GOLD HOPE BIRD BY JAIME HAYON

Of all the expressions Jaime Hayon has given to the Hopebird, the GOLD HOPE BIRD BY JAIME HAYON is the most purely luminous. Where the Dots decoration speaks in graphic contrast and the Stripes in rhythmic wit, the GOLD HOPE BIRD BY JAIME HAYON surrenders almost entirely to gold — and the result is something that reads less like decorated ceramic and more like a captured moment of light. The figure stands on its white pedestal in a state of quiet radiance: a bird composed almost entirely of polished 24-karat gold surface, interrupted only by the crisp sweep of bold black lines that trace the contour of feathers across the body with the confident precision of a single brushstroke.

The black lines do not diminish the gold — they define it. Running from the beak’s curve down through the torso and wing in clean, arcing strokes, they give the figure movement and dimension that a purely gold surface could not achieve alone. The eye follows the lines the way it follows the silhouette of a bird mid-flight: one continuous, inevitable gesture. At the upper shoulder, a small starburst ornament in the style of Hayon’s personal visual vocabulary — the same hand-drawn mark that appears across his ceramics, prints, and sketchbooks — anchors the decoration with a quiet signature of authorship.

The beak is open and curved upward, cast in gold, giving the bird an expression somewhere between speech and song — a creature in the act of announcing something. The articulated gold legs, double-jointed and slightly toy-like in their geometry, carry the body with the same slightly knowing lightness that defines all of Hayon’s figurative work: serious craft, serious material, and an unmistakable twinkle in the execution.

On its white matte ceramic pedestal, the GOLD HOPE BIRD BY JAIME HAYON commands space through stillness and sheen. In direct light it is almost mirror-like along its gold planes; in softer light it deepens and warms. It is the kind of object that changes with the hour — and one that, at whatever scale you choose, holds a room’s attention with effortless authority.

Limited to 99 individually numbered pieces per decoration, the GOLD HOPE BIRD BY JAIME HAYON is available in two scales: the H.72 cm tabletop scale for consoles, shelves, and desks, and the H.130 cm floor sculpture for spaces that deserve a genuine statement piece.

Specifications

• Type: Tabletop / Floor Sculpture
• Product Codes: AH40/D4 (small) / AH45/D4 (large)
• Material: Fine ceramic
• Surface Finish: Glossy gold with bold black flowing line decoration
• Gold Detail: 24-karat gold — body, beak, legs, and feet
• Decorative Detail: Flowing black feather lines + starburst motif (Hayon signature)
• Colors: Glossy gold, glossy white, matte black lines
• Edition: Limited — 99 individually numbered pieces per decoration
• Available Sizes:
  • Small — AH40/D4: 33 × 33 × H.72 cm (13″ × 13″ × H.28.3″)
  • Large — AH45/D4: 57 × 57 × H.130 cm (22.4″ × 22.4″ × H.51.2″)
• Base: White matte ceramic pedestal (included)
• Use: Indoor — decorative sculpture / collector’s piece
• Placement: Console, sideboard, shelf, desk, floor (large size)