Posted on 26 February 2008
In 1998 Katrien Van Hulle, a Belgian interior architect, established “B”, an interior and design shop in Bruges, where she presents “Belgian produces with an A label”, a collection of Belgian furniture, lightning, linen, jewellery, ceramics, utilities to an international audience. When she started Colect in 2007, she aimed to promote her products internationally. The [...]
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Posted on 26 February 2008
Bruno Meeus’ design studio works with the furniture industry, conceiving and developing products and concepts in stainless steel for home: kitchen and bathroom. The designs are always reflecting sobriety, solidity and durability as absolute values leading to a pure and timeless character. Bruno Meeus commits himself to produce ecological technologies, that are reflected in lavabeau® [...]
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Posted on 26 February 2008
Hubert Verstraeten received his training in Pforzheim and opened his workshop in Brussels in 1999. He distinguishes himself from jewellery designers by adopting the approach of applied art so as to come close to a formal language that uses techniques from serial production (3D, electro-erosion, injection moulding) and contemporary plastic materials such as polycarbonate and [...]
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Posted on 26 February 2008
Sofie Lachaert, designer, active in the promotion of contemporary jewellery and silverware, thinks up, develops and realises many extraordinary objects, installations, exhibitions, both in her galleries in Belgium (Ghent – Tielrode) and elsewhere (f.i. Droog Design, Amsterdam,…). In Milan, she presents a bright green tricycle, a vendors cart, from way back the most authentic and [...]
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Posted on 26 February 2008
Nedda El-Asmar studied jewellery design and silversmithing. Nedda explores a world of seemingly simple shapes, ideally refined or oddly baroque, mixing classic elegance and a modern approach in a well-balanced, creative manner. Nedda El-Asmar has already won several awards and was elected ‘designer of the year 2007’ by Interieur Foundation/ Weekend-Knack / Weekend-LeVif/L’Express, Belgium. In [...]
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Posted on 26 February 2008
MAXIMALdesign is a leading Belgian design agency founded by designers Maxime Szyf and Gert Verschueren. They have a unique approach by combining strategic services with several design disciplines – product, brand and interior design – in order to create consistent and compelling customer experiences across multiple points of interaction between brands and customers. Their [...]
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Posted on 26 February 2008
Mathias Claerhout is a self-made man who likes to bring together different materials to come to esthetical and high quality products. His design company, Mathias Claerhout Furniture, aims to distribute his in- and outdoor furniture on an international market. Its most important product is the high quality Deckhopper. ABC-Authentic Belgian Creativity : Mathias Claerhout
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Posted on 26 February 2008
L’Anverre is a multi-disciplinary art collective that has been active since 1986 within the field of art, design and projects for tolerance. Creating art and developing design is the fruit of a common effort. The selection of handmade glass and ceramic containers, the umbellate parasol show us the wide variety of creative media L’Anverre tends [...]
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Posted on 26 February 2008
Joris Vanbriel, master in interior and living design, works at the present as a consultant and designer for Beam-inc, a young advertisement company in Antwerp, Belgium and as a freelance designer for an Italian design studio. Together with Beam-inc, Joris Vanbriel designed the holocube. With this fantastic product, it is possible to show video content [...]
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Posted on 26 February 2008
Fabiaan Van Severen received a training in painting, but switched to creating furniture, which he also teaches at the CAD in Brussels and at the Katholieke Hogeschool in Malines. His work is often inspired by architecture and the clear purity of the straight line. His show room May 17 in Ghent presents all his collections, [...]
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Posted on 26 February 2008
As an independent designer, Bram Boo, regularly works with Belgian and international manufacturers and brands. By disturbing the usual rules, he aspires to create new ideas and emotions, with a focus on simplicity, function and aesthetic values. Bram Boo is going to present a new range of office furniture called Homeland, composed of a chair, [...]
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