though they aren't in the pictures from the
because the factory was destroyed
extremely intense and long. I never lost
times of WuWA exhibition. They must have
and looted and after the war and they
hope and I believed that if I bought these
been installed later on.
never restarted production. Besides,
cups – I imagined myself on the terrace
this plain-styled, cream-white coloured
in the terrace drinking tea from them –
GHL: This house was well-thought out
porcelain service with gold details
then it would have started
in terms of its functions: there are a
couldn't have been produced later. During
a positive chain of events. I had huge
lot of built-in wardrobes and storage
Nazi times, gold had other usages than
trouble getting hold of these cups.
space, right?
ornamentation... Hitler forbade using
Someone would outbid my offers on
DH: I have a different angle on it. People
gold reserves other than for military
Allegro continually but finally I managed
nowadays have more possessions. For
purposes. There's a story connected with
to buy my first two cups. The courier
example, we have more clothes; in the
this porcelain. I saw this amazing service
delivered them and from then on the
past people had fewer things but they
on the Internet at the same time when
negotiations took the right direction and
were better-made and therefore they had
the first negotiation talks concerning
we managed to buy this house. Our great
longevity.
this house took place. These talks were
dream came true.
GHL: Yes, but there were hats, fans and gloves... DH: OK, but because of our eclecticism we also have hats, fans and gloves with the jeans and trainers. I think I'm like that myself and so is my house there is a combination: a bit of new and a bit of old, a bit of kitsch with a few key items of greater artistic value. GHL: Tell me something about the porcelain. DH: This porcelain comes from Ĺťary, Sorau is the pre-war name, where there was a manufacturer called Carstens. This set, which I absolutely love, is from the end of the twenties and turn of the thirties. It's one hundred percent original
28 Living room with door to the garden, 2014. Photography by Natalia and Ernest Dec
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