{"product_id":"pieter-engels-design-chair","title":"Silver Painted Restored Chair by Pieter Engels","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fhmlg\" data-offset-key=\"dvj4k-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"dvj4k-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"dvj4k-0-0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-text=\"true\"\u003ePieter Engels; a magician amongst artists or a longer without a claque.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fhmlg\" data-offset-key=\"9du2g-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"9du2g-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"9du2g-0-0\"\u003e\u003cbr data-text=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fhmlg\" data-offset-key=\"2qfmr-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"2qfmr-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"2qfmr-0-0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-text=\"true\"\u003eThis restored chair (herstelde stoel) is an unique piece made by the extraordinary Dutch artist, Pieter Engels made in the 60's. Engels pushed the boundaries of absurd thinking between Art and Products.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fhmlg\" data-offset-key=\"aibsj-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"aibsj-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"aibsj-0-0\"\u003e\u003cbr data-text=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fhmlg\" data-offset-key=\"a3it9-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"a3it9-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"a3it9-0-0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-text=\"true\"\u003eIn 1964, Engels began the company EPO: Engels Products Organization. EPO produced products, not works of art. Pieter Engels presented himself not as an artist, but as a director. He also had an alter ego: Simon Es. Who acted as a sales promoter and publicity mastermind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fhmlg\" data-offset-key=\"2o2n1-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"2o2n1-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"2o2n1-0-0\"\u003e\u003cbr data-text=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fhmlg\" data-offset-key=\"1vtgn-0-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-offset-key=\"1vtgn-0-0\" class=\"_1mf _1mj\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"1vtgn-0-0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-text=\"true\"\u003eDuring his time at EPO, Engels smashed various pieces of furniture to pieces only to reassemble them \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"8dje0-0-0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-text=\"true\"\u003eusing hinges, causing the piece to lose its functionality. With this intervention, Engels plays with the boundary between art and utilitarian object, between the familiar and the alienating while using irony to criticize the market forces of art. Despite his well-known working method and his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"8ig45-0-0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-text=\"true\"\u003emany exhibits all around the country, this piece is unique. This is because outside of a private collection, it has never been exhibited in public. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pieter Engels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56867066347851,"sku":"260039","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/0173\/4703\/files\/IMG_5834.jpg?v=1774269359","url":"https:\/\/timeless-art.com\/en-gb\/products\/pieter-engels-design-chair","provider":"Timeless-Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}