Twee ontwerpen voor een kelk van aardewerk 1920

Theo Colenbrander produced these two designs for an earthenware chalice, employing pencil and watercolour, sometime in his native Netherlands between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Colenbrander was known for his work at the Rozenburg pottery factory in The Hague. He rebelled against conventional approaches to design, combining diverse styles and motifs such as Japanese and Javanese to create original and unconventional patterns. In the 1880s, a period of economic depression, Dutch designers sought to create new national styles, often drawing on non-Western and folk traditions. The Rozenburg factory was central to these developments, experimenting with the latest ceramic technologies to produce luxury art wares and tableware. The chalice designs on display represent a creative approach to ceramic design. How might we consider these patterns in the context of the Rozenburg factory and the broader cultural trends of the time? Catalogues, archives, and design journals provide useful insights into this period. By examining such resources, we can understand the social and institutional factors that shaped art.