Already in 2020 whatever it was top model launched itself into the world of decorative design with a collection of accessories and kitchenware. It was about parts art glass and ceramics, designed for the Portuguese kitchenware and decoration firms Vista Alegre and Bordallo Pinheiro. Of that collection Cloudy Butterflies (which we present to you at Hola.com) and its success Another collaboration of the German model Claudia Schiffer with these brands has been born. Gudrun arrives now with porcelain and ceramic pieces with a marked autumnal character.
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© Vista Alegre and Bordallo PinheiroAutumn household items born from the creativity of Claudia Schiffer
The collection Gudrun of Claudia Schiffer for Vista Alegre and Bordallo Pinheiro, has been designed by the model herself, who chose the family home, Coldham Hall, located in Suffolk (United Kingdom) to be inspired and create these porcelain and ceramic pieces. These include dinner plates, soup plates and bread plates, as well as a teapot and tea cups with saucers.
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© Vista Alegre and Bordallo PinheiroMotifs inspired by Schiffer’s daily life in England
Delicate, timeless and sprinkled with autumn-inspired motifs. This is the collection Gudrun, where are not missing oak leaves, acorns and squirrels, reflecting the daily life of the German model in rural England. Schiffer has also included other animals such as foxes and woodpeckers in the designs of these hand-painted pieces, in a more playful and figurative style.
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© Vista Alegre and Bordallo PinheiroAn autumn palette
Due to both the motifs and the colors, the range of decorative objects and household items that make up this collection created for Vista Alegre and Bordallo Pinheiro, have a marked autumnal influence. The pieces They are decorated with brushstrokes of forest green, mustard tones, warm browns and some crimson..
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© Vista Alegre and Bordallo PinheiroHandcrafted in nature
The new seven-piece tableware coincides with the anniversary of Vista Alegre, which this year celebrates its 200th anniversary. with this job reinforces the artisanal heritage of the marktosince we must remember that the pieces are hand painted.
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© Vista Alegre and Bordallo PinheiroBoxes, jugs and dishes
In addition to the crockery plates with which to decorate a beautiful table this new season, the collection includes other pieces such as acorn-shaped boxes, water jugs and fountains or leaf-shaped decorations for hang on the wall; all designed by Claudia Schiffer, and which she has used to decorate her own house.
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© Vista Alegre and Bordallo PinheiroSchiffer’s mother and her childhood memories as inspiration
Both the tableware and decorative collections have been named after the model’s late mother, Gudrun Schiffer, an avid gardener. This fact, as well as childhood memories of the family garden and the landscape that surrounds the house in Schiffer’s native Germany, have helped create the motifs, shapes and details of the collection. It is the model herself who has explained that “Gudrun is the name of my latest porcelain collection with Vista Alegre and the ceramic collection with Bordallo Pinheiro. It is the name of my late mother and is dedicated to all my childhood memories linked to the field. Watching the squirrels from my bedroom window, collecting acorns while my mother gathered autumn leaves. Listen to the woodpeckers and sleep to the sound of birdsong. These memories inspired me to create these new collections. The designs are very mine and I am very proud of the result”.
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© Vista Alegre and Bordallo PinheiroA collection that respects the brands’ traditional techniques
To give life to the designs that Claudia Schiffer had in her head and wanted to create, the development of shapes and patterns was very important, which had to respect the traditional techniques of Bordallo Pinheiro. Regarding colors and paints, several tests were carried out to find the tones idealized by Claudia Schiffer, but also the naturalism of the represented motifs so characteristic of the brand.. Precisely, regarding this collaboration, Nuno Barra, administrator of Vista Alegre and Bordallo Pinheiro, indicates that “this collection is very special. “It is a privilege to work with Claudia Schiffer, who has her own imagination and is full of ideas based on many elements that she saw throughout her extraordinary career.”
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© Vista Alegre and Bordallo PinheiroVersatile tableware
The pieces that make up this collection are perfectly combinable with each other. This way is it possible prepare a lunch, dinner or snackwith delicate pieces that adapt to situations and that they will fit due to the predominant color range, which allows you to create a more autumnal table in brown and greenish tones or a cooler one for an outdoor meal, like the one Schiffer proposes below.
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© Vista Alegre and Bordallo PinheiroA table prepared to receive inside and outside the home
For those fall days when the sun is still shining. A meal outside is perfect, with a table dressed in brighter, autumnal tones. With a lot of yellow and brown, which are surely shades that will blend with the surroundings.
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© Vista Alegre and Bordallo PinheiroThe story of a beginning: Schiffer’s love for the brand
When Claudia Schiffer’s previous collaboration with brands was presented, she herself explained that some Portuguese friends gave him his first Bordallo Pinheiro piece years ago. The gift was a plate of cheese with a gray mouse on it. Since that time, he has collected many pieces that Bordallo Pinheiro has designed. That love for the brand led her to ask them if she could bring her ideas to life. And so the collaboration arose, which now with Gudrun see a new collection, which is available for purchase starting in October on vistaalegre.com and bordallopinheiro.com. Depending on the pieces, prices vary between €27 and €1,040.
