A very well-dressed bird, surrounded by flowers.

Painted by Barbara Termorshuizen on an electrical cabinet in Delft, this spoonbill stands quietly in the middle of a rather exuberant floral scene. Its long black beak, pale feathers and one sharp red eye give it an almost formal air, especially surrounded by flowers in pink, yellow, blue, purple and green.

Nothing here feels shy. Large tropical flowers press into the image from every side, filling the surface with colour and movement. The spoonbill, meanwhile, remains completely composed, as though it has somehow wandered into the middle of all this floral excitement and decided not to be bothered by it.

That contrast is what caught our eye. The black and white shape of the bird gives the image structure and keeps the flowers from becoming too sweet. The petals can take over, because the spoonbill is there to keep things in check.

And then there is the electrical cabinet itself. A practical object that would normally disappear into the background suddenly becomes something worth stopping for. A little piece of street furniture, turned into a scene with a bird, a bouquet and quite a lot of personality.

When translated into textiles, we kept that same contrast. The flowers spread generously across the fabric, while the spoonbill adds a calm graphic presence among all the colour. As the textile folds, the flowers shift around the bird, giving the composition a little movement of its own.

A very well-dressed bird, apparently quite happy to let the flowers do the talking.