An eccentric collection of ceramics re-invents one of the best Portuguese traditions, through a contemporary vision of the old “savoir-faire”. Sam Baron assembles a futuristic approach of souvenirs inherited from the past, merging details of a long tradition of nature inspired shapes with classic vases and tableware pieces.The Bizarre collection populates the Sisley store in Chiado with strange, hybrid creatures: from a vase which hosts a kissing couple of swans or with indiscreet rabbit ears, to the plate that seems to have a fish swimming in it, or the salt and pepper set where a bee is having a gentle conversation with a mouse. The ceramics are made by hand and produced by Olfaire, in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.

2009 — Salone del Mobile