Blue Collar Bottles

2012 - Words by Louise Schouwenberg - The Blue Collar Bottles are based on 17th and 18th century cabinet pieces, lushly decorated cups and vases that were placed on cabinets and mantelpieces, as a testimony to the wealth as well as the good taste of their owners. They were produced by a number of earthenware factories in Delft and are still much in demand as collectibles. Although Arian Brekveld designs objects that are meant to be used, the Blue Collar Bottles, like the traditional cabinet pieces, are primarily designed as decoration.