• color pigeon service .christien meindertsma

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

these 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.

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

size: 28 x 10 x 19 cm high

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.