Optical Illusions by Antonius Driessens

Optical Illusions by Antonius Driessens

Ton (Antonius) Driessens is a Dutch artist who lives and works in France, not far from Nîmes. His trompe-l’oeil (literally: deceive the eye) objects are made of weathered, often centuries-old wood that comes from empty old castles. The objects suggest to be...
Egmond Atelier and papier-mâché

Egmond Atelier and papier-mâché

Jaap Egmond (1913-1997), like his world-famous colleague Jan Schoonhoven (1914-1994), made reliefs in papier-mâché. The French term papier-mâché literally means chewed paper. Jaap Egmond approached his reliefs mathematically. Beforehand he made drawings in notebooks...
Special offer! – Coffeepots by Klaas Gubbels

Special offer! – Coffeepots by Klaas Gubbels

Always wanted a Gubbels on your wall? This is your chance! We now have a special offer on three works by Klaas Gubbels! These brightly colored coffeepots are made of painted cardboard and beautifully framed in wood. These fun works of art were made in 1993 and...
Icons of lounge chairs in plywood

Icons of lounge chairs in plywood

The French word ‘plier’ means to fold. The English word ‘ply’ means layer. Plywood literally means layers of wood. The word plywood is a collective name for furniture that consists of sheets of thin layers of wood (veneer), which are glued together and then bent,...