“Chi ha paura…?“ means “Who’s afraid…?” in Italian, and is a message about the fear artists have of creating non-traditional contemporary jewelry.
If you have a chance to hear Gijs Bakker speak, you’ll enjoy it. He discusses his start in design, the beginnings of droog and Chi ha paura…? and shows pictures from his early life all the way to the present.
To see more images of the jewelry on exhibit, visit the Chi ha paura…? website
Photos of Fabergé boxes were used in these display stands for part of the exhibit. Notice the music stand like bases.
A line of text around one of the museum’s rooms shows a quote by Bakker:
“…the piece of jewelry must be designed as a means of communication. We want to bring about wonder surprise or amusement in a field, the jewelry field, which is still very classical and traditional.”
the Sense of Wonder:
As Gijs Bakker signed a book for me, I spoke to him about a light fixture I’ve been oogling for years, 85 Lamps by Rody Graumans (sold by droog), which he told us is coming out soon with LED bulbs. The power required by the award winning 85 lamps design is high, and will be much lower with the LED version. Unfortunately at this time the price of LED bulbs is much higher than traditional bulbs, a constant trade-off faced by those adopting new technologies. The lifetime of LED bulbs is much higher than incandescent bulbs, so changing out one of the 85 bulbs will be required much less often. And, that’s always a plus in a chandelier.