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B Set Small Plate

c. 1997

by Hella Jongerius

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Perfectly sized for a composed salad or a delec­table slice of cake, Hella Jongerius’ B Set Small Plate merges prac­ti­cal­ity with under­stated elegance. The plate’s gently rising lip ensures every bite stays in place while main­tain­ing its grace­ful silhou­ette. Like its compan­ion Large Plate, the Small Plate reflects the B Set’s dedi­ca­tion to indi­vid­u­al­ity, with each piece hand-stamped and fired at searing temper­a­tures that create its distinctive imperfections.

A seam­less addi­tion to the B Set’s duos of bowls and beakers, this plate embod­ies the time­less beauty of modernist design. Revered as an icon of Dutch design, the B Set is cele­brated in the perma­nent collec­tions of MoMA, the Victo­ria and Albert Museum, and the Boij­mans van Beunin­gen Museum, making it a stylish and storied addi­tion to any table.

Hella Jongerius

Netherlands


Born in the Netherlands in 1963, Jongerius graduated from Eindoven’s Academy of Industrial Design in 1993; after briefly joining Droog, she formed her own studio, Jongeriuslab. Major commissions followed, including a series of color-blocked textiles for Maharam in a tricky fabrication never previously attempted at an industrial scale. In 2007, she became Art Director of Colours and Materials for Vitra and created mainstays like their Polder Sofa and East River chair while developing their Colour & Material Library. In 2012, she joined Danksina as Art Director.

Meanwhile, her own work continued to grow in size and influence. For a collaboration with Rem Koolhaas to redesign interiors of the North Delegates’ Lounge at the United Nations building in New York, she refreshed the modernist landmark with bespoke carpeting and furnishings in bold colors along with a custom beaded curtain of hand-knotted yarn and some 30,000 porcelain beads. A book, 2016’s I Have No Favorite Colour, followed by the following year’s Breathing Colour exhibition at the Design Musuem London articulated her philosophy of hues and tints, while her cabin interiors for KLM airlines put it into practice.

Recently, Jongerius has begun exploring the possibilities of porcelain, in commissions for vases and tableware. Projects throughout her ongoing career and the B Set dinnerware service can be found in the permanent collections of MoMA, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Boijmans van Beuningen Museum.

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