'Frame' by CuldeSac for Indera

At the INTERIEUR 2010 in Kortrijk the Belgian manufacturer Indera is currently presenting the new sofa designed by the Spanish studio CuldeSac. ‘Frame’ is – the name says it all – especially characterised by its unique structure. CuldeSac brings the wooden structure of the sofa explicitly to the exterior which emphasises its solid character and exemplifies the high quality production.

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'MoonLounger' by Wildspirit

The Belgian manufacturer Wildspirit recently unveiled ‘Moonlounger’, designed by Gerd Couckhuyt – an upholstered low chair, which is reminiscent somewhat of some kind of avant-garde design from the 1950s. A particularly beautiful detail is the elaborate bending of the rear wooden legs. This replaces the stabilising, cross-connecting element that you would usually expect at seat level.

‘MoonLounger’ will be showcased at this year’s Interieur in Kortrijk from October 15th till 24th, Expo-hallen Kortrijk (B). Hall 4, Booth 450.

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'C-Bench' by Peter Donders

The Belgian designer Peter Donders developed these ultra-light seating furniture made from 462 m (pouf) and 320 m (bench) of carbon-fibre under his label morphs. The single string of fibre was twisted around a form that was removed afterwards.


“The resulting structure is airy yet incredibly strong and has been aptly described as ”caligraphy in 3d”. Currently the ultimate material available in terms of weight to strength ratio, carbon fiber is used to produce Formula One racecars, the highest quality sporting equipment, and even the chassis of spacecrafts. This exceptional piece will be offered in a limited edition of 10 pieces.”

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'Animal' by Quentin de Coster

For his small children’s desk the Belgian designer Quentin de Coster found inspiration in the scetches of dogs and tables he asked some five year olds to draw. The beautiful figurative yet simple design results from a mixture of these drawings.

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'Tension Table' by Alain Gilles

The Belgian designer Alain Gilles realised this series of coffee tables for the newly opened Galerie Gosserez in Paris. It is made from a decent wire frame and a folded sheet metal top.

“Visually, the aim of the project is to create a sense of tension and weightlessness, as if the tables were resting on one leg only”, the designer explains.

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'Print' by Sylvain Willenz Established & Sons

This soft and highly elegant pendant light presented by British manufacturer Established & Sons was developed by the Belgian designer Sylvain Willenz. Against one’s expectations the single bubble of blown glass which includes the shade, the colour, the reflector and the diffuser has been produced throughout one gesture. ‘Print’ is a not only a reinterpreataion but a smart and graceful advancement of the archtypical light globe.

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'The Narrow House' by Bassam El-Okeily Architecte

This curios house located in Bilzen, a small city in the northeast of Belgium is the first building designed by the Egypt born and Brussels based architect Bassam El-Okeily. Its wide glass front fills the building’s modest width of only 5,30 m and stages the cubistic interior – the dramatic coulourful light concept does the rest.

'The Narrow House' by Bassam El-Okeily Architecte

“The house has a closed ground floor exterior (entrance & garage) topped by a total transparency in glass. The display window reveals two balconies in skewed positions projection from a white façade.
The lower balcony contains a reading corner for a library belonging to the gentleman of the house, while providing him with a sheltered view of the street. The upper balcony accommodates an artist’s studio, the private domain of his wife. Blue light turn the façade into a spectacular light sculpture after dark. it’s a narrow house in a narrow street, which offers the tale of a man , a woman and their passion.
Architecture become a pretext to chair something else than the sidewalk. A house is a space to live; it could also be a place to remain.”

'The Narrow House' by Bassam El-Okeily Architecte

'The Narrow House' by Bassam El-Okeily Architecte

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'House Satiya' by adn architectures, photo by Filip Dujardin

The young architects of the Ixelle, Belgium based practice adn architectures recently unveiled this extension of an existing single family residence. The interior space of the semi-detached house was enlarged from 100 m² to 350 m².

'House Satiya' by adn architectures, photo by Filip Dujardin

“The first will is to include the extension in continuity with the neighbourhood (inclined roof, black tiles, white painted bricks, etc). Secondly, the intention is to reflect on creative architecture, as well by its external/interior geometry, as by a more significant dimension (reflexion on textures of the external facing amongst other things). The extension results in a principle of envelope recovering a volume in which the included spaces are conceived like functionalized boxes. A play of full and vacuum is set up and expresses the will of close, direct, generous relations between the various levels. The external openings meet the internal needs for the house, with the specific choices of sights on the external environment, like the run of the sun during the day. The street front defines clearly the position of the entrance. External and interior volume is a set of diagonals inducing a dynamics of space. The choice of abstraction by the black & white is a desire to propose the conceptual aspect of the project while allowing architecture built to put itself “besides”, to allow the space to live as such.”

'House Satiya' by adn architectures, photo by Filip Dujardin

'House Satiya' by adn architectures, photo by Filip Dujardin

'House Satiya' by adn architectures, photo by Filip Dujardin

'House Satiya' by adn architectures, photo by Filip Dujardin

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