High Tea Pot from Studio Wieki Somers, 2003
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About This Piece

Exceptional Contemporary Design

This daring, contemporary design classic turns the polite activity of tea drinking on its head. The Rotterdam-based Studio Weiki Somers—one of today’s brightest and most poetic design stars—surprises us by modeling a teapot on the shape of a pig’s skull. The studio originally designed this piece for a project called Deliciously Decadent; Somers herself defines decadence as the moment “where the tasty and the unsavory, the harmful and the delightful, are no longer discernible from one another.” The High Tea Pot is included in the permanent collections of both the V&A in London and the MoMA in New York.

Creator	Studio Wieki Somers
Manufacturer	Studio Wieki Somers
Design Period	From 2000
Year	2003
Production Period	2000 to 2009
Country of Manufacture	Netherlands
Identifying Marks	Signed by maker
Style	Contemporary
Detailed Condition	New — This is a new (unused) item of contemporary design.
Product Code	CWS-82311
Additional Information	Open Edition
Materials	Leather, Porcelain
Color	White
Width	47 cm 47 cm
Depth	20 cm 20 cm
Height	25 cm 25 cm
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.

Shipping & Delivery

Dealer	Studio Wieki Somers
Ships from	Netherlands
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.
Returns	Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

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About the Creator

Studio Wieki Somers

Dutch designers Wieki Somers, born in 1976, and Dylan van de Berg, born in 1971, work together under the name Studio Wieki Somers. They set up their practice in Rotterdam in 2003, following the completion of their studies at Design Academy Eindhoven.

The studio undertakes commissions for international manufacturers, museums, and galleries, and has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Galerie Kreo in Paris. Their work has received numerous awards and is collected by museum such as MoMA, Centre Pompidou, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, and the V&A.

Studio Wieki Somers creates objects that reflect a deep sensitivity for materials, technological detailing, and a highly demanding finish, often introducing fantasy into the most common everyday objects.