richard hutten: 18 years of playing

richard hutten: 18 years of playing
the design museum of gent, belgium
on now until june 6th, 2010


general exhibition view

'18 years of playing' is the biggest retrospective to date of the dutch richard hutten studio,
which was founded in october 1991. the show is a cross section of hutten's work from the
past 18 years, varying from well-known pieces such as his 'table-chair' and the 'dombo/domoor' mug
to less-known works, alongside his more recent projects like 'book-chair'. the exhibition space
has been designed by hutten, a playful setting is typical of his style.


general exhibition view


orange balls cover the floor of the exhibition space


's(h)it on it'


interior spaces have also been incorporated into the exhibition


'jaarglas'


'playing with tradition'

'playing with tradition' is one of richard hutten's most recent projects. wanting to work with
traditional carpets for a number of years, hutten was looking for a way in which to bring together
the old and the new - a kind of east meets west approach to traditional carpets.
in developing his design, hutten researched different patterns and decided on this idea of stopping
the pattern at a certain point (which was carefully chosen) and stretching the design outwards into
a linear pattern. the carpets have been made in collaboration with italian carpet company i + i.


'playing with tradition', runner


'playing with tradition' (detail)