{"id":15908,"date":"2024-07-23T17:24:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T15:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/?p=15908"},"modified":"2024-07-25T10:54:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T08:54:18","slug":"organic-modernity-bieke-casteleyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/villas\/organic-modernity-bieke-casteleyn\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic modernity &#8211; Bieke Casteleyn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Sommaire<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e03e977c0f8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e03e977c0f8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/villas\/organic-modernity-bieke-casteleyn\/#Marie_Honnay\" >Marie Honnay<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/villas\/organic-modernity-bieke-casteleyn\/#The_essence_of_a_design\" >The essence of a design<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/villas\/organic-modernity-bieke-casteleyn\/#Free_figures\" >Free figures<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>To mark the launch of Out of Line, an inaugural furniture collection presented at last April\u2019s Salone in Milan, one of the young Belgian design scene\u2019s most emblematic figures took us through her career path, stamped with the same organic quality as the pieces she crafts, her uncompromising approach to design, her search for a functionality that flirts with the objet d\u2019art, and her own take on contemporary living.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 158\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Marie_Honnay\"><\/span>Marie Honnay<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_15878\" style=\"width: 1717px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15878\" class=\"wp-image-15878 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bieke-casteleyn\u00a9Laure-van-Hijfte20-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bieke-casteleyn\u00a9Laure-van-Hijfte20-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bieke-casteleyn\u00a9Laure-van-Hijfte20-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bieke-casteleyn\u00a9Laure-van-Hijfte20-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Bieke-casteleyn\u00a9Laure-van-Hijfte20-1366x2048.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bieke Casteleyn \u00a9 Laure van Hijfte<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 158\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>After her studies at the Sint-Lucas School of Arts in Ghent, she went on to train in product design at the Domus Academy in Milan. If she had given free rein to her wildest dreams, she would have embarked on a career fitting out boats, but her mother\u2019s alarm at the thought of her learning her craft in a school \u201clocated on an island, a long way from Belgium\u201d, made her change her mind. After a few years\u2019 work experience at RR Inte\u0301rieur in Knokke, she decided to open her own interior design studio in 2012. \u201cIn 2015, I designed my first table. I wanted to break away from the codes of the 3-metre-long rectangular piece of furniture found in many interiors that is largely shunned when dining every day with the family or as a couple. I wanted to steer away<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15884\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15884\" class=\"wp-image-15884 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bc-collectie-014-jpg-1636370089-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bc-collectie-014-jpg-1636370089-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bc-collectie-014-jpg-1636370089-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bc-collectie-014-jpg-1636370089-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/bc-collectie-014-jpg-1636370089-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ces lignes organiques ont permis \u00e0 la jeune designer de forger sa propre identit\u00e9.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 159\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 159\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>from conventional straight lines and come up with a soft, fluid aesthetic. Immediately after its launch, I was asked to create the same table in different formats, including a low version for the living room. We then quickly developed a network of distributors in Zurich, New York, Toronto, London and Paris,\u201d explains the designer. This project now accounts for around 70% of her business, but she has no urge to keep the two activities separate, since they interact so perfectly in her studio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 159\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_essence_of_a_design\"><\/span>The essence of a design<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 159\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>The standout piece in the collection presented in Milan is a bar made from afrormosia, a sustainable and luxurious African wood, a cousin of teak, which contrasts with the sober, elegant character of cement-based plaster and marble, her favourite materials. \u201cI love its orange-red highlights, which remind me of the furniture of Charlotte Perriand and Willy Rizzo. I find that this wood is the ideal choice, as it is in keeping with the slightly vintage spirit of this piece, which I designed a year ago. As far as possible, we manufacture everything in Belgium, but I source my marble from an Italian supplier. Even when you take a top-of-the-range approach, keeping the price in line with the market is essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"586\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Capture-decran-2024-07-08-a-16.15.09.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"589\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Capture-decran-2024-07-08-a-16.15.31.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15890\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15890\" class=\"wp-image-15890 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/OOL-189-LIMITED-EDITION-Green-velvet-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/OOL-189-LIMITED-EDITION-Green-velvet-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/OOL-189-LIMITED-EDITION-Green-velvet-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/OOL-189-LIMITED-EDITION-Green-velvet-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/OOL-189-LIMITED-EDITION-Green-velvet-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The brand&#8217;s flagship dining table has been joined by new creations, including these coffee tables.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 160\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 160\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Free_figures\"><\/span>Free figures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 160\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>While the bar presented in Milan recalls the mid-century spirit of Willy Rizzo, one of the designers whose influence is most unmistakeable in Bieke Casteleyn\u2019s work, her new sofa very much stands up to the comparison in terms of stylistic audacity. \u201cThis piece, which also has an afrormosia base, makes no compromises. You just have to look at the choice of flowery fabric upholstery,\u201d points out the designer who makes no apologies for the way-out quality of her personal style. \u201cGenerally, people either love it or hate it. My aim is to create a collection that is akin to haute couture, both in terms of the choice of materials and the sheer amount of thought that goes into the design. When I go for walks on the weekend with my children, I pick up on a colour or a facade detail without immediately knowing where it will take me. My aim now is to distribute this collection even more widely, while maintaining a niche strategy that perfectly reflects what I\u2019m about.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>@biekecasteleyn_shapingobjects\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/biekecasteleyn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biekecasteleyn.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the launch of Out of Line, an inaugural furniture collection presented at last April\u2019s Salone in Milan, one of the young Belgian design scene\u2019s most emblematic figures took us through her career path, stamped with the same organic quality as the pieces she crafts, her uncompromising approach to design, her search for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-design","category-villas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15908"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16141,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15908\/revisions\/16141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasdecoration.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}