10018966 Hella Jongerius as delicate as paper

as delicate as paper

Designing the extraordinary

such as cups and tureens

the ingenious animal sculptor carried out intensive studies of nature before he designed such perfectly modeled figures as Anton the King Bunny for the manufactory's master workshops

die komplett auf Papiermodellen basiert und dank ihrer formalen Offenheit universell einsetzbar ist: in der Küche

10018966 Hella Jongerius as delicate as paperThe employment of Franz Anton Bustelli in November 1754 turned out to be a tremendous stroke of luck for the manufactory. The artistic highlight of his body of work are, without a doubt, his sixteen characters from the Commedia dell'Arte. With these creations he depicts tense and humorous relationships. Each of these figures not only shows the role they play through their posture, but also make corresponding statements with their gestures.