“The biggest compliment for me is when someone smiles while looking at my designs,” says Richard Hutten, Dutch designer and leading exponent of the Droog collective who lives and works in Rotterdam.

Looking at his products it’s easy to understand why. They are ironic, often surprising objects like the cup Dumbo with handles in the shape of sticking-out ears (above), produced in a limited edition of 100,000. But these very likeable designs are also invented to carry out their function intelligently, such as the Table-upon-table bar stool made of two tables stacked on top of each other, one of which can be used as a stool when necessary.

The Kunsthal in Rotterdam is dedicating an extensive retrospective to Hutten (until October 7), illustrating both his early designs and more recent projects, such as the collection of silver for Christofle and the interiors of a building by Dutch practice MVRDV. E.S.

Until 10.7.2007
Richard Hutten. Homo ludens
Kunsthal Rotterdam
Museumpark, Westzeedijk 341, 3015 AA Rotterdam
https://www.kunsthal.nl/