UNITED BY A PASSION FOR DESIGN AND LUXURY
The fashion and lifestyle department store Breuninger commissions KPM Berlin to produce a contemporary design object. We tell you more...
KPM Berlin and the luxury department store Breuninger have a long-standing friendship: back in 2016, the partners developed the concept of a manufactory space for all those who appreciate established brands, sophisticated design and handmade luxury products. Now Breuninger itself has become a customer of luxury manufacturer KPM Berlin and had a special version of its traditional mascot made.
The Breuni bear has been part of the department store family since 1952. For this year's Christmas, the multimedia artist Michel Comte, who has been associated with Breuninger through various projects, was inspired by the figure on behalf of the store. He created a contemporary design object that represents a personal version.
Based on the Breuni bear, the Berlin design team led by head designer Thomas Wenzel produced a luxurious and detailed 1:1 porcelain version of the 25 cm tall bear.
To give the porcelain bear a luxurious finishing touch, it was finally given a gleaming robe of 24-carat bright gold in KPM Berlin's master painting department.
Michel Comte, who was one of the first to see the Berlin porcelain version, is delighted: "The bear has always played an important role in Breuninger's history, traditionally making children's eyes light up. For Christmas, I wanted to design my contemporary version of the bear, which radiates the same warmth, makes people happy and makes eyes light up - I want one myself," says Comte.
The gold-plated porcelain Breuni bear is available in all Breuninger Department Stores in a first edition exclusively limited to 100 pieces and signed by Michel Comte.
Photos: Jens Remes and KPM Berlin
