Concept, watercolor illustrations and wooden/ textile prototype of an all ages “Mix & Match” game, based on twelve lidded objects from the RIJKSMUSEUM. Entry for the Rijksstudio Award, 2017
Images by Heiko Neumeister (merci!)
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- The game plays with our everyday experience of searching, missing or breaking the original lids to our pots, of mixing and matching, of improvising and creating new cupboard couples.
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- The set contains 12 illustrated pots and their tops from the museum‘s collection, each printed on a piece of plywood. The original shapes are adapted to have the same proportions and angle so that each pot and top can be combined.
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- A double-sided cotton pad gives two playing options to collect the pieces: the white side displays the silhouettes of the original pairs, the black side features shapes of new combinations. Will-to-order vs. creative thinking 🙂
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- For help or deeper understanding, the accompanying booklet shows all pots and tops in their original partnership.
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- Together with an invitation to start playing, the booklet simply portrays each illustrated object with its description.
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- Playing with the different shapes, colors and depicted materials can help to to experience the beauty of design and its diversity – and hopefully arouses or raises further interest in the collections of the RIJKSMUSEUM.
