In 2021, Wombat supported Lab’bel for Collector Box #8 created by Rosemarie Trockel. For this edition, the artist designed three boxes with abstract tricolor patterns (blue, red, white)—echoing both the traditional box and the French flag. These evocative patterns subtly suggest the outline of a cow’s head without explicitly depicting it. One version takes a realistic silhouette, while the others lean toward symbolic or abstract forms. Here, Trockel explores the notion of “motif,” repetition, and pattern, both as a visual form and as a social structure—while blurring the line between commercial object and artwork.

Lab’bel

Lab’bel, the Artistic Laboratory of the Bel Group, has been a long-time client, trusting us each year with a variety of projects. Founded in 2010, Lab’bel supports contemporary creation with a free-spirited and unconventional approach. From art collections and exhibitions across France and Europe to cross-disciplinary projects blending architecture, poetry, and music, the laboratory continues to expand its creative initiatives. It also produces publications and artistic collaborations, including the famous La Vache qui rit® Collector Boxes, reimagined each year by leading artists in collaboration with the Bel Group.