Diskus Plate ‘Happiness'

Diskus Plate

Diskus is a series of porcelain plates that feature phrases about various subjects in calligraphy. Your dinner conversations won’t just be about work, politics, or the children, but also about food, chance, and happiness. Available with two Dutch and two English texts. The name Diskus originates from the Greek word for plate or disc and from discussion or discourse. Diskus was born from a collaboration between calligraphic designer Nicole van Schouwenburg and Royal Delft.

Diskus on Happiness - text in Dutch

Zie je de parels van je leven? Dan heb je zó een snoer van geluk. De knopen ertussen beschermen de parels. Komt voor dat je alleen maar de knopen ziet. Toch kunnen parel en knoop niet zonder elkaar in een stevig parelsnoer. Noem mij je parels en ik knoop er een snoer van.

Idea

Nicole on how it all started: "I like to create calligraphic artworks. Preferably with a brush and blue ink. With panache and curls. In 2005, I stumbled on an idea: I’m going to paint a plate with a phrase that is written from the outside to the inside, making it decorative. At a certain point, I thought: it’s almost similar to Delftware! With a concept plate, I visited the Porceleyne Fles in Delft. The people here were immediately impressed and thought my plate would make a good product. We started to create the first series. We performed tests in a laboratory to determine the best blue color and the ideal type of plate. A fun and interesting process”.