tapestry
design icons, an ode to the broom
2021

mixed media
150 x 100 cm


The broom was made and shaped by many generations of people around the world. But its archetypal form always stayed the same. It is a unique piece of design, created by humanity. And while it is an ordinary everyday object, it holds spiritual reference to the mystic and the sacret in cultures of all continents.
design icons, an ode to the broom places the age-old broom as a design icon on the wall. It is a universal symbol for simplicity, craft, tactility, spirituality and our shared human experience.  

























































































        series of textile collages
        including removable broom

        from the series:
        design icons, an ode to the broom
        2021

        mixed media, textile
        150 x 60 cm










        
         
Ode to the spoon, 2023
30 x 25 cm, textile collage 





                     

      
    
      Woman, 2021
      25 x 20 cm, mixed media collage
















    

    Broom tapestry miniatures









                                          



                                                                                 
   

             

   
             












Miniature #16 Marteau et Bloc, 2023
24 x 19 cm, textile collage







         
     
         Laced head sculpture, 2022
         50 x 40 cm, textile collage 









        

        






      









   

  Design Icons, an ode to the broom     
  Booklet, 2021


© Marthe Koetsier