The Aesthetics of Simplicity: Vincent Van Duysen

Paul is a set of elegantly proportioned sofas with reassuring lines, elements that emphasize Vincent Van Duysen’s expressive rationality. The project includes linear sofas, angular compositions, chaises longues and islands, all with a single seat cushion.

Gliss Master for Molteni&C is a storage system with an understated complexity. Displaying a purity of form combined with a distinct material palette of plaster, bronze, timber, and leather, Gliss Master is a unique combination of precision and softness. A quietly composed form reveals a depth of architectural detail presenting a strong consideration of both tactility and functionality. Bronze handles – with optional inset leather – are a study in ergonomics and a unique internal stepped tray demonstrates a simplicity of form rich in materiality and craft. Gliss Master is a synthesis of Van Duysen’s architectural concepts into a refined domestic language.

For the VVD Kitchen the recessed handle detail was reinter­preted in a modern and sophisticated way within the Hi-Line kitchen series. The contrast between the slim side and end units and the considerable thickness of the worktops is highlighted, interrupting the linearity of the worktop with stone sink bowls. The alternating materials and the interplay of solid and void give rise to a dynamic and at once sophisticated kitchen. Generous pull-out trays, open-ended drawers and undertop trolleys complete the project. An aluminium load-bearing structure allows for compositions to be completely suspended from the floor. Innovation is expressed with technological details such making the internal space more usable. The kitchen gains a new architectural look, thanks also to the elegant ceiling units and slim, transparent glass cupboards with soft-closing micro-hinges.

Revolutionary table lamp designed by Vincent Van Duysen, it is the natural evolution of the classic office swing arm model. With its robust, compact structure and timeless design, it produces a patented, very powerful and controlled asymmetric light beam, perfect for professional lighting of the work area.