramic plate is actually stitched into the tablecloth and completes the design as a whole. The tablecloth design was inspired by a 14th century copper-red vase from China and a 15th century cobalt blue Ming vase housed in the Museum Princesshof in the Netherlands (Embroidered Tablecloth 2000). According to the Jongeriuslab online, ceramic decorations such as the plate stitched into the tablecloth are closely related to textile techniques such as embroidery (Embroidered Tablecloth 2000). Infusing the two techniques together not only creates a unique masterpiece of its own, but it is also said to create a sense of liberation and freedom as the images are released from the material itself and allowed to soar across the ceramic plate before passing back to its place of origin (Embroidered Tablecloth 2000).
The Embroidered Tablecloth is an immediate eye catcher with its remarkable centerpiece of the ceramic plate. The plate itself is not just casually sitting upon the tablecloth, but is in fact part of the tablecloths design. I love the way Jongerius uses her sense of creativity and knowledge of materials and design to stitch the delicate embroidery across the cloth capturing the uniqueness of the Asian vases. Pulling in the ceramic plate and making part of the tablecloth instead of a complimentary piece is fantastic The embroidery meeting the ceramic plate creates a new story within the work and brings together the ancient art of the Asian cultures with the more contemporary textures of the ceramic plate. The carefree stitches jump right off the tablecloth and across the plate expressing an image of freedom and liberation.
Decorative art is so much more than just art. Not only does it tell a story in a unique and rare form, but it also catches the eye of the audience and draws them in with its materials, colors, textures, and unusual styles. The Embroidered Tablecloth is magnificent in that it is so unusual and unlike anything out there. Its not just a dainty tablecloth and its not just a ceramic plate with a unique stitching across its surface. The two worlds collide into one incredible piece of art and can be used to connect any two contrasting designs or opinions. I can visualize this beautiful work laying across a small desk or table in a hallway separating a room filled with timeless classical paintings, figurines, statues, and tapestries from a room constructed of modern day glassware, black leather furniture, contemporary ceramics and fresh pastel painted walls. The two rooms or worlds are joined together through the tablecloth and yet through the symbolism of the stitches across the ceramic plate, the two worlds of art are liberated and free to interact with one another without causing ruin.
The Embroidered Tablecloth is definitely a treasure for anyone who possesses such a beautiful piece. It will be very interesting to see what else Jongerius comes up with in this line of creativity. I am sure there will be many more additions to follow the beauty of this particular piece.
Hella Jongerius is a famous Dutch artist and designer known for her unusual style of weaving both traditional and contemporary art forms into her work. Her work fuses together high tech and low tech, as well as the industrial and artisanal (Hella Jongerius 2010). Jongerius was born in De Meern in 1963 and studied at the Design Academy in Eindhoven from 1988-1993 (Designers 2010). After completing her studies, Jongerius joined the Dutch Droog Design Group of designers. This particular group was formed in 1993 and has played a role in defining Dutch design internationally (Droog 2010). The group stands for a luxury of content and experience that change perspective on daily life whether it is authenticity, humor, slowness, engagement, or nature, the abundance of what is scarce is true luxury (Droog 2010).
In 2000, Jongerius established her own designing firm known as the Jongeriuslab. Here, Jongerius constructs timeless pieces of artwork and design composed of a vast range of materials new and old, modern and classical. Her designs combine new technological achievements with the uniqueness and importance that only handmade historic objects possess (Designers 2010). Jongerius work features everything from textiles, crockery, and furniture. She is widely known for her Nymphenburg Sketches services and her Four Seasons collection all produced for Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg. Her most famous collection is her Animal Bowls (Designers 2010).
The Embroidered Tablecloth, 2000 is a wonderful example of Jongerius unique hand woven style of mixing something old and something new. The table cloth itself is made of a fine linencotton blend and features an exquisite embroidered design that is woven right off the cloth and across a ceramic plate. The ceramic plate is actually stitched into the tablecloth and completes the design as a whole. The tablecloth design was inspired by a 14th century copper-red vase from China and a 15th century cobalt blue Ming vase housed in the Museum Princesshof in the Netherlands (Embroidered Tablecloth 2000). According to the Jongeriuslab online, ceramic decorations such as the plate stitched into the tablecloth are closely related to textile techniques such as embroidery (Embroidered Tablecloth 2000). Infusing the two techniques together not only creates a unique masterpiece of its own, but it is also said to create a sense of liberation and freedom as the images are released from the material itself and allowed to soar across the ceramic plate before passing back to its place of origin (Embroidered Tablecloth 2000).
The Embroidered Tablecloth is an immediate eye catcher with its remarkable centerpiece of the ceramic plate. The plate itself is not just casually sitting upon the tablecloth, but is in fact part of the tablecloths design. I love the way Jongerius uses her sense of creativity and knowledge of materials and design to stitch the delicate embroidery across the cloth capturing the uniqueness of the Asian vases. Pulling in the ceramic plate and making part of the tablecloth instead of a complimentary piece is fantastic The embroidery meeting the ceramic plate creates a new story within the work and brings together the ancient art of the Asian cultures with the more contemporary textures of the ceramic plate. The carefree stitches jump right off the tablecloth and across the plate expressing an image of freedom and liberation.
Decorative art is so much more than just art. Not only does it tell a story in a unique and rare form, but it also catches the eye of the audience and draws them in with its materials, colors, textures, and unusual styles. The Embroidered Tablecloth is magnificent in that it is so unusual and unlike anything out there. Its not just a dainty tablecloth and its not just a ceramic plate with a unique stitching across its surface. The two worlds collide into one incredible piece of art and can be used to connect any two contrasting designs or opinions. I can visualize this beautiful work laying across a small desk or table in a hallway separating a room filled with timeless classical paintings, figurines, statues, and tapestries from a room constructed of modern day glassware, black leather furniture, contemporary ceramics and fresh pastel painted walls. The two rooms or worlds are joined together through the tablecloth and yet through the symbolism of the stitches across the ceramic plate, the two worlds of art are liberated and free to interact with one another without causing ruin.
The Embroidered Tablecloth is definitely a treasure for anyone who possesses such a beautiful piece. It will be very interesting to see what else Jongerius comes up with in this line of creativity. I am sure there will be many more additions to follow the beauty of this particular piece.
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