b-set

1997

  • Material: Porcelain, glaze
  • Dimensions: Various
  • Commission: Initiated by the designer
  • Production: Royal Tichelaar Makkum
  • Category: Unlimited production
  • Collection: Stedelijk Museum ‘s Hertogenbosch, Centraal Museum, Utrecht (one set + prototypes), Droog Design, Amsterdam, Zuiderzee Museum, Enkhuizen, collection of the designer (prototypes)

By firing the clay at too high a temperature, each element deforms slightly. The imperfect set of tableware is one of the first designs in which individuality is created within serial production, an important theme in Jongerius’ work. B-Set was the first porcelain to be produced by Royal Tichelaar Makkum (until 1999 the company had focused only on earthenware and stoneware). B-Set also marks the start of the company’s contemporary design collection, and of its close collaboration with Jongerius that lasted almost 20 years.