about the TRÜMMER collection

collections:
I. PRISM (2024)
about the PRISM collection

- la chaise miroir
- cubic chair
- prisma credenza
about the exhibition

II. TRÜMMER (2025)
about the TRÜMMER collection
- vanity
- memorial bench
- cave wall
about the exhibition

about the TRÜMMER collection

TRÜMMER is the first chapter of ultimo intimo’s autobiographical trilogy, METAMORPHOSIS: an intimate exploration of transformation, identity, and the inner journey. inspired by carl jung’s journey of individuation and psychological alchemy, it translates the abstract processes of the psyche into tangible, poetic forms.

as a collection, TRÜMMER captures the moment when life – and with it our sense of self – begins to crumble. it embodies the nigredo phase: the falling apart, the ego death, the dark night of the soul. grief, heaviness, and death are its prevailing forces, and this is reflected in the materials: all pieces are black, heavy, rough, and raw. the textures mirroring the emotional weight of the collection: hard, oppressive, fierce, and at times violent. every choice was deliberate, a polymath approach: materials, techniques, and forms were selected to express the essence of the concept in its truest form. burnt black wood speaks of rupture and violence; black matter consuming the vanity conveys aggression, vulnerability, and helplessness; antiqued mirror reflects the passage of time and rock-like surfaces reference the idea of hitting rock bottom.

the collection unfolds as a narrative within a narrative. the pieces – from the vanity, through the memorial bench, to the cave wall – trace the path of inner collapse, mourning, and finally, remembrance. together, they create a progression of the self: the sacrifice of identity, the intimate acknowledgment of what has been lost, and the gentle embrace of memory as a source of renewal.

presented during dutch design week 2025 in an immersive, multi-sensory solo exhibition at ultimo intimo’s studio in sectie-c, TRÜMMER created a space to inhabit the intensity of transformation — a poetic, material manifestation of inner collapse, memory, and the fragile threshold before renewal.