David Shrigley at Sketch

245 framed A3 drawings by David Shrigley are garnishing the walls ofSketch‘s freshly transformed Gallery restaurant at 9 Conduit St. in London.

Alongside producing original drawings for the space, he has also designed a range of ceramic tableware which includes plates, bowls, a milk jug, and cup and saucer that have been manufactured by British company Caverswall. Shrigley made a model in clay for all the pieces – there are 22 of them – and they were cast from that.

‘I made an extra piece for the condiment set with ‘Nothing’ on it so you are putting nothing on your food. The others are marked ‘Dust’ and ‘Dirt’.’

‘Is it important to make work to be shown outside of the gallery space; if you don’t you might run out of things to make art about. And it really makes you think about where your art ends and the world begins.’

Tableware sets will be available to purchase in July and all proceeds will go to charity; the drawings are now available from Stephen Friedman Gallery.

‘It is really about encouraging people not to steal them from the restaurants. This definitely isn’t product design for me though. This is an artwork for a very specific context. It is a sort of public artwork for me. It is really about objects and how we use them, it’s not good design. So it’s a milk jug but it’s also my idea of what a milk jug is. This is sort of pretend design.’

Feeling hungry? You can take a look at the amazingly delicious menu here.