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Creative process of the Silvia table in enameled lavastone. Image © and courtesy Moure Studio

Design Bites

Moure Studio

13 December 2021

Design bites unveils the backstage of contemporary creation. Tackling various topics from personal designer processes to the position of collectible design on the global design market; these bites offer different views to suit all tastes. Today we talk with Moure Studio.

 

 

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COLLECTIBLE: A place you recently visited that inspired you

Moure Studio: There are two places that have inspired me immensely this year. First, I exhibited my Kalupso chandelier in the Venice Design Biennial this summer. Having the opportunity to exhibit in Venice and spending time in a city where Beauty is everywhere was definitely a turning point in my year. In fact, wherever you lay eyes on, there is only pure elegance, it is overwhelming. And being near the water was very soothing.

On a very different level, I spent a lot of time in Auvergne in France, developing the Silvia table limited edition in enameled lava stone. I discovered this region, enjoyed the countryside in this volcano landscape, that weirdly reminds me of my own volcano childhood island in the West Indies. So much that I decided to move there and now divide my work between Paris and Clermont-Ferrand. I needed a change from the city and being close to Nature will impact my practice in ways I don’t yet measure.

“I am so proud now to be a part of this journey of re-inventing ways to promote crafts and accompany crafts men and women into contemporaneity.”

CC: What do you think collectible design brings compared to other more massively produced pieces?

 

KVG: In my opinion, collectible design brings emotion to their buyers, while massive produced pieces lack this quality. A designer puts a lot of effort in this one-off piece, and that shows off in the finished item.

 

CC: How do you position your city in the global design market, what makes your city unique, trends?

 

KVG: I work and live in Antwerp, which has always been a city that sets trends instead of other cities. We have all about fashion, with world famous designers, but also the design and the art scenes are very lively. I am sure that it always had an impact on me, as a designer. I didn’t do any studies in the design or art atmosphere, I just started painting when I was younger, and with the years I started with lighting designs for myself.

 

CC: A place you recently visited that inspired you. 

 

KVG: I was commissioned by a client to make a master piece in an entrance hall. It had to be colourful and so I reached out for glass. No better city in the world than Venice in Italy to go to and to explore possibilities. The few days I spent in this gorgeous city made me feel at home. The old setting of the palazzos and their decoration gave a boost of energy to my design approach. I designed a huge glass necklace for this building, and saw the possibilities with glass, that are countless. It won’t be the last time that I will take the plane to go to Venice again for some new work. 

Collectible, the fair for 21st century design.

Kalupso Chandelier at the Venice Design Biennial 2020. Image © Federico Floriani.  Courtesy Venice Design Biennial