
Gijs Bakker b. 1942
Gijs Bakker uses the medium of jewelry as a means to explore contemporary notions of aesthetics, material, value, and historicism. Using humor and irony, Bakker, who also designs furniture, lighting and exhibitions, attacks traditional approaches to jewelry as beautifying adornment and the eminence of craftsmanship. Along with gold and precious stones, Bakker incorporates photography to great effect, at times presenting not jewelry, but conceptual caricatures of what we expect jewelry to be. Bakker studied industrial design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam and is also known for being a founding member of the influential Dutch design collective Droog, for which he was the head art director until 2009. He is also a respected professor and his works are held in collections including the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Auction Results Gijs Bakker

Gijs Bakker
Fruit Table with Holes
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $11,250

Gijs Bakker
Fruit Table with Holes
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $6,250

Gijs Bakker
Chair with Holes
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $5,000

Gijs Bakker
Car mirror
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $3,750

Gijs Bakker
seatbelt chairs, set of four
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,160

Gijs Bakker
Car mirror
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $2,000

Gijs Bakker
Car mirror
estimate: $700–900
result: $938

Gijs Bakker
Car Mirror
estimate: $300–500
result: $875

Gijs Bakker
Strip chairs and dining table
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $813

Gijs Bakker
Car mirror
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $704

Gijs Bakker
Shot bracelets, set of three
estimate: $300–500
result: $95

Gijs Bakker
Car mirror
estimate: $1,000–1,500

Gijs Bakker
Car mirror
estimate: $1,000–1,500