[1] He has worked with John Galliano, Stephen Jones and Zandra Rhodes before retraining in ceramics conservation and restoration, a skill that is integral to his recently developed artistic practice.
[3] Bouke de Vries was one of London's leading ceramic conservators – then he began making sculptures from broken china and porcelain and became an instant darling of collectors.
[3] He was soon picked up by Kay Saatchi for the 2009 Murmurart show at Selfridges where he sold all three selected works including "NO NO NO," his reflection on late singer Amy Winehouse.
Arriving on the aspects of nature and spirituality which inform the pieces and, adorning them with butterfly and dragonfly pendants, garnets, pearls as well as drusy stone, proved an organic, free-form process for Bouke and Annoushka.
When asked who has influenced him most the artist replied, "The wonderfully eclectic exhibitions put on by Axel Vervoordt at the Palazzo Fortuny in Venice were inspiring.
"[6] Bouke de Vries' Memory Vessel 35 (2015) was used on the cover of O Amor é Essa Luz no Fim do Nada (2019), by Brazilian poet Robertson Frizero, with the permission of the artist.