color pigeon service .christien meindertsma

color pigeon service by christien meindertsma and kvadrat fabrics

the birds are made in all 45 available shades of Kvadrat Canvas to create a three-dimensional colour card: small objects that individually demonstrate the quality of the textile and together show the whole range.

size: 28 x 10 x 19 cm high

hand made in the Netherlands and filled with flax seeds.
each pigeon carries a small rolled-up note on the side of its tail for sending secret messenges.

the pigeon project based on a permanent installation of linen pigeons for Texture, the museum of  flax in Kortrijk, Belgium. The installation is about the homing pigeons used for espionage during the First World War, some of which were captured and held in the building that is now the museum. Each pigeon is  filled with  flax seeds and covered in various kinds of natural Belgian linen.

• ordered colors can vary a little. in case the ordered color is sold we will send the most similar color available •