Kiki van Eijk - Lockdown sketch, spring flowers

Lockdown sketch Sketching is a foundation of our design process as drawing is to our artistic expression. During those months we spent extensive hours drawing. We kept some of the pieces, threw away a lot of them and reworked extensively others. We dedicated time and thought to explore the practice to the full and we have decided to share it with you. There is something almost therapeutical in drawing - a great medium of creative expression specially today. - New - design made in 2020 - watercolour paper, crayons - Netherlands - 15. 8 × 27 cm - mixed colours About Kiki van Eijk Kiki grew up in Tegelen, a small city in the Netherlands. She spent her youth immersed in nature, daydreaming and drawing. She is now one of the most accomplished names of Dutch design. She studied at the Design Academy of Eindhoven where she met her future partner, Joost van Bleiswijk. Inspired by a childlike sense of wonder and the smallest details of the everyday, Kiki's world is whimsical and colourful, lyrical and personal, yet refined by a rigorous attention and skilful craftsmanship. Since establishing her studio in 2000, following her graduation Cum Laude from the Design Academy Eindhoven, van Eijk has produced a unique body of work that spans from furniture design to textiles to experimental art installations and works on paper. Her independent sculptural work has been presented in museums, galleries and fairs worldwide, including Basel, London, Paris, Milan, New York, Tokyo and Rome. Her collaborations include brands such as Hermès, Google, Saint-Louis, Cor Unum, Bisazza, Häagen-Dazs, Serax, Bernhardt Design and Nodus. In recent years she has collaborated with companies and institutions like Coachella, Studio Edelkoort Paris, Audax Textile Museum, Zuiderzee Museum, Noord Brabants Museum, Design Academy Eindhoven, Venice Projects, Rijksmuseum, Centraal Museum Utrecht and private collectors.