KPM+ Serge Bloch Vide Poche

Four years ago, with the “ KPM+ ” format, KPM Berlin established a platform for creative dialogue between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary art. Since then, it has collaborated with internationally acclaimed artists such as Stefan Marx, Jean Jullien, Zeloot, and Andy Rementer . For the new “ KPM+ ” Artist Edition, and in collaboration with the “ Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin ,” KPM Berlin has now partnered with the French artist and illustrator Serge Bloch. Together, they bid farewell to this extraordinary year with a humorous “Au revoir!” The basis of the collaboration is a KPM object that translates from French as “empty the bag”—a staple in well-organized households from Paris to Berlin: the “ Vide Poche,” from the French. A bowl that keeps everything—from keys (in Bloch’s case, the keys to his dreams) to discarded jewelry and loose change—all “les nécessités de la vie” within easy reach. Bloch’s illustration depicts the “Gentleman en route,” ready to go out with hat and coat. The viewer accompanies him step by step and bids him farewell in a way that’s sure to bring a smile when the special bowl is refilled upon his return. A charming, even practical work of art for everyday life that lends the home that famous “je ne sais quoi” that only true French people can create.