{"id":51605,"date":"2020-11-13T10:03:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T10:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/?p=51605"},"modified":"2021-11-18T09:20:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T09:20:12","slug":"heinen-delfts-blauw-for-piet-hein-eek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pietheineek.nl\/en\/news\/heinen-delfts-blauw-for-piet-hein-eek","title":{"rendered":"Heinen Delfts Blauw for Piet Hein Eek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

13-11-2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was asked to design something for Heinen Delfts Blue, there were no problems to speak of. As a result of their father\u2019s hobby that had got a little out of hand, they had started making traditional Delft Blue pottery in a time that most of the Delft Blue factories had long since closed their doors. There must be a law of stimulating backwardness or something. Delft Blue is made by hand in the Netherlands and part of the collection, particularly the \u2018designed\u2019 products, are made in Asia. Heinen primarily sells from her own shops to Asian tourists. So, things aren\u2019t going too well right now. Manufacturing in Asia is no fun at the moment and there are no Asian tourists coming to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first time we met, I saw a presentation that they had made especially for the designer\u2019s collection, as they are making a special collection with designers. Research into traditional Dutch ceramics and textile was part of the presentation. The research project was not only almost a product in its own right, but also very inspiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n