Start and end your visit in Patchwork Post: a vibrant space to relax, observe, discuss and reflect. This space is at the heart of the Klooster, serving as a landing place for museum visitors and a reception area for group visits.
About Simone Post
Simone Post grew up near the Centraal Museum and often visited it as a child. Her mother taught sewing classes at home, and Post’s grandmother was also highly skilled with a needle and thread. It is therefore no surprise that textile craft techniques form the basis of her own practice.
Post works primarily with remnants and waste streams from the textile industry. In her hands, these materials are given a new lease of life in projects ranging from window displays for fashion house Hermès to monumental tapestries and textile-inlaid cabinets. Her vivid imagination and playful perspective are a common thread throughout her work.
Patchwork Post
In Patchwork Post, Simone Post applies a range of techniques and uses all kinds of fabrics she has collected over the course of her career. Her design incorporates several highlights from the Centraal Museum’s collection. She gave them new meaning in patchwork patterns made up of different pieces of fabric. The seating element in the centre of the room references the medieval ship displayed in the museum’s basement. In this way, the installation offers an impression of the museum’s rich and diverse collection.
The Patchwork Tree
In the entrance area, you are greeted by The Patchwork Tree. Simone Post sees this large tree as a symbol of growth and transformation. The designer created the trunk and its spreading branches from strips made of leftover Vlisco fabric, which is produced in the Netherlands for the Central and West African markets. This textile has been an important core material since the start of her career and has come to define her style.
The tree features not only flowers and leaves, but also recognisable objects from the Centraal Museum collection. Post previously used all the materials and techniques featured here in earlier projects. In this way, something old is transformed into something new—an approach that highlights Post’s commitment to sustainability. The tree’s branches reach up into the entrance hall, drawing visitors’ attention to the museum’s upper floors, where there is still much more to discover.
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