Recently while reading the fabulous blog of JrSoc member Helen Dardik I was introduced the wonderfully whacked art and design of Jaime Hayon. And in perusing her portfolio I found that she had created a line of porcelain figurines for Lladró. Lladró?!

For those those of you not familiar with this name, Lladró is a Spanish company that been around since the 1950s producing an extensive line of figural, table top scale porcelain sculptures. In my former career as an art appraiser I saw far more than my fair share of these pieces cluttering the shelves of Beverly Hills homes and came to think of them as over-priced, overly sentimental knick knacks for the over-indulgent wealthy. Ouch!  Strictly my personal opinion as I know many, many people love these collectibles.

Lladró tends to depict idealized images of family, children and motherhood - which is why I was so amused to see Hayon’s somewhat subversive interpretation of these themes. I love a good make-over.

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