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Discover Benelux | Design | Desirable Designs
DESIRABLE DESIGNS
Creative with kitsch You no longer have to be called Jeff Koons to turn kitsch into a desirable object. Five designers from the Benelux make the most out of antiques, creating a new sort of kitsch with a modern look. TEXT: ELLA PUT | PRESS PHOTOS
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Pip Studio is known for its colourful and joy-inducing products. How can it not be when the company has ‘happy products for happy people’ as their motto? With their new Pip Royal Collection, you will definitely start your day feeling like a very happy royal! €35 www.pipstudio.com
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4. Ceramic light
1. Smokin’ hot This black upholstery and baroque seat rim chair was burned before it was preserved in a clear epoxy coating. The burning process gives the Smoke chair an asymmetrical look and makes it not just an eye-catching centrepiece, but also a great conversation starter. From €4,007 www.maartenbaas.com
Dutch designer Esther van Groeningen combines her love for pottery and porcelain with unusual objects, like this lamp for example. Creating the lampshade from ceramics, Van Groeningen has created a one-of-kind light cover. €93 www.arnhemskeramiekatelier.nl
5. Vive le rock!
5 2 2. Fly catcher curtain The Virgin of Guadalupe, who is portrayed on this curtain, is not only the patroness of Mexico; from now on she will also protect you against flies. With this flycatching curtain made by Dutch brand Kitsch Kitchen, you will never have to suffer from mosquito bites ever again. €70 www.kitschkitchen.nl
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Belgian Studio Job used ideas from their earlier collections to reinterpret ‘hyperkitschy’ outdoor furniture for the Industry Garden Collection. They kept the curvaceous forms of the aluminium chairs and table, but replaced the perforated swirling pattern-filled flowers and butterflies for a more modern interpretation. Per Chair €199. Table €340 www.studiojob.be