Willem Ruys

Joyce de Gruiter

Unique piece, inspired by the Dutch passenger ship Willem Ruys which, in the 1940’s, brought the designer’s parents from Asia to Europe, which was a meeting of two opposite cultures and literally East meeting West, 2013.

Part of the collection Northampton Museums and Art Gallery, England.

Material: wood, krijinto, pearlescent paint and gold leaf.

© Joyce de Gruiter.


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