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The Plain Collection by Maarten Baas
Dutch designer Maarten Baas presented these new versions of his Clay furniture at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last month.
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Called The Plain Collection, the designs in pigmented clay retain the finger prints of the hands that squeezed and moulded them.
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The series includes chairs, lamps, a side table, mirror and console.
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Based on the concept of the earlier Clay series, Maarten Baas presents The Plain Collection at Spazio Rossana Orlandi. Maarten will be present in Milan till Friday April 15th.
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In this rudimentary Clay series the finger prints of the hands that squeezed the clay are still visible, making each piece of furniture a unique product. For the restaurant of the Groninger Museum, the material has been developed further in order to make it stronger for public use.
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The clay of the Plain Collection is treated in such way that the pieces don’t need to be lacquered like the original Clay series.Through a special technique, the material is pigmented in order to create the three different colours of the collection: Black, Red and Natural.
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All pieces are made by hand, in the workshop of Maarten Baas & Bas den Herder, in The Netherlands.