Bertjan’s work is defined by its 21st century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Carbon Chair
Bertjan Pot (Dutch, born 1975) Marcel Wanders (Dutch, born 1963) Manufactured by Moooi (Dutch, founded 2001)
Tea Caddy
De Metaale Pot (The Metal Pot) Factory Delft, Netherlands, 1670-1775 Lambertus van Eenhoorn Dutch, active 1691-1721
Melon-Shaped Water Pot
China
Chocolate Pot
England, Staffordshire
Plate
De Metaale Pot (The Metal Pot) Factory Delft, the Netherlands, 1670-1775
Fish (Still Life)
Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)
Coffee Pot
Ansbach Pottery and Porcelain Factory, decorated in the Hague German, c. 1708-1839
Punch Pot
Crocus Pot
Wedgwood Manufactory England, founded 1759
The Rommel-Pot Player
Workshop of Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)
Deep Pot
Japan
Bow Porcelain Factory London, England, 1744-1775
Little Girl with Pot
Louis Auguste Lepère French, 1849-1918
Design attributed to Charles Osborne (American, 1847–1920) Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837) New York
Designed by Charles Robert Ashbee English, 1863-1942 Made by the Guild of Handicraft Ltd. England, 1888-1908 London, England
Bean pot
Lyman, Fenton & Co. American, 1849–1852 Bennington, Vermont
Geraniums, Pots, Spaces
Charles Sheeler American, 1883-1965
Woman Looking For Fleas
Attributed to Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747)
Gibbon snatching sake pot from flower-viewing party
Isoda Koryusai Japanese, 1735-1790