Porcelain and humor are the main ingredients for the clever-quirky objects of acclaimed designer Maxim Velcovsky. Nice to see he has not lost the latter. Spinning off ideas from beliefs and misbeliefs reigning in the communist era of his childhood country he extracts the favorite Czech heritage, porcelain, from its past with a twist. He lets common sausage trays star in subtle elegance. Some of the designer's table wear are a clear invitation to try and crack the mystery behind his (country's famous) dark humor that could be described best as a mix between a conundrum and an equation: On an immaculate white plate garnished with "Zwiebelmuster"(onion patterns), essential to the traditional Czech porcelain decoration, there lies a delicate, broken swan's head.
Listen to Velcovsky in the Design Indaba's Speaker video series
http://www.designindaba.com/speaker/video/maxim-velčovský-part-2-6
Next Design Indaba Expo and Show coming up in February 2001 in Cape Town.
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