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AMSTERDAM-BASED STUDIO ATELIER CONSTANT DEBUTS EGELANTIER – OCTOBER 2021, A COLLECTION OF FUNCTIONAL ART OBJECTS EXPRESSING JUXTAPOSED MATERIALITY AND ORGANIC GEOMETRIES. THEIR DEBUT COLLECTION OF SIX PIECES, A COFFEE TABLE, A TABLE LAMP, A COAT RACK, A LOW CABINET, A BENCH AND A SHELF, DEMONSTRATES THE STUDIO'S AFFINITY FOR QUALITY, RESTRAINT, AND AN ELEGANT EXPRESSION OF FORMS ORGANIC.

THE DUO OF PROMISING YOUNG DESIGNERS – FORMED BY DUTCH NATIVE NINA CONSTANT AND FRENCH PIERRE CONSTANT – SEEKS TO EXPRESS ART THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF DOMESTIC OBJECTS, EMPLOYING A DESIGN APPROACH THAT RESPECTS THE HERITAGE AND PRACTICE OF THE ARTS FRENCH AND DUTCH CRAFTS FROM THE BETWEEN WARS. NAMED AFTER THEIR ADDRESS IN AMSTERDAM, EGELANTIER'S FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE IS RESTRAINT IN MATERIALITY, CONVEYED USING ONLY FOUR PURE MATERIALS: ELM WOOD, BRUSHED ALUMINUM, UNTREATED WOOL AND BENT PLYWOOD.

CLOSE INTERACTION WITH LOCAL ARTISANS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE CONSTANT WORKSHOP PROCESS. THE STUDIO USES THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF ARTISANS TO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE RESULT OF THE DESIGN. AUTHENTIC TECHNIQUES LIKE BOOKMATCHING ARE COMBINED WITH SENSE TO CREATE CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURAL PIECES THAT HONOR KNOW-HOW AND TRANSCEND TRADITIONAL PRACTICE.