B-Set
Year: 1997
Material: Porcelain, glaze
Dimensions: Various
Commission: Initiated by the designer
Production: Royal Tichelaar Makkum
Category: Unlimited production
Collection: Stedelijk Museum ‘s Hertogenbosch, Centraal Museum, Utrecht (one set + prototypes), Droog Design, Amsterdam, Zuiderzee Museum, Enkhuizen, collection of the designer (prototypes)
By firing the clay at too high a temperature, each element deforms slightly. The imperfect set of tableware is one of the first designs in which individuality is created within serial production, an important theme in Jongerius’ work. B-Set was the first porcelain to be produced by Royal Tichelaar Makkum (until 1999 the company had focused only on earthenware and stoneware). B-Set also marks the start of the company’s contemporary design collection, and of its close collaboration with Jongerius.