Delfts Blauw nieuw design: Stapel Blauw

| six objects, one impressive concept

Impressive, playful and conceptually revolutionary designed by Richard Hutten.

The Delft blue artwork Stapel Blauw, created by Richard Hutten for Heinen Delfts Blauw, stands out because of its size (1,5 meter high) and bold design. It is constructed out of six loose objects (that can also be purchased individually) each with their own shape, mood and story. Together they form a stunning piece of modern design.

“Stapel Blauw (Blue Stack) is a layered design in which every separate object has its own story and all of these stories come together in the complete design. Heinen Delft Blue asked me to work with the theme 'farm'. As a boy I used to visit the dairy farms of my uncles. This gave me the idea to style a 65 cm high milk can as the basis for Stapel Blauw. I have applied all the features, such as the handles of the milk can lid. I chose a large picture of a tulip from the Rijksmuseum collection.”

“On top you can see a distilled shape of the milk sieve, followed by a modern cylindrical shaped object with ceramic udders that appear when you lift up the object. This creates a funny surprise effect. There is also a dark blue, abstract field flower. When you lift the flower, it looks as if the paint drips from underneath it. Above the field flower you see a modern day variety of the 17th century tulip vase. The decoration is very traditional. And of course there's the ball shape, with lines of different shades of Delft blue. It is an ode to the designer Andries Copier. He was the one who invented the ball as the ultimate shape for a vase. This design reappears in the new series of ball vases by Heinen Delft Blue. The lines are all on the same level, which creates a continuous landscape.”

Richard Hutten is enthusiastic about the chance he was given to create Stapel Blauw. “The best assignments are the ones I have never done before. It gives me a chance to do research and play with ideas. It was a real struggle to create this design. It was a fight between creating an interesting and logical image, technical possibilities, enough stability and unity versus diversity.”

Richard Hutten is one of the most influential and successful Dutch designers. He is well known for his conceptual and playful designs. He is constantly searching for ways to push the boundaries of design. Hutten works for prominent customers worldwide and his work appears in numerous museums.