Linde Hermans graduated in product design from the Catholic University of Limburg in Genk, Belgium, in 1997. In 2007, she started her own collection under the name Rode Schoentjes. Inspired by natural and recycled materials and hand-crafted elements, she prioritizes individuality over mass production. Across furniture, jewellery, shoes, textiles and other objects, her work draws on her sense of humour, referencing fairytales, games, visual illusions and puns. This is one of a series of handkerchiefs called Just in Case.
Stefan Schöning founded his multidisciplinary studio in 1994. After gaining early notoriety for his Folder chair, follow up furniture pieces included the Crown hat stand and Invader chair (pictured above). In addition to this, Schöning has also contributed his designs to the Belgian railways and to traffic lights for the Flemish Government. Most recently, he teamed up with Giuseppe Farris Architects to create a multifunctional space in a room of the Flemish Parliament in Brussels and launched a new collection of indoor–outdoor wire furniture pieces called White Gold for Belgian manufacturer Domani.
Bram Boo was named designer of the year at this year’s Interieur. While his work is diverse, he is perhaps best known for his timber furniture pieces that stack storage boxes, either straight or at a nonchalant angle, onto tables, cupboards, shelving or chairs (see Gypsy Things, left). “When you mix furniture, you create a lot of shapes,” he explains. “I am trying to add something functional, to make it beautiful by its function.” One of his latest pieces is Salsa, a chair and table set for four people each facing a different direction in a ring, allowing privacy or communication depending on how it is used.
