One of Belgium’s busiest bees during the 2010 Milan Furniture Fair is certainly architect Vincent Van Duysen. The Lokeren born architect was all over the place. I Love Belgium followed his Milan trail.
He presented the new Totem cabinet for Dutch furniture manufacturer Pastoe (who also produce the late Maarten Van Severen’s LC03 and LL04). Features of the cabinet include the bodies which can be turned independently of each other and are divided into segments by broad bands. The cabinet can be adapted according to the consumer’s taste, by playing with the layouts, colours and finishes. Today’s consumer wants to be creative, something that Van Duysen and Pastoe understand perfectly. HeHe presented the new Totem cabinet for Dutch furniture manufacturer Pastoe (who also produce the late Maarten Van Severen’s LC03 and LL04). Features of the cabinet include the bodies which can be turned independently of each other and are divided into segments by broad bands. The cabinet can be adapted according to the consumer’s taste, by playing with the layouts, colours and finishes. Today’s consumer wants to be creative, something that Van Duysen and Pastoe understand perfectly. Heing with the layouts, colours and finishes. Today’s consumer wants to be creative, something that Van Duysen and Pastoe understand perfectly. HeHe presented the new Totem cabinet for Dutch furniture manufacturer Pastoe (who also produce the late Maarten Van Severen’s LC03 and LL04). Features of the cabinet include
He presented the new Totem cabinet for Dutch furniture manufacturer Pastoe (who also produce the late Maarten Van Severen’s LC03 and LL04). Features of the cabinet include the bodies which can be turned independently of each other and are divided into segments by broad bands. The cabinet can be adapted according to the consumer’s taste, by playing with the layouts, colours and finishes. Today’s consumer wants to be creative, something that Van Duysen and Pastoe understand perfectly. He presented the new Totem cabinet for Dutch furniture manufacturer Pastoe (who also produce the late Maarten ed independently of each other and are divided into segments by broad bands. The cabinet can be adapted Pastoe understand perfect
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Second time the I Love Belgium team spotted him at the presentation of the Italian tile producer BRIX where he presented DRY, a tile inspired by the irregular pattern of cracks formed by aged paint, plaster or dried earth. With DRY it was Van Duysen’s intention to create a non-repetitive pattern as he wanted to avoid the stereotype of a self-repeating design. “With this in mind DRY can be interpreted as an abbrevation for “Don’t Repeat Yourself”, quoting Van Duysen. This new design was absolutely I Love Belgium’s favourite of the whole BRIX presentation.
And last but not least he participated at the Swarovski Crystal Palace in the Zona Tortona. We can assure you that their presentation was worth queuing for (even though Swarovski is usually associated with tacky figurines). Van Duysen presented a light beam encrusted with Swarovski crystals called FROST. The design could either be used on its own – suspended above a table for example or leant against the corner of a room, or joined together as modular elements. The surface of each bar featured a ‘crust’ of randomly assorted, different sized crystals set into resin. Sandwiched between the crystal exteriors was a thin glass panel which gave the ‘beams’ their structure and rigidity while also acting as a vehicle for the LED lighting within. I Love Belgium loved the fact that the crystals weren’t cut and polished. The FROST breathed nature in an architectural way. Timeless all the way.
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In March Vincent Van Duysen also presented his first book ‘Complete Works’ published by Thames & Hudson. But his presentations during the Milan’s 2010 furniture fair only predict a sequel to this work.
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