Simone Post Crafts A Sugary-Sweet Installation

For an exhibition at the Museum Voorlinden in South Holland’s Wassenaar through August 31, 2025, Dutch textile and product designer Simone Post rebuilt her childhood home in the Netherlands but with a tasty twist: Everything is made of candy. The installation, aptly titled “Sweet Memories,” required approximately 1,500 pounds of sugary treats—100,000 candied bacon strips, more than 1,000 candy chains, some 30,000 sweet and sour UFOs (Post’s favorite)—and roughly two months and two dozen people to produce it. Everything—her nursery, her mother’s sewing machines, tables, books, even her stuffed animals—is an exact replica from her family’s Utrecht home, environments within which museumgoers can immerse themselves, experiencing the innocent world of a 3-year-old, when everything still seemed possible. “To me, that’s the perfect age. As a toddler, you feel free and safe, unashamed, and the world remains one great mystery to be discovered,” says Post, who now lives and works in Schiedam, is a graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven, and frequently experiments with the malleability of various materials. “Sweet Memories” also serves as a commentary on the greediness of this era. “We’re surrounded by an excessive abundance that may seem delightful, but, ultimately, leaves the planet queasy.”