New: trails
a new series of vases designed for cor unum
After a successful introduction of Trails at Maison Objet in Paris, followed by Glue in Amsterdam, the vases have just gone into production. Read the article here
Blue collar
edition
New handpainted bottles for Royal Delft
The Blue Collar Bottles are inspired by 17th and 18th-century cabinet pieces, lavishly decorated bottles and vases that were placed on cabinets and mantelpieces. Read the article here
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new: Trails
for cor unum
Inspired by an archetypal vase shape, the fluid form in this new design is subtly interrupted by a network of horizontal and vertical paths. Continue to the full article here.
on track
for cor unum
words by Viveka van de vliet
His plate is called On Track and shows a soft pink hilly landscape with a trail of hearts. “This track from a network of paths, rolled in the wet clay of the plate, symbolises how everyone, with their own talent and task, contributes to the whole.” Continue to the full article here.
back me up lounge
for montis
words by roos smit
With the Back Me Up Lounge and Salon versions, Brekveld puts a contemporary spin on the voluminous club chair.
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back me up dining
for montis
words by roos smit
“The name refers to the back of the chair, the side that is most visible in everyday life. I’ve tried to make this stand out by pushing it up by a few centimetres. ”
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batrang vases
for imperfect design
words by monique thoonen
Bat Trang is the city in which the vast majority of all the Vietnamese ceramics are made. The city lives and breathes ceramics. There are countless manufacturers, each with their own specialism.
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New: Bend
for gelderland
words by maartje wieling
Behold this beautiful new addition to Gelderland's collection: the Bend armchair. It was made as it was initially conceived.
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shift carafes
for royal leerdam crystal
words by viveka van de vliet
A refined, architectonic family of crystal carafes that come in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors. These pieces are individual characters, yet are similar in their construction.
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saigon lacquer trays
for imperfect design
words by monique thoonen
For Imperfect Design, Arian travelled several times to Vietnam, to develop products with craftsmen. One of the resulting products is the lacquer tray. It takes 16 individual layers of lacquer to produce the perfect end result.
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premium comfort class
for KLM royal dutch airlines
work in progress
Please come back soon to learn more about our recent design work for KLM.
tin vases
Collection Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam - NL
Collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam - NL
In 1995, Brekveld was one of the first contemporary designers to embrace traditional crafts and use them to design new products. This series of tin vases was made by one of the last remaining tin industries in the Netherlands.
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blue collar bottles
for royal delft
words by louise schouwenberg
The title refers to the working classes, to laborers, in a tongue in cheek reference to white collars, the ‘higher‘ staff. Unlike the original Delft cabinet pieces, these Blue Collar Bottles are affordable for everyone. Continue to the full article.
zoom in sofa
for montis
words by bernardine walrecht
We see an outspoken form exploration has taken place, reminding us that a sitting object claims its own spatiality because it has a front, sides and back.
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couch p/mtr
for lensvelt
collection Centraal museum utrecht - nl
A piece of furniture that can be custom-made to any desired length, accurate up to the centimeter. For the upholstery, the entire width of a roll of fabric is used, leaving almost no remaining fabric.
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vik lounge chair
for spectrum
words by peter van kester
"Car seats are always comfortable. They are beautifully made, the materials are used in a clever way and, although they are small, they provide a lot of comfort! I wanted to translate those qualities in this design."
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softlamp
For Droog Design
collection among others, moma new york - US
1995 - One of the oldest designs in the collection is the Softlamp for Droog Design. Thanks to its glossy exterior, the lamp has a ceramic quality, but it is soft and supple to the touch.
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