Design Coast: jaime hayon and nienke klunder: american chateau

american chateau: room one by jaime hayon and nienke klunder
spring projects, london
on now until october 22nd, 2009

the rocking hot dog by n. klunder and j. hayon, 2009
fiberglas, aluminium, leather, maplewood, chromed metal
1500 x 370 x 730mm
edition of 8
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american chateau: room one is a new commission by jaime hayon and nienke klunder on show at
spring projects in london. though they've been working together since 2003, this is their first
public collaborative exhibition together.

both sculptural and two-dimentional works are exhibited, drawing on iconic cultural exports
of the USA(where nienke was born) and the opulence of 17th century european craftwork.
the exhibition is made-up of a collection of both functional and non-functional pieces which look
like they were made for a palace from the 17th century, but upon a closer examination,
they are not what we would expect. such figures as classical marble busts of heroes and heroines
are replaced by such statues as a 'donut madonna' praying on her knees and 'the rocking hot dog',
a large sculpture on which the viewer sits with legs straddled. the centrepiece is a long,
glossy mahoganey table which has been designed in the form of a limousine and whose legs
are fashioned after macdonald's infamous fast food chain logo. all of the pieces are icons of the
american fast-food dream - a 'versailles meets disneyland hybrid', expressing an overlap of
historical periods and high and low culture.

the rocking hot dog which is 'fun to ride', is produced by a formula 1 manufacturer
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sketch of the rocking hot dog
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monument 2, big rock candy mountains by nienke klunder, 2009
photograph
edition of 5
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great smoky, big rock candy mountains by nienke klunder, 2009
wooden lacquered frame, photograph
1500 x 1180mm (framed)
edition of 5

new york is miami by jaime hayon, 2009
highly lacquered pine wood and beveled glass
1000 x 450 x 1820mm
edition of 8
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profile
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holly by nienke klunder, 2008
marmoline with lacquered wood base, 600 x 400 x 600mm, edition of 5

caramel marble table by n. klunder and j. hayon, 2008
lacquered pine wood with black marqina marble
1210 x 610 x 1400mm
edition of 5
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holly by nienke klunder, 2008
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upclose of holly
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donut madonna by nienke klunder, 2009
bronze with silver finished mask
540 x 450 x 1190mm
edition of 5
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profile of donut madonna
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drawings of donut madonna
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drawings of donut madonna
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limousine table by n. klunder and j. hayon, 2009
hand-carved solid mahogany wood with high-glass finish and brass
2750 x 830 x 895mm
edition of 8
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drawings of limousine table
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the 'hood' of the limousine table propped open
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plate americano 09 by n. klunder and j. hayon, 2009
hand-painted ceramic with plantinum dots
600mm diameter, 550 depth
unique piece
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plate americano 04 by n. klunder and j. hayon, 2009
hand-painted ceramic with plantinum dots
600mm diameter, 550 depth
unique piece
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plate americano 10 by n. klunder and j. hayon, 2009
hand-painted ceramic with plantinum dots
600mm diameter, 550 depth
unique piece
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plate americano 01 by n. klunder and j. hayon, 2009
hand-painted ceramic with plantinum dots
600mm diameter, 550 depth
unique piece
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plate americano 02 by n. klunder and j. hayon, 2009
hand-painted ceramic with plantinum dots
600mm diameter, 550 depth
unique piece
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plate americano 07 by n. klunder and j. hayon, 2009
hand-painted ceramic with plantinum dots
600mm diameter, 550 depth
unique piece
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general view of the exhibition
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