The Dutch Embassy, Cairo

Year:	2002
Location:	Caïro
Designer:	Z2
Project type:	art & design
Product:	hand-painted ceramic beads

Z2 was commissioned to create works of art in or around the Dutch Embassy in Cairo. It was decided to use the artwork as a showpiece for the embassy and the Netherlands with the entrance gate providing the perfect canvas. By extending a semi-circle of the fence outwards, and thickening its bars, it could be strung with beads. The ceramic beads vary in diameter, from 60 to 140 mm, and are hand painted with historical motifs.