The first part of the Selected Design auction on December 11th presents a selection of works from a private Belgian collection, composed of many pieces by Walloon and Flemish designers, including Maarten Van Severen.
Born in 1956 in Antwerp, Belgium, Maarten Van Severen began studying architecture at the Ghent Academy of Fine Arts. In 1986, he began designing his first pieces of furniture. The following year, in 1987, he founded a design studio with semi-industrial production.
The unity of design and production has long been the essential basis of his work, which is marked by intensive work on certain types of basic furniture such as chairs, tables, deckchairs, shelves and wardrobes. The solutions he develops are always based on conceptual research in terms of forms, materials and structure
Maarten Van Severen (1956-2005) T88A
Estimate : 5000 / 7000 €
From 1997 to 1999 Maarten Van Severen worked closely with Rem Koolhaas and also worked on interior design. In this context, he participated in the interior design of the villa dall'Ava in Saint-Cloud and then the villa Floirac near Bordeaux.
In parallel with his activities, Maarten Van Severen teaches courses at several universities, including the University of Kortrijk in 1996, the Academy of Fine Arts in Maastricht, in 1998 and 2000 at the Universities of Helsinki and Barcelona.
Interrupted by his death in 2005, his collaboration with Vitra since 1996 marks a turning point in his career.
Maarten Van Severen (1956-2005) LC95
Estimate : 3500 / 4500 €
He was one of the most important Belgian designers of the second half of the 20th century. His work is exceptional both for the innovation that the designer has brought to the discipline and for the rigour of his style. The clarity and sobriety of its line is always praised throughout the world. One of his pieces, the so-called "LCP" chair, had the privilege of being part of the MoMA collections.
PIASA's design department is offering a selection of ten pieces of furniture by Maarten Van Severen during this session. Among them is the aluminium chair, model LC95, designed in 1995 and estimated at between 3,500 and 5,000 euros, or the suspended cabinet created five years earlier.
Before his death, Maarten Van Severen had asked that his archives be preserved as a whole and that they be accessible to future generations of designers and researchers.
Maarten Van Severen (1956-2005) K7V90
Estimate : 14000 / 18000 €
