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NORR11 | Portfolio
NORR11 is a Danish design brand driven by a vision to bring new perspectives to modern interiors across furniture and lighting. Crafted with honest and natural materials the designs are built-to-last, with a commitment to sustainability. -
Portfolio | Sabine Marcelis
Sabine Marcelis is a Dutch designer who creates furniture, lighting, and other objects. Her work is often inspired by nature, and she often uses unusual materials like metal mesh, plastic, and wood veneer. Marcelis' work is often minimalist and sleek, and her pieces have a futuristic look to them.The artist was born in 1984 in the Netherlands. She studied at the... -
Summer Houses
A summer house is a place where you leave all the troubles of the busy routine behind. It can provide extra living space with great views, of course, but it’s also ideal as a place to read, paint or enjoy your favourite movie. It might even be the home office you need when things get too hectic in the actual house. -
The world's first bookstand
The world's first bookstand was created already in 1881 by the American inventor La Verne Noyes. One of his breakthrough inventions was a book holder designed to support large books such as dictionaries or thick religious books, open or closed. -
Shaping ideas | Interview with Vincent van Duysen
Vincent Van Duysen Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen was born in Lokeren in 1962. After earning a degree from the Sint-Lucas School of Architecture, Ghent, he worked with Aldo Cibic in Milan, followed by a collaboration with Jean De Meulder in Antwerp, Belgium. In 1989, Vincent Van Duysen has established his studio which today has grown into a team of... -
In Praise of Shadows
In search of inspiration? Read our review of "In Praise of Shadows" by the Japanese writer Junichiro Tanizaki (1886–1965). At 1605 Publishers we praise minimalistic aesthetics, natural materials and a soft colour palette. We are inspired by art compositions that have light and shadow interplay like works of Avant-garde artists of the 1920s like László Moholy-Nagy, Man Ray, Aleksander Rodchenko to name only... -
Studio Drift
Studio Drift Founded in 2007 by a duo of Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn (1980) and Ralph Nauta (1978), Studio DRIFT works with experiential sculptures, installations and performances. It manifests the phenomena and hidden properties of nature with the use of technology in order to learn from the Earth’s underlying mechanisms and to re-establish our connection to it. Fourteen years later,... -
Mendo
MENDOA candy store for book lovers with a flagship store situated at De L’Europe Amsterdam since May 2020. The space, formerly known as the Johannes van Dam chamber, already had an impressive collection of books that has been transferred to a library in the hotel and replaced with MENDO books. However, the bookshelves are the only thing that are still... -
Copyright Gent
Copyright Gent We are pleased to name Copyright Gent among our partners.The Copyright Gent bookshop is an international bookstore presenting publications on contemporary art, architecture, design, landscaping, photography, graphic design and typography. There are two shops, one located in Antwerp and one in Gent. If you are in the area of Antwerp or Gent, we definitely recommend you to visit...
