Maarten Baas
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Each December, the Design Miami/ Designer of the Year Award recognizes a prominent designer whose advanced body of work demonstrates quality, innovation and influence, pushing the boundaries of art, architecture and design. This year, we are pleased to honor Maarten Baas.
Despite of his young age, Maarten Baas has made a remarkable impact in the world of design. At just 31 years old, he has already undeniably changed the course of contemporary design in a strikingly short period of time. Maartenhas demonstrated again and again his extraordinary capacity to generate radically new ideas, constantly rethinking and reinventing design processes to mesmerizing effect.
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In keeping with Design Miami/ tradition, Maartenhas created a special installation at this year’s fair. Instead of offering a straightforward overview of his work, Baas has decided to design a theatrical environment in which his past work will mingle with various items from his mental travels, from things found in the street to product samples and other designers’ work, offering a unique view onto his inner world. This installation also includes a new addition to his Real Time project, created for the Zuiderzee Museum, and examples from an entirely new series of work created expressly for the Design Miami/Designer of the Year Award.
The project has been supported by the Mondriaan Foundation and Consulate General of the Netherlands New York.
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About Maarten Baas
Maarten Baas was born in 1978 and grew up in the Netherlands, where he studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Already while studying, one of his projects, a candleholder called Knuckle, was taken into production. He made design headlines with one of his 2002 graduation projects, a series of charred furniture called Smoke, which was subsequently further developed in collaboration with New York gallerist Murray Moss. In 2005 he began collaborating with Bas den Herder who is now responsible for the production of all his works. All of Baas’items are uniquely handmade by Baas and his team of ten assistants, and his work can be found in museum and private collections around the world.
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