When I was little...date: 01.2008
commissioned by: Ontwerpduo
type: limited edition 12 + 2 AP
material: wood, ceramics, glass, wool, metal
dimensions: 160 x 120 x 45 cm
made possible by: Ron Groenestein, Klei atelier De Kers, ROC Eindhoven
photo’s: product and scale model, lisa klappe, rene van der hulst and maxim meekes
Nominated for the Rene Smeets Prize 2008
Tineke: 'Barbiedolls, playmobil and dollhouses... They are too small for me, or I have grown too big for them. When I was little, I could entertain myself in the miniature-fantasy world for hours.
The simplicity of the miniature products, which I made myself as a kid, has got something invigorating: a drawer is a piece of wood with a hole in it, a handle is simply made from a nail. And a coat hanger is a matter of bending a paperclip.
Besides this, also the proportions of little cups, glasses, small chairs and tables - which are forced to be different, when produced at such a small size - were fascinating us.
To show the beauty of the miniature world, we scaled furniture and accessories back to the adult size. A real size dress-table with its rounded edges, unusual proportions and old-fashioned green coating looks like it belongs in a fairy-tale.
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