Jos Devriendt: The Insider's Belgian Designer - Remodelista
Spotted in some of the most interesting Belgian interiors of late: simple vases, lamps, and other objects that resonate with the intensity of minimalist sculpture. Devriendt in his studio in Ghent, in East Flanders, Belgium. Photograph by Frederik Vercruysse. Devriendt has a background in both ceramics and sculpture–he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, in Ghent, among other places, and has had solo exhibitions in New York City, London, and Tokyo, as well as in Belgium. Devriendt writes in his résumé that he sets out to “present simple solutions for rather complex problems.” The full range of his work is represented in the US by Matin, in Los Angeles. A large porcelain vase from Matin. A glimpse of Devriendt’s ceramics workroom. Photograph by Frederik Vercruysse. A Devriendt standing lamp at Galerie Sofie Lachaert, a gallery in Tielrode, Belgium, with its own B&B. Photograph by Danica Kus. Photograph by Frederik Vercruysse. Inspirational totems and art on a wall in Devriendt’s studio. Devriendt is also represented by the Pierre Marie Giraud Gallery, in Brussels, where he recently exhibited a large group of his mushroom lamps. A Devriendt wood standing lamp with a mushroom-like base at Galerie Sofie Lachaert.