The colourful hub of Centraal Museum, designed by Simone Post.
Start and end your visit at Patchwork Post: a vibrant space to relax, look around, discuss and reflect. This space forms the heart of the Klooster and serves as a hub for museum visitors and a reception area for group visits.
About Simone Post
Simone Post grew up near Centraal Museum and often visited it as a child. Her mother gave sewing lessons in their home, and Post’s grandmother was also gifted with a needle and thread. It is not that surprising that textile craft techniques form the basis of her own practice.
The materials she uses are mainly remnants and waste from the textile industry. She incorporates these fabrics into projects ranging from shop windows to textile-inlaid cabinets to monumental tapestries. Her rich imagination and playful perspective form a common thread throughout her work.
About Patchwork Post
In Patchwork Post, Simone Post employs a variety of techniques and uses all kinds of fabrics she has collected over the course of her career. She has incorporated several masterpieces from Centraal Museum’s collection into patchwork patterns constructed from various scraps of fabric. The seating area in the centre of the room references the medieval ship on display in the museum’s basement. Post’s installation gives a good impression of the museum’s rich and diverse collection.
About 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 constructed the trunk and its fanning-out branches from bands made from remnants of Vlisco, a fabric produced in the Netherlands for the Central and West African markets. This textile has been a key base material since the start of her career and is one of the defining features of her style.
The tree bears not only flowers and leaves, but also pieces from Centraal Museum’s collection. Post used the same materials and techniques employed here in previous projects. In this way, something new is created from something old; an approach that emphasises Post’s commitment to sustainability. The branches of the tree reach up to the height of the entrance, drawing visitors’ attention to the upper floors of the museum, where there is still much to discover.