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MAARTEN VAN SEVEREN. / TEXT JAPANESE ONLY
Gent, Ludion, 2016 Bound, original editor's jacket in colour, 127 PAGES 17.5x23.3 cm., illustrations in colour and b/w.. TEXT JAPANESE ONLY ISBN 9789055443109.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Maarten Van Severen" in the project "Furniture from Mechelen. From wood carving to Design. 1500 - 2000." at De Garage, Mechelen Feb. 4-May 7, 2000. this book is considered an intrinsic part of the Belgian furniture designer's oeuvre. This new edition, published on the tenth anniversary of Van Severen's death in 2005, offers a comprehensive overview of his many creations and inspirations through photomontage, slideshows of images, and an essay by Geert Bekaert. It shows how his ascetic tables, chairs, lamps, wardrobes, and more - designed for great simplicity and with modern materials - are synonymous with the feeling of a contemporary life.
