Designer of the Day: Arno Declercq – Surface Magazine


Here, we ask designers to take a selfie and give us an inside look at their life.

Age: 25

Occupation: Designer of furniture and bespoke objects.

Instagram: @studioarnodeclercq

Hometown: Leuven, Belgium.

Studio location: Zaventem Ateliers.

Describe what you make: Each year, we develop and make one to two collections comprising big furniture and bespoke objects as vases, bowls, side tables, and many more.

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The most important thing you’ve designed to date: The Bunker Candle Holder.

Describe the problem your work solves: I hope to make interiors beautiful for those who are looking for something in my style.

Describe the project you are working on now: Our sixth collection for Milan Design Week 2020. 

A new or forthcoming project we should know about: My Los Angeles debut at Garde.

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What you absolutely must have in your studio: Good vibes, lots of work and organization!

What you do when you’re not working: Working? No, for the little time I have left, I like to enjoy a city trip, dinners, and sometimes to do nothing.

Sources of creative envy: Brancusi and Rick Owens.

The distraction you want to eliminate: Stress.

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Concrete or marble? Concrete.

High-rise or townhouse? Townhouse.

Remember or forget? Remember.

Aliens or ghosts? Aliens?

Dark or light? Dark.