‘Never assume’: Gijs Bakker

Gijs Bakker’s career spans fifty years, and not one of them dull. His first piece, Golden Onion, a sperm-shaped bracelet designed in 1965, was the beginning of a rich, varied and stimulating output that shows no sign of slowing down today.

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