Quirky porcelain white espresso cup and saucer by Dutch designer Aldo Bakker.
Aldo Bakker released this design in 2015, together with a cappuccino cup and saucer. The espresso cup fits into the high-sided saucer completely and actually has the same size handle as the larger cappuccino cup. As Aldo stated "Well, your finger doesn’t get any smaller just because you’re drinking espresso.”
Always challenging us with his designs, Aldo Bakker forces his audience to shift its perception of everyday objects. This makes us slow down a little, giving more attention to what we are doing whilst we ponder over an unusual design feature.
Many of Aldo Bakker’s works are unique pieces. Several are produced in small editions. Next to his independent studio production Bakker has also created commissioned works for companies like Georg Jensen, Karakter, Puiforcat, Sèvres and Swarovski.
His work has been acquired by museums like Boijmans Van Beuningen (Rotterdam), MoMa (NY), Cooper Hewitt (NY), mudac (Lausanne), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Centre Pompidou (Paris), Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Victoria & Albert Museum (London).
In 2016 and 2017 a major overview of his work was presented in the exhibition Pause (CID Grand Hornu, mudac Lausanne). Other solo exhibitions were staged at Atelier Courbet (NY), Gallery Libby Sellars (London), Looiersgracht 60 (Amsterdam), Villa Noailles in Hyeres and Vivid Gallery (Rotterdam).
