12-05-2019

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Margaret van Bekkum www.margaretvanbekkum.com

Yellow and Lace

By 12-05-2019

Two remarkable and attractive felt light objects

Margaret van Bekkum made her biggest work: Yellow is the title of the 5.25-meter-long, sunset yellow object of Merino wool with a rolling relief of felt pearls. By presenting it as a light object, the design gets something of a stream of glowing lava.

For the other object called Lace, the designer has devised another traditional way of felting which makes it look like fine-grained lacework. Like a fine cloth, it falls between the pillars, dividing the space into two parts.

Her wool comes from the so-called Heidschnuke, a German sheep breed characterized by dense and long hair growth. The white wool is spread out like a diaphanous little net in a repetitive rhythm. A huge patience and laborious process that ultimately brings a soft, transparent effect. Because in Lace the lighting shines from the inside, the diaphanous structure comes forward in an atmospheric way.

Text by Viveka van de Vliet
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