The V&A Museum in London acquires a tea and coffee service belonging to Karl Lagerfeld
LONDON — The Victoria & Albert Museum adds a touch of Karl Lagerfeld panache to its Wedgwood collection with the purchase of a rare Art Deco tea and coffee service that belonged to the designer.
The Campanula tea and coffee service was designed by Paul Follot for Wedgwood and acquired from the estate of the designer, a shrewd and voracious collector, who died in 2019.
The museum, which also purchased Follot's set of design drawings, did not state no other examples of the pattern, or even the shape, are known to exist.
Catrin Jones, chief curator of the V&A Wedgwood Collection, described the Art Deco set as "glamorous " and a "rare and unusual" example of Follot's designs for Wedgwood.
Related GalleriesJones said the set reflects the tastes of Lagerfeld, "who was known for his love of monochrome, as well as her interest in ceramics. The set, she said, was likely used by the designer, as it shows signs of wear.
She added that the parts and design drawings "fill an important gap in the V&A Wedgwood collection and are a wonderful example of the Wedgwood company tradition of working with innovative artists to create their designs and inspiring tastemakers” like Lagerfeld.
Restoration of the sugar bowl of the Campanula tea and coffee service, which the V&A acquired from the estate of Karl Lagerfeld. Peter KelleherFollot, who died in 1941, was a French designer of luxury furniture and works of art decorative. After the First World War, he became director of Studios Pomona for the Parisian department store Le Bon Marché.
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LONDON — The Victoria & Albert Museum adds a touch of Karl Lagerfeld panache to its Wedgwood collection with the purchase of a rare Art Deco tea and coffee service that belonged to the designer.
The Campanula tea and coffee service was designed by Paul Follot for Wedgwood and acquired from the estate of the designer, a shrewd and voracious collector, who died in 2019.
The museum, which also purchased Follot's set of design drawings, did not state no other examples of the pattern, or even the shape, are known to exist.
Catrin Jones, chief curator of the V&A Wedgwood Collection, described the Art Deco set as "glamorous " and a "rare and unusual" example of Follot's designs for Wedgwood.
Related GalleriesJones said the set reflects the tastes of Lagerfeld, "who was known for his love of monochrome, as well as her interest in ceramics. The set, she said, was likely used by the designer, as it shows signs of wear.
She added that the parts and design drawings "fill an important gap in the V&A Wedgwood collection and are a wonderful example of the Wedgwood company tradition of working with innovative artists to create their designs and inspiring tastemakers” like Lagerfeld.
Restoration of the sugar bowl of the Campanula tea and coffee service, which the V&A acquired from the estate of Karl Lagerfeld. Peter KelleherFollot, who died in 1941, was a French designer of luxury furniture and works of art decorative. After the First World War, he became director of Studios Pomona for the Parisian department store Le Bon Marché.
He started working...
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