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They originate from the original idea of table decorations as conversational pieces: as porcelain objects through which unknown table guests can initiate conversations with each other

fine filaments and delicate stems creates every flower

this porcelain has grown far beyond its original purpose as a useful service and has contributed to securing a place of honour in the history of European art far beyond the Bavarian borders for South German Rococo

CUMBERLAND is still considered to be the world's most elaborate floral decoration that is still made on porcelain: It takes a painter up to three weeks to paint a single plate

But what about the days when you are just not feeling up to it

10019946 Terrine They originate from the originalWith subversive irony, Wim Delvoye questions the standardized values of a consumer oriented society. In 1997 he started the Art Farm project, in which he tattooed live pigs with skulls, crosses and Louis Vuitton logos in order to literally increase their value. His best known projects include Cloaca, an expansive digestive machine that converts food into feces, and his Gothic Works, oversized laser cut steel sculptures designed in the Flemish Baroque