Maarten Baas

Maarten Baas (born 1978 in The Hague, The Netherlands) is a Dutch artist who graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2002. He is considered one of the most influential designer artists of the early twenty-first century.

Biography

Background

Maarten Baas (born 1978 in The Hague, The Netherlands) is a Dutch artist who graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2002. He is considered one of the most influential designer artists of the early twenty-first century.

Signature Style

Baas's work straddles the boundaries between art and design, and combines conceptual art, craftsmanship, installation, limited editions, public space and performance. His style is rebellious, intellectual, theatrical and artistic. The clear majority of his work is handmade in his studio in 's-Hertogenbosch.

Notable Works

Smoke, Clay and Real Time, the works that gave him worldwide recognition
The Smoke Armchair and Smoke Dining Chair for Moooi
Real Time Sweepers' clock

Legacy

Design Miami / Basel named him Designer of the Year in 2009, and in 2012 Smoke and Clay were on the New York Times list of Top 25 Design Classics of the Future; he won the Artprize for his Real Time Sweepers' clock. His work is in collections including MoMA, the V&A, Les Arts Decoratifs Paris and the Stedelijk and Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.