The world famous Dutch flower artist and designer Wouter Dolk has created a new, groundbreaking home décor collection for Royal Copenhagen. The collection consists of unique vases and wall reliefs in porcelain which create fantastic stories of the wonderful world of flowers in the unique language of flowers.
The art of getting the porcelain to flower
Royal Copenhagen has been creating porcelain with beautiful hand-painted flower motifs ever since it was founded in 1775. Now the new concept ’Art of Giving Flowers’ is being launched, which makes the porcelain ’flower’ using a completely new technique. The new groundbreaking porcelain art which flowers all year round has been created by the Dutch flower artist, Wouter Dolk, together with Royal Copenhagen.
The Art of Giving Flowers collection consists, among other things, of a vase which depicts the beautiful Hydrangea flower in shape, structure and colours in the most wonderful way. The charming, organic vase is shaped exactly like the flower of the Hydrangea, and the fine structure of the petals is embossed all over the flower-shaped vase giving a beautiful, authentic impression. Due to a completely new technique, the play of colours on the vase is reminiscent of nature itself – as the colour is distributed so that shades and shadows fall perfectly, corresponding to the embossed motif. And just like on a real flower, a small, fine stalk grows out at the top of the flower, thus perfecting this poetic vase. The Hydrangea vase is available in blue, pink and white with a green stalk, and is lovely both with and without flowers.
Poetry on the wall
In addition, The Art of Giving Flowers collection offers three wall reliefs in three sizes and three colours, which shimmer through pink, blue and white in matt and shiny glaze, respectively. The reliefs are clearly reminiscent of the famous hand-painted wallpapers for which Wouter Dolk is especially well-known. Because the luxurious wallpapers are always decorated with magnificent flower paintings, with whole worlds and narratives lying hidden in the imagery between stems and petals. The new wall reliefs fit perfectly in this poetic and charming world with their wonderful, flowering design. The first two show a beautifully embossed Dahlia flower, while the largest dish is an exquisite composition of Chrysanthemum and Cherry blossom. The wall reliefs come in sizes of 21 cm, 23 cm and 38 cm.
“I’ve always been inspired by the concept of creating the Garden of Eden in murals and wallpapers. This lush, colourful and captivating world is to be found in the language of flowers,” says Wouter Dolk, who goes on, “flowers are apolitical, non-religious and universal in their appeal, so the language of flowers is eminently suitable for personal interior design.”
Last but not least, a vase installation is being launched consisting of a glass vase shaped like a bulb and a majestic white porcelain Lily, which can be used on its own or as a surprising and stylish element in a flower arrangement.
About Wouter Dolk
Wouter Dolk was born in Amsterdam in 1962. He is particularly well-known for his hand-painted wallpaper, which is made for private customers all over the world. The luxurious, custom-made wallpapers are decorated with magnificent flower paintings, with whole worlds and narratives lying hidden in the imagery between stems and petals.
Today Wouter Dolk lives in Cologne, but carries out special assignments in private residences and public spaces for his clients in the USA, France, Italy and Germany. He studied art at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and his work includes paintings, murals, wallpaper, textile design, mosaics and now porcelain. Read more about Wouter Dolk at www.wouterdolk.com
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About Royal Copenhagen A/S
Royal Copenhagen, officially the Royal Porcelain Factory (in Danish: Den Kongelige Porcelainsfabrik), was founded in Copenhagen in 1775 under the protection of Queen Juliane Marie and has been recognised ever since by its factory mark, the three wavy lines above each other, which symbolises the three straits that back then divided Denmark: Øresund, Store Bælt and Lille Bælt.
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