Bustelli Twisted | Wim Delvoye Perl Symphonie Grün An orchid branch in full

An orchid branch in full bloom is like a dream come true

They originate from the original idea of table decorations as conversational pieces: as porcelain objects through which unknown table guests can initiate conversations with each other

Painted in bright red tones with naturalistic depictions of lobster and shells

the puristic shape of this eleven centimetre mussel spoon underlines the delicacy of the multifaceted material

Adonis was added to the repertoire of the master workshops as a complete dinner service in 1951/56

Bustelli Twisted | Wim Delvoye Perl Symphonie Grün An orchid branch in fullWith subversive irony, Wim Delvoye questions the standardized values of a consumer oriented society. In 1997 he started the Art Farm project, in which he tattooed live pigs with skulls, crosses and Louis Vuitton logos in order to literally increase their value. His best known projects include Cloaca, an expansive digestive machine that converts food into feces, and his Gothic Works, oversized laser cut steel sculptures designed in the Flemish Baroque