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INTERVIEW

GIJS BAKKER ON SHUTTERING CHP...?

23 Years of Both Design and Contemporary Jewelry

by James Tergau

In 1996, Dutch designer Gijs Bakker co-founded Chi ha paura…? (Italian for Who’s afraid of…?), a foundation that aimed to bridge the gap between the world of design and the world of contemporary jewelry. Chp…?, the brand’s name since 2013, started with the launch of a core collection that included both jewelry by renowned industrial designers such as Ron Arad, Marc Newson, and Marcel Wanders, as well as pieces from noted jewelry designers such as Emmy van Leersum, Otto Künzli, and Ted Noten. Starting in 2002, chp…? initiated jewelry collections in collaboration with the Design Museum Den Bosch. Every couple of years, they invited a group of designers to design a piece of jewelry in response to themes such as What’s Luxury?, Global Identity, and Device People. The results were subsequently presented at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. But in late 2019, it was announced that chp…? jewelry would cease to exist by January 31, 2020. Bakker discusses why.

Image caption: HOKO, Index, 2013, photo: Rien Bazen

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