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Renate Vos

  • Multimedia sculptor
  • Poederoijen, Netherlands
  • Master Artisan
Renate Vos Multimedia sculptor
Contact
Dutch, English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+31 648257245
©Renate Vos

Journeying to a new aesthetic

  • • Renate pushes boundaries in product design
  • • She is inspired by experiments with contrasting material
  • • The material she uses for pendant lamp is unexpected

Renate Vos’s pioneering spirit is infused in every decorative object she creates. Whether it is a hybrid lamp of concrete and silicone, or a vase composed of cork, natural pigments and silicone rubber, underpinning each of her designs is a need to explore, "because of my adventurousness and curiosity, I make uninhibited journeys into techniques and materials." She seeks out contrasts, ensuring her objects remain tactile, using an amalgamation of materials that at first you would never think of joining together. "I don’t decide in advance what kind of object it will be, that grows during the process; I don’t invent designs, they arise." After much research and experimentation, various materials are woven together bringing a new object to life that is functional, as well as timeless.

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Works

  • ©Dani Smulders
  • ©Dani Smulders
  • ©Serax, Belgium
  • ©Dani Smulders
  • ©Dani Smulders
Photo: ©Dani Smulders
LOEV vase

LOEV originated from a material experiment with recycled cork and rubber. This oblong shape vase consists of a combination of latex, pigment and recycled cork. A design full of contrasts, not only in terms of material but also shape. The material is hand cast in a mould, and the untrimmed imperfections of the mould provide an exciting element.

Length 30 cm
Diameter 14 cm

Photo: ©Dani Smulders
LOEV vase

LOEV originated from a material experiment with recycled cork and rubber. This oblong shape vase consists of a combination of silicone, pigment and recycled cork. A design full of contrasts, not only in terms of material but also shape. The material is hand cast in a mould, and the untrimmed imperfections of the mould provide an exciting element to the vase.

Length 30 cm
Diameter 14 cm

Photo: ©Serax, Belgium
Concrete outdoor floor lamps

This series of boulder-shaped lamps were developed from a material experiment of grey concrete and semi-transparent silicone rubber. The jagged meeting point of these two contrasting substances celebrates the fusion of soft and hard.

Length 18 cm
Diameter 22 cm
Length 28 cm
Diameter 33 cm
Length 47 cm
Diameter 28 cm

Photo: ©Dani Smulders
Concrete vase

This hand cast grey conic shaped concrete vase with milled and varnished oak details. The oak base ensures that the vase can be rotated into different positions allowing it to be used in different ways. The oak top can be removed for larger bouquets.

Length 19 cm
Diameter 15 cm

Photo: ©Dani Smulders
Concrete candleholders

These tall and robust yet graceful collection of candleholders are available in a combination of sleek and shapely forms. Made of cast concrete in different shades of grey, hand-turned natural cork and dark grey steel parts, the different materials and forms of the candle holder are interchangeable, so you can compose your own custom object.

Length 22 cm
Diameter 10 cm

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