
KWAB. Dutch design in the Age of Rembrandt, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
I visited the Rijksmuseum with the special exhibition KWAB. Dutch design in the age of Rembrandt. Fantastic sea creatures, monstrous beasts, whimsical body shapes and fluid contours that seem to drip like syrup from a spoon: all are manifestations of the ornament style known as kwab, ‘auricular’ or ‘lobate’ –…