shoulder piece, 1967 image © designboom
‘delux strikes a pose’ reveals the seductive interaction between jewellery and the body. the jewel itself is taken out of the showcase and shown on the body.
dutch industrial designer gijs bakker is lesser known for his jewellery design. together with his late wife emmy van leersum (1930 -1984) he created a range of jewelery adopting industrial materials, made exaggerated collars and emphasized joins in pieces.
for the first time in 25 years the work of the creative couple was displayed in the ‘delux strikes a pose’ exhibition held at oude kerk (a real church) in amsterdam. the show was one of the events of dutch design double.
shoulder piece, 1967 image © designboom
image © designboom
stovepipe necklace, 1967 image © designboom
stovepipe necklace, 1967 image © designboom
image © designboom
image © designboom
geometric bracelet collection image © designboom
collier, 1969 image © designboom
puntlas bracelet, 1966 image © designboom
oorshelp bracelet, 1967 image © designboom
jaguar 3E 1975 brooch of the ‘I don’t wear jewels, I drive them’ collection, 2001 image © designboom
ferrari dino 206 SP 1966, 2001 image © designboom
marcos GT, 2001 image © designboom
brooch image © designboom
brooch image © designboom
brooch image © designboom
brooch image © designboom
brooch image © designboom
donatello, of the ‘holysports’ brooch collection, 1998 (numbered edition of 5 image © designboom
praha der star, 1998 image © designboom
münster da vinci, 1998 image © designboom
butterflies, broche, 2008 image © designboom
image © designboom
image © designboom
gijs bakker portrait © designboom
