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Designer
Sylvain Willenz
Sylvain Willenz is a designer from Belgium, born in Brussels in 1978 according to his studio. He graduated from the MA Design Products course at the Royal College of Art in London in 2003 and established his own studio in Brussels in 2004.
Biography
Background
Sylvain Willenz is a designer from Belgium, born in Brussels in 1978 according to his studio. He graduated from the MA Design Products course at the Royal College of Art in London in 2003 and established his own studio in Brussels in 2004.
Signature Style
His studio describes a strong yet simple graphic aesthetic and a style of ligne claire. HAY calls him inquisitive and immersed in the language of products and industrial process, with work often inspired by graphics, drawings and other 2D sources.
Notable Works
- Rebar Collection and Pyro Coffee Table for HAY
- Selected collaborations named by the studio: Body for Sancal, Torch bunch for Established & Sons, Domino for AGO, Couple for Muuto and Mizmaze for Febrik and Kvadrat
Legacy
HAY reports several iF Awards and the Red Dot Best of the Best Award in Product Design for his office, and both HAY and the studio say he was named Belgian Designer of the Year in 2009. He also works in education at institutions such as ECAL and ENSAV La Cambre.
Collections
Products
Rebar Side Table
Side table with a steel bar frame, marble top and a matching steel tray, by Sylvain Willenz
Pyro Coffee Table
Minimalistic coffee table with a glazed porcelain top and steel column by Sylvain Willenz
Rebar Coffee Table
Low coffee table with a reinforced steel bar frame and marble top, by Sylvain Willenz
