Studio Verbaan

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Studio Verbaan is known for its contemporary, limited designs. The studio uses simple graphic forms to create timeless and enduring designs. Just as their work, the founders Jordi Verbaan and Solange Frankort are a mix of furniture design and art. Jordi Verbaan is a well-rounded artistic artisan woodworker and Solange Frankort is conceptual artist. Together the duo are in constant research between the purpose of function and materials in spatial environment.

// X4 Chair

X4 is an ongoing series of simple graphic forms that create timeless and enduring designs. The handcrafted wooden pieces sit somewhere between furniture, object and sculpture. The designs start as a 2D composition that is translated to a 3D object. The dominant black contours still gives a flat silhouette and different perspectives. Black can swallow light, or make thinks look sharp.

// X4 Object

X4 is an ongoing series of simple graphic forms that create timeless and enduring designs. The handcraft wooden pieces sit somewhere between furniture, object and sculpture. The designs start as a 2D composition that is translated to a 3D object. The dominant black contours still gives a flat silhouette and different perspectives. Black can swallow light, or make thinks look sharp.

// X4 Lamp

X4 is an ongoing series of simple graphic forms that create timeless and enduring designs. The handcraft wooden pieces sit somewhere between furniture, object and sculpture. The designs start as a 2D composition that is translated to a 3D object. The dominant black contours still gives a flat silhouette and different perspectives. Black can swallow light, or make thinks look sharp.

// X4 Sculpture

X4 is an ongoing series of simple graphic forms that create timeless and enduring designs. The handcraft wooden pieces sit somewhere between furniture, object and sculpture. The designs start as a 2D composition that is translated to a 3D object. The dominant black contours still gives a flat silhouette and different perspectives. Black can swallow light, or make thinks look sharp.