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This year, we\u2019re not going to Salone. It feels a bit strange\u2014after 15 years of presenting at Rossana Orlandi without interruption, we suddenly find ourselves sitting at home in April! We made this decision because things are going too well. And no, that\u2019s not about finances\u2014our business doesn\u2019t work that way. Whatever comes in, goes out just as fast. What I mean is that we\u2019re incredibly busy. Particularly with high-end, beautiful, large-scale projects that make a real difference. We\u2019re seeing a growing divide in wealth distribution worldwide, where the poor are getting poorer, the middle class is disappearing, and the rich are getting (much) richer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, besides our \u201cregular collection,\u201d we\u2019ve always made unique pieces. That part of our business has grown enormously. A few years ago, we mainly did what we call standard custom work\u2014creating one-off pieces based on client specifications. What\u2019s \u201cstandard\u201d for us would be impossible in most factories. But now, we\u2019re creating completely new objects based on fresh designs (which I make). And those designs are becoming more refined. Since we\u2019ve worked with the same team for so long, our ability to design and execute special projects has reached an incredible level. And judging by the number of extraordinary commissions we\u2019re receiving, that skill is becoming increasingly recognized. Managing this shift in our workshop takes effort and attention. Our most experienced carpenters have mastered their craft over the years, but the new generation has to pick it up at lightning speed. In short, we\u2019re selling plenty and keeping busy. So if we went to Milan and business kept booming, we might end up with too much work! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salone isn\u2019t just about showcasing products and making sales\u2014it\u2019s mostly a social event for us. In recent years, I\u2019ve started calling it a social-commercial event. We don\u2019t sell much there, but we meet almost all of our contacts, and sometimes, we make a new one. That\u2019s what we\u2019ll miss this year. The biggest loss is not being at \u201cmy Italian mother\u201d Rossana\u2019s gallery after 15 years of presenting there. We\u2019ll miss that sense of coming home. But I\u2019ll visit her after Salone when we both have time, which, honestly, is much nicer. We\u2019ll organize a presentation with new objects at another time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Piet Hein Eek at Rossana Orlandi for Salone del Mobile 2024. Photo: Marco Menghi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Skipping Salone might mean we stay even busier, which is a reassuring thought. (Be sure to read the blog<\/a> on this topic, with a special extra paragraph!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From bean bag to luxury sofa<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By zipping bean bags together and adding armrests, we\u2019ve created a surprisingly cool luxury sofa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A stool made of organic sheet material<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I designed this stool for Simone van Es, who develops biological sheet material from Silphium perfoliatum. With the first sheets that came out of production, we created this stool. Ironically, due to endless hassle with the environmental agency (which I despise), we also transitioned to using bio-based materials in our own factory. (A rare positive side effect of their nonsense!) The glue is made from beans. Otherwise, unlike Simone\u2019s sheets, the material is fairly conventional. The stool itself is strikingly simple, featuring just one ring, and it stacks in an unusual way\u2014forming beautiful structures when piled up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A small luxury 40×40 desk<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A good example of where our work is headed: a compact 40×40 desk with a pull-out drawer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Environmental Agency sideboard<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A testament to how something beautiful can emerge from an incredibly negative and frustrating experience. This piece is an ode to creativity and rational thinking\u2014our way of standing up to bureaucratic absurdity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What we didn\u2019t plan to show, but made anyway:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Baas and Eek<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Twenty and thirty years after our graduation, Maarten (Baas) and I (Eek) have fused our final exam projects. Or rather, burned them! For his graduation, Maarten set classic furniture pieces on fire, turning their charred remains into something even more valuable than the originals. Now, he\u2019s torched my Classic Cabinet in Scrapwood\u2014my own graduation work. From an edition of three, there\u2019s only one left for sale (besides the two artist proofs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An oak table that solves the office table problem<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Because the planks run across the width, they expand and contract\u2014resulting in gaps and size variations that some found unacceptable (though we always liked it). This new design solves that issue while defining the table\u2019s entire aesthetic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Planters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We made these simple planters because they didn\u2019t exist on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trash bins in aluminum or copper<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Why throw trash in something ugly? We made trash bins in copper and aluminum\u2014rust-free and easy to clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Handles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We haven\u2019t sold a single one yet, but we thought this was a standard handle\u2014turns out, it wasn\u2019t available anywhere. So we made it ourselves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We traditionally rush to make something last-minute for Salone, but this time, we\u2019ve stuck to drawings\u2014which is actually a relief. Especially since I have my hands full with the Eindhoven-Dakar project. Instead of racing from Paris to Dakar, it\u2019s about transporting art, design, and products back and forth. The advantage? We don\u2019t have to make everything ourselves. On Saturday, May 17, we\u2019re launching the project with an exhibition featuring the first artworks, products I\u2019ve developed, and objects we\u2019ve brought back from Dakar. It will be a combined opening, as we\u2019re also unveiling exhibitions by Marc Mulders, Studio RENS, and Spanish artist Jos\u00e9 Maria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More on that later! But mark your calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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