With a gold chip to buy yourself free

Ted Noten

Gallery Rob Koudijs

COLLECT

International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects

A bit more of a craft crowd (can I say slightly older?) at the Saatchi Gallery today. It was rented out for an International collectors fair. Quite a few traditional objects, but then in between you were hit with great creativity, both in terms of humor and handiwork. An entertaining "Af-fair".

I am craving this fabulous female Ted Noten "Gun" with a lipstick burner, pill pocket and a gold chip to buy yourself free!!! How fun (says the "Pacifist").

Katja Prins

The same Gallery showed these fabulous "Inter-Act" necklaces by Katja Prins.

Jasper Dowding

Glass Artists Gallery (Australia)

Incredible glass sculpture bowls and jewelry by Jasper Dowding.

Pippin Drysdale

Joanna bird Pottery UK

Pippin Drysdale here with vessels representing the Australian landscape and culture.

Steffen Dam

Jellyfish Jars

Blown and cast glass

Nora Fok Bracelets

Antonio Spoto

BF Gallery Belgium

Hakutai (A thousand years)

Naoki Takeyama

Enamelled Copper object with silver leaf

Yufuki Gallery (Tokyo)

Encounter

Naoki Takeyama

Enamelled copper object with gold & silver leaf.

Each of these objects are made from a single copper sheet that is pinched and formed by hand. The animated copper bodies are then decorated with numerous coats of glaze, with each coat requiring a separate firing. After glazing, silver or gold leaf is cut out and applied using a bamboo paddle, and fired on through separate firings. Each work takes approx. 1 month to complete, and requires more than 20 individual firings..... Wow, right?

 Kjell Rylander

Gallery Kunst 1, Norway

Adored this one.

Barbara Paganu

The Belgian Gallery, Sofie Lachaert had a gorgeous set up with exciting jewelry.

Carl Richard Suderstrom

"Overskugga"

Blås & Knåda (Sweden)

This artist has made a surprising turn from simple cups and plates to elaborate sculptures.

The Mnemosyne

Michael Eden

The Scottish Gallery

 A box for your memories.....When scanned with a Smartphone barcode reader App, the viewer is connected to a website where stories can be told, memories stored, sounds locked away.

For sure something I have never come across before, how inventive.

Ja-Kyung Shin

Reunion II

Galerie Rosemarie Jager

...Made me think of the school reunion I am missing back in Norway tomorrow...

Rebecca Wilson

Light Spill

Craftscothland

How fun is this lamp, and yes it works.

Mieke de Groot

Gallery Terra

Junko Mori

A silver Organism Twig

Michael Eden

Colorful and happy by Michael Eden,

"I create things inspired by historical objects and contemporary themes to engage the viewer in a narrative"

Michael Eden

Chandelier-eight branches

Celestino Valenti

New Brewery Arts at collect

Don´t be deceived, this one is huge, reaching from ceiling to floor. Desperately seeking a grand room.

Archipel

Alain Mailland

Collection Ateliers dÁrt de France

On the smaller side is this elegant locust tree sculpture.

Out of the House

Katharine Morling

One of the artists picked for the "Project space" Her "house" was built specially for the Collect Fair.

Which of these collectibles would you have picked?

Have a great weekend,

With Love 

Kristin