Dutch artist Maarten Baas doesn’t just craft furniture, he turns dramatic concepts into a usable reality. A graduate of the Design Academy of Eindhoven, Baas’ pieces have been nominated for various awards (including René Smeets award in 2009) and was invited by IKEA to do a week-long workshop in France, after which he was selected for the Design Academy in Tokyo. Since, Baas has been creating unique design pieces for various international shows, some of which have been snatched up by prestigious museums like London’s Victoria & Albert Museum and art collectors like Lidewij Edelkoort and Philippe Starck. His newest collection Carapace ran through March at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery, marking his first solo exhibition, which showcased his ever-changing approach to design.
