Beetle mania

Although they often munch on our plants, the bugs and beetles that arrive with summer are nature’s own (functional) decor items. The Thomas Eyck design group obviously agrees.

The Dutch design distributor recently launched a range of porcelain vases by Studio RaR called “Schwarm”.

This collection consists of 63 different limited-edition glazed porcelain beetles; with 40 pieces per beetle design.

Schwarm (swarm) was born out of the designer’s fascination with the diversity in natural fauna collections. Within these collections extremely small differences give reason to distinguish one animal from another.

This quality inspired RaR to take 10 different types of beetle and reshape them. Each model is glazed in different techniques, like metal and shrinking glazes, giving each piece unique characteristics.

Like their real-life counterparts, these beetles have more to offer than just their looks. Celebrate summer by filling them with blooms that the real beetles haven’t attacked yet.

More information: www.thomaseyck.com