2008 December « Kristen Kieffer

From top left: Nest by Tord Boontje for Moroso; Haute Couture, Fall ’08 by Alexander McQueen; Water Pitcher from Design Within Reach; My Beautiful Backside by Doshi Levien for Moroso; Second row: Elvie Purse by Alexander McQueen; Loop Loom by Ron Arad (1992); Bluffer fauteuil (an upholstered chair) and Dot stools by India Mahdavi; Haute Couture, Autumn ’08/Winter ’09 by John Galliano for Dior; Third row: Beat Lights by John Dixon; Misfit Couch by Ron Arad for Moroso (2008); Galliano for Dior; Thinking of You Vases by Tord Boontje for Artecnica; Fourth row: Clover Chairs by Ron Arad for Driade (2007); Wooden Dolls by Alexander Girard for Vitra; Louis Four Poster Bed by John Reeves Design; and Hourglass by Design Within Reach.

I realize the past few posts have been collages of Favorites blending to Influences, but that is where my head is these days. Besides, I just discovered that the amazing London design duo Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien (Doshi Levien) have an elegant and beautiful Loves section on their website where you can read about their influences, including for My Beautiful Backside.

From top left: Jōmon pot, c. 12,000–300 B.C., Japan; Pillow, Cizhou ware, Song to Jin dynasty, 12–13th c., Hebei Province, China; Bowl, Mimbres pottery, AD 1000–1150, New Mexico, USA; Ifa Divination Vessel, Yoruba, Nigeria, Africa. Second row: Serving dishes, Oribe-style Mino ware, Momoyama period, 16th c. Japan; ‘Caisse à Oignons’, Niderviller porcelain, 1761–66, Rococo, France; Cloud-shaped Pillow w. Peony Scroll, Cizhou ware, Northern Song dynasty, 960–1127 AD, Japan; Candelabrum, Arnold King, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, 1886, Denmark. Third row: Plate, Blue fluted half lace, Royal Copenhagen, 1775, Denmark; Vase, Sam Schellink for Rozenburg Pottery and Porcelain Factory, The Hague, 1883–1916, Netherlands; Footed vase, Haeger, Art Deco Style, c. 1940s, Illinois, USA; Jug, Persian lustreware, Rayy, c. 1200, Iran; Teapot, W.P. Hartgring for Rozenburg Pottery and Porcelain Factory, The Hague, 1903, Netherlands. Fourth row: Yoruba water vessel, Nigeria, Africa; Plate, Islamic Saminid Period w. Kufic Arabic script, Iranian, late 9th–early 10th c.; Tebachi, Oribe-style Mino ware, Momoyama period, 16th c. Japan.

The pieces above from varied cultures and time periods nicely bridge ceramics I both love and have been influenced by over the years. To view other posts about this topic (9 total to date), see the “Search Past Posts by Category” section at right and click “Influences” and “Favorites”.