Painted Plastic Plant Company by Franck Bragigand

A plastic plant can spend years in the same corner. Franck Bragigand gave it a change of colour. In Painted Plastic Plant Company, the artist used artificial houseplants as surfaces for painting, drawing attention to objects that usually fade into the background. The work grew out of Restoring Daily Life, his wider practice of repainting everyday things and inviting people to reconsider what they’re worth.

During Salone del Mobile in 2002, Droog presented Restoring Daily Life in the city’s Chinatown. Visitors were invited to bring in things they already owned, from clocks and lamps to plastic greenery. Bragigand gave the objects a fresh coat of paint, and some of the newly painted potted plants went on sale in the exhibition shop.