Bernadette De Loose of the Design Museum is happy with the winner: "His vase is exquisite! There's so much movement in his design, like it's made of wrinkled silver foil that has been smoothed out. The vase could be a sacred object for an offering, or an urn. In short, to me it's of an almost spiritual beauty," she confesses.

The Design Museum is showing Suzuki's winning vase and the other silver objects in a rather austere and traditional way, to make sure they get all the attention. After all, this museum has a long love story with silver, so whoever drops by for the Schoonhoven exhibition should also visit the permanent collection. Discover old masterpieces by architect Henry van de Velde, contemporary design from Belgian designer-of-the-year Nedda El-Asmar (from cutlery to a silver condom holder), and key works like the Fruit Dish of Ettore Sottsass. Because although we may no longer dream about the traditional 30-piece silver service like our grandparents did, silver design remains very attractive.

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