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26 february > 6 june 2010 Richard Hutten
18 years of playing
Rotterdam-born Richard Hutten (born 1967) is one of the most well-known and most unconventional Dutch designers. He graduated in 1991 at the Design Academy in Eindhoven and fairly quickly garnered international recognition.
In his own design studio he produced designs for furniture, products, interiors and exhibitions.
Hutten is a conceptual designer but his designs are highly functional, each and every one of them. Often the object will even have multiple functions.
Design museum Gent gives Hutten the assignment to give shape to the exhibition himself. The result will certainly show this, and will be telling of the convincing and typical style of Hutten.
27 february > 6 june 2010 The Scandinavian Touch in Belgian Furniture
1951-1966
The exhibition will visualize the results of the investigation into the influence of Scandinavian furniture on Belgian designers in the post-war period, and will treat the significance of Scandinavian modernism and its influence on Belgian modernism.
Based on stylistic and technical parameters, a selection of Scandinavian furniture was made which served as an inspiration for a specific Belgian furniture item within the 1951-1966 timeframe.
In a dozen cases, the Belgian furniture item is presented alongside its Scandinavian counterpart. Typical aspects in this respect are the aesthetical and qualitative qualities of the furniture item. Focus is placed on the originality and textural nature of the material. The furniture item is analyzed in its construction and detail.
The wider context of each furniture item is shown with information panels, photographic material and design drawings.
In collaboration with PHL University College, Hasselt
