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Tile Stove Project by Dick van Hoff for Royal Tichelaar Makkum
Milan 09: Dutch designer Dick van Hoff presented wood-burning stoves made of tiles for Dutch ceramic manufacturers Royal Tichelaar Makkum in Milan in April.
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A hand-painted version of the stove (above and below) was exhibited alongside the manufactured product (top image).
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See all our stories from Milan in our special MIlan 2009.
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Here's further details from Royal Tichelaar Makkum:
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Royal Tichelaar presents ‘FUNDAMENTALS OF MAKKUM’
Royal Tichelaar Makkum is persistently on the prowl for novel applications of ceramics. This approach has earned the company a strong reputation for ceramic creativity in projects together with, among others, Hella Jongerius, Studio Job, Alexander van Slobbe, and Studio Makkink and Bey.
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Last year Tichelaar’s Flower Pyramids won wide international acclaim. These exuberant celebrations of ceramic mastery showed the public craftsmanship and attention for detail as ‘New Luxury’.
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To contrast such highly exclusive tulip vases, produced in very limited numbers, Royal Tichelaar Makkum chose rather basic products for this year: a straightforward pottery’s service, developed with Atelier NL, in line with a tradition that has continued in Makkum until well into the 19th century; and two wood burning traditional tile stoves, as reinterpreted by Dick van Hoff.
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These products’ Arcadian charms demonstrate the beauty of local products and traditions. Both service set and tile stove will also be introduced in a hand painted version. The results will be shown to the world for the first time on the Salone del Mobile 2009 in Milan, from April 22nd to 26th.
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In order to further broaden the scope of ceramics, Dick van Hoff had already been asked to ponder a reshape of the traditional tile stove.
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As a functional designer, Van Hoff was the right man for the job: well known from previous cooperation projects, he had also proved to master the intricacies of artistically and technically designing a properly working wood burning stove.
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The ‘tile stove project’ was set up together with ‘Weltevree’, in recognition of their specific knowledge and shared appreciation of quality in use.
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Royal Tichelaar Makkum, the Netherlands’ oldest company, takes its long history serious without being ‘smugged down’ by it.
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Classic craftsmanship, contemporary design and research for the future, have sealed a durable alliance in Makkum.
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More about Royal Tichelaar Makkum on Dezeen:
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