Spacewalk
Soap bubbles are my muse and material, and now magnified in a continuous pattern, they seem an infinite universe. The name ‘Spacewalk’ refers to the […]
The becoming of today
The present is a moment where the events of the past and our wishes for the future come together. Taken from found photo albums, these […]
Bubblewrap
Our current society has an overwhelming intensity wherein everyone is always connected and information is continuously shared. Data, instant messaging and news feeds have colonized […]
Supernova
When a star dies it does so explosively, in a supernova. This supernova leaves a dust cloud, which creates a radiation that resembles a billion […]
Double Bubble
The soap-film of a bubble shows a spectacular color pallet by reflecting the light from two surfaces. In this table damask, this specific quality of […]
Powers of soap
In this series of tea towels the soap bubble is represented in different dimensions, each creating a new imaginative reference to the bubble: from an […]
Tea towels
These tea towels show what happens when drying the dishes. Traditional Dutch tea towels are decorated with a two-tone pattern of small squares. The tea […]
Prospect Venlo
This facade illustration is inspired by the original stone reliefs, which are on both sides of the entrance. These original reliefs date from the period […]
Surfactants
The surface of this crockery carries a decorative layer created by bubbles. Through a ‘surfactant’ – an aid to dissolve two immiscible liquids by reducing […]
Fieldwork
In Dutch genre paintings flowers were immortalized. Impossible flowers arrangements with flowers form different seasons were constructed to give a surreal and infinite image. Through […]
Ebullience
The patterns on this series of fabrics are made with soap-bubbles. They symbolize the transience of the bubble, now fixed within a pattern, but still […]
ASCII Tree Curtain
A house is rooted underground in a worldwide network of pipes and cables. Everything we communicate through those roots is converted into a language that […]
Fieldwork II
In Dutch genre paintings flowers were immortalized. Impossible flowers arrangements with flowers form different seasons were constructed to give a surreal and infinite image. Through […]
Spirits
Flowers preserved in spirits. Their colors fade, but the pale figures behind the glass force the viewer to look at flowers in a different way.
Homo bulla est
The bubbles of vanitas still lifes remind us of the transience of existence, as Erasmus said “Homo bulla est” (the man is but a bubble). […]
Table Bouquet
In the attempt to immortalize flowers, Sybrandy made a series of photocopies of bouquets. From 3D to 2D through one push of the button. The […]
Natura morte II
For the exhibition POWER OF COPY in the Xuzhou Museum of Art (China) I have my ‘Nature Morte’ painting copied. The original painting, a copy […]
The waiting nail
When moving into a new house or when renovating your existing home, you find traces of previous occupants, decorations or the building process. Through these […]
Writing is golden
There’s nothing like a handwritten note. Although the messages might read common notes like “buy milk” or “back home around ten”, these scribbles are physical fragments […]
Flowercopy
In the attempt to immortalize flowers Sybrandy, made a series of photocopies of bouquets. The series works as a diary. The collection of photocopies becomes […]
Sanseveria
For the Inside Design exhibition in the ‘flower room’ at the Lloyd Hotel, Sybrandy designed a sanseveria-print on a curtain. In the basement of the […]
Bathing
This geranium is completely free of associations and stripped of traditions.
Plant cushions
This cushion, decorated with a plant print, refers to the artificiality and commodification of nature in our daily environment. It asks the subtle question whether […]
Herbarium vases
These two-dimensional porcelain vases are inspired by the small paper vases that were stuck over the stems of dried flowers in seventeenth century botanical albums. […]
Natura morte I
Seventeenth-century still lifes symbolize transitoriness. Everything is temporary, nothing lasts forever. To encapsulate this symbolism, these flowers have been cut and thus have died for a […]
Desktoop
Within the framework of Utrecht Manifest, Sybrandy was asked how the New Worklandscape might look like. Sybrandy focused on the question whether we can grow […]
Jasminum gate
For the rebuilt Flora neighbourhood in Eindhoven we made an illustration of a Jasmine slender. The lines form a gate witch gives access and identity […]
Urban Nature for The James Hotel
I was asked by Studio Architect for the rooms at The James Hotel to develop a print for the glass wall that separates the bathroom […]
Upside down
Flowers are subject to expectations and patterns. That sometimes makes it difficult to love them with an open mind.
Familyleafs
When my house plant loses a leaf, I pick it up, cut a portrait into it and label it with a date. Drying the leaves […]
Fundament
Special events and occasions, such as the completion of a house, used to be marked by having a table damask made as a present for […]
The Legend of Kendix curtains
For the company Kendix. Sybrandy designed a curtain of a tree. The tree has a gradient that stems from the colouring apparent in dusk and […]
Urban Nature for The James Hotel
I was asked to design a wall-print for the elevator lobby of the hotel. The lift is often a landmark for guests in a hotel. […]
Darning socks
We know about recycling and re-using, but shouldn’t repairing be the first thing we think about? For us, the icon of repairing is darning socks. […]
ASCII Tree curtains for ABN AMRO
For the renovated ABN AMRO bank in Eindhoven we made a special edition of the ASCII tree curtains. Growing over three floors the trees gradient […]
Sticking plaster on a roll
In the same way you would lovingly apply a band-aid to a skinned knee, you can use this tape to stick together your favourite broken […]
Wallpaper
During the lifespan of a house, a lot of occupants come and go. Each occupant leaves tracks and traces behind. Through the years wallpaper is […]
Removal blankets
Blankets that are used for moving pieces of furniture are made of recycled fabrics such as old pullovers, trousers, blankets, mattresses, chair linings etc. The […]
Mug
The beauty of a crack or a broken handle goes unnoticed. A mug without its handle functions at best as a pencil or brush holder. […]
Handkerchiefs
Few people tend to use real handkerchiefs these days. But this series of handkerchiefs is specially made to comfort, to dry your eyes, to cherish […]