The internationally acclaimed artist Marcel Dzama has designed an exclusive edition for the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin in collaboration with the Süddeutsche Zeitung magazine.
With the "Blue Moon" vase, limited to 100 pieces, the Canadian artist combines traditional porcelain craftsmanship with contemporary art. Dzama is characterized by his unmistakable visual language, which is characterized by fairytale motifs, folkloristic elements as well as art historical and contemporary influences. In addition to his well-known ink and watercolor works, Dzama has also created films.
The Canadian now transports his mystical, fairytale-like painting onto the LAB Vase KOLBENFORM conical from KPM Berlin, thereby simultaneously creating a monument to the beginnings of film. The central motif of the vase - a mysterious moon - is a homage to Georges Méliès' iconic film "Journey to the Moon" from 1902. Dzama thus builds an artistic bridge between fantasy, reality and the dream world - a recurring theme in his work.
Dzama's motifs were transferred to the vases in the KPM Berlin master painting workshop in the historic manufactory on the edge of the Tiergarten and printed on by hand. To create the mystical blue ground, the illustrations were masked with stencils and the vase was sprayed by hand.
The handmade KOLBENFORM conical vase from the LAB series, which was created in 2015, combines timeless elegance with modern multifunctionality. The subtle contrast between the glossy-smooth and velvety-matt surface and the clear, elegant lines are particularly characteristic, embodying both timeless aesthetics and modern functionality.
DIRECTLY FROM
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THE ARTIST
HAND-PRINTED IN MASTER PAINTING
Marcel Dzama, born in Winnipeg in 1974, is one of the most important figurative artists of his generation. He has developed his own visual language, characterized by fairy tales, folk art, art historical and modern influences. In addition to ink and watercolor works, he has also created films, dioramas and collaborations with Bob Dylan and Spike Jonze, among others, since the 1990s. In 2008 he designed the SZ-Magazin Kunst-Edition 46. He has lived in New York for over twenty years and has been represented by David Zwirner since 1998.
The LAB KOLBENFORM conical vase from the "Blue Moon" edition by KPM+ Marcel Dzama is limited to 100 pieces, costs 795 euros and will be available exclusively in KPM Berlin stores throughout Germany, in the KPM online store and via the SZ Shop from November 7, 2025.