Belgium is in a design state of mind at this very moment. The design biennial Interieur 2012 in the city of Kortrijk is in full course and will go on till next weekend. The ideals that lay behind the establishment of the Interieur Foundation in 1967 were closely related to the motives and ideals behind the student and worker rebellions of the late sixties in France, then in Europe and the US. Read the rest of this entry »
It takes two to design. At least if you’re called Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen. These two creatives, a photographer and an artist, have put heads together to create a furniture collection under the name Muller Van Severen. The result? Simple storage containers, tables, shelves and lights that call the work of Donald Judd and Bauhaus. Pure forms which embrace opulent ornament in their finish and combination. Read the rest of this entry »
