Vrolijk is perhaps best known for glass vessels with their outgrowth of colored glass fragments. The volatility in accomplishing the exceptional thickness of his vases creates a risky balance between strength and delicacy. The thermal stress caused when trying to equalize the interior and exterior temperature of the cooling vessels, is fraught with the threat of breakage. The success of these pieces lies in the crystalline clarity posed against their substantial physical impact. To create each piece, a meticulously patterned bed of broken glass pieces is strategically laid down and heated to a specific temperature in order to be properly fused to a nascent blown glass form. The temperature and timing must be precisely in tandem. It is a high-stakes process that results in a kind of frozen sense of chaos.
Cromwell Place (solo) - 4 Cromwell Place, London, England - Vessel Gallery London, 13 – 19 May 2024
Galleri Glass, Stockholm (solo) Nybrogatan 34, 114 39 Stockholm, Sweden, 11 April - 9 May 2024
PAD Paris - Galerie Scene Ouverte, Paris France - Todd Merrill Studio, New York USA - Atkris Studio, Haaften, the Netherlands, 3 - 7 April 2024
Objects With Narratives - The Grand Sablon, Pl. du Grand Sablon 40, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium from 8 March 2024
Collect London - Vessel Gallery, London28, Feb – 3 March 2024
Bergdorf Goodman - New York Fashion Week, 754 5th Avenue, New York, USA. Todd Merrill Studio, New York, 1 - 29 Feb 2024
Design Miami, Miami - Todd Merrill Studio, New York, 6 – 10 Dec. 2023
Salon Art + Design, New York - Todd Merrill Studio, New York, 9 – 13 Nov. 2023
PAD London - Galerie Scene Ouverte, Paris, 10 - 15 Oct. 2023
Intersect Aspen, Colorado USA - Todd Merrill Studio, New York, 1 - 4 August 2023
Hotel de Crillon, Paris 10 place de Concorde 75008 Paris, 20 June – 10 July 2023
Design Miami, Basel - Galerie Scene Ouverte, Paris,12 – 18 June 2023
Bergdorf Goodman - 754 5thAvenue, New York, USA, 6 April - 25 Aug 2023
PAD Paris Design + Art - Galerie Scene Ouverte, Paris, 29 March - 2 April 2023
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary - Todd Merrill StudioWest Palm Beach, USA, 23 - 26 March 2023
The Value in Things - Vessel Gallery4 Cromwell Place, London, England, 1 - 11 March 2023
Quelque chose d´Irréel - Galerie Scene Ouverte72 Rue Mazarine, Paris, France, 27 Jan. - 25 March 2023
Design Miami, Miami - Todd Merrill Studio, New York, 30 Nov. - 4 Dec. 2022
Salon Art + Design – Todd Merrill Studio, New York, 10 - 14 Nov. 2022
PAD London Design + Art - Galerie Scene Ouverte, Paris, 10 - 16 Oct. 2022
Bergdorf Goodman, 754 5thAvenue, New York - Todd Merrill Studio, New York, 15 July 2022 – 31 July 2023
Galerie Scene Ouverte, Paris, 28 June – 15 July 2022
Design Miami Basel “The Golden Age: Rooted in the Past” curated by Curatorial Director Maria Cristina Didero, 14 - 19 June 2022
Design Miami Basel - Todd Merrill Studio, New York - Galerie Scene Ouverte, Paris, 14 - 19 June 2022
Artefact London - Vessel Gallery, London10 - 15 May 2022Bergdorf Goodman - Design lab - Todd Merrill Studio, New York, 8 April – 3 June 2022
PAD Paris – Galerie Scene Ouverte, Paris, 5 - 10 April 2022
Design Miami - Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, 3 – 8 Dec. 2021
Nu Art & Design - Westdam 3D, Woerden (NL), 26 Nov. – 25 Dec. 2021
Salon Art + Design - Park Avenue Armory 643, New York, 11 - 15 Nov. 2021
PAD London - Berkeley Square W1, London11 - 17 Oct. 2021
Design Miami – Basel Hall 1 Süd, Messe Basel Switzerland, 21 - 26 Sept. 2021
Artefact - Vessel Gallery - London Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, Lots Road London, 22 - 29 June 2021
Galerie Scene Ouverte - Beaupassage 53-57 Rue de Grenelle, Paris, 11 March - 30 April 2021
Collect London - Vessel Gallery - Online & Artsy, 24 Feb. - 2 March 2021
Crafting a Difference - Vessel Gallery at SoShiro, 23 Wellbeck Street, London, 19 Jan. - 2 April 2021
London Art Fair - Platform - Vessel Gallery - Online & Artsy, 18 - 31 Jan. 2021
