Toile, a word that now refers to a garment or fabric, evolved through the centuries. It was originally assigned to the act of dressing, washing, attending to one’s appearance in the context of a private dressing room. Grounded in the word’s historic connotations, Carolina Wilcke’s Toile Dressing Table is an homage to femininity, an assertion that women should not be afraid to look, be, or behave in feminine way. The dressing table’s shape is inspired by an old mirror that was found in Wilcke’s parents’ attic. It had once belonged to her grandfather, who was a hairdresser in the working-class district of Amsterdam during the 1930s and ‘40’s.

A graduate of the Design Academy Eindhoven, Wilcke is a Dutch designer and goldsmith. She creates functional objects that have a strong yet welcoming identity.

DESIGNER/

Reinier Bosch

DATE/

2018

MATERIALS/

Hi-macs, Leather, Mirror, Mohair, Steel, Wood

DIMENSIONS/

120 x 46 x 170 cm

STYLE/

Contemporary

HERITAGE/

Netherlands

SHIPS FROM/

Heusden