{"product_id":"the-price-of-desire","title":"'The Price of Desire'","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;\"\u003e½ dozen Gold Embellished Oyster Shells cradling individual Cyanotypes of Tulips on rice paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;\"\u003eReflecting on how ideas of rarity, value, and desire change over time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;\"\u003eIn the 17th century, rare tulip varieties became symbols of extreme luxury during Tulip Mania, when individual bulbs could be traded for extraordinary sums. At the same time, the Netherlands had a strong fishing industry with abundant access to natural oyster beds along the North Sea coast, keeping them inexpensive and widely available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;\"\u003eKnown today as “economic inversion,” these values have since reversed: tulips are now mass-produced and as inexpensive as a ‘Meal Deal, while oysters—due to overfishing, habitat loss, and environmental sensitivity—are limited in supply* but high in demand, making them a symbol of luxury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;\"\u003e*The oyster shells used in this work are from an ASC certified fishery, whose standards \u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003erespect the environment, local communities and wildlife, and with full transparency throughout the supply chain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;\"\u003eApprox 32cm x 32 cm x 5cm (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;\"\u003eFramed in a bespoke locally made box frame)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif;\"\u003e£350\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #001d35; background: white;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This item is currently only for sale through the National Trust's Gift Shop at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/visit\/bath-bristol\/dyrham-park\/events\/75c07190-291a-437e-bd5f-b8ffa8485187\"\u003eDyrham Park \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Bookman Old Style',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #001d35; background: white;\"\u003eIf you have seen it in the Slop't Parlour at Dyrham Park and are interested in purchasing, or would like to know more please don't hesitate to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bloemenandblue.com\/pages\/contact-us-1\"\u003eget in touch.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloemen \u0026 Blue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58031053767037,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0480\/1196\/8669\/files\/IMG_4685.jpg?v=1776003385","url":"https:\/\/bloemenandblue.com\/ru\/products\/the-price-of-desire","provider":"Bloemen \u0026 Blue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}