DIRK MEYLAERTS
"AFTER A SHORT CAREER AS AN ACTOR/DANCER FOR JAN FABRE, I STUDIED AT ARTS ET MÉTIERS IN BRUSSELS, IN THE CABINETMAKING DEPARTMENT. THEN, I ASSISTED A MASTER, RALPH HILLENBRAND, WHO REFINED MY TRAINING.
AFTER THREE YEARS, I WAS READY TO WORK AS AN INDEPENDENT CABINETMAKER/DESIGNER FOR 25 YEARS.
IN 2003, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE AUCTION HOUSE PIERRE BERGÉ BRUSSELS, I ORGANIZED THE SALE OF PROTOTYPES BY OTHER DESIGNERS.
IN 2006, I CREATED D&A LAB, A COMPANY PRODUCING LIMITED SERIES OF FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS DESIGNED BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS SUCH AS JONATHAN MONK, ANN VERONICA JANSSENS, AND MANY OTHERS.
WE WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN DESIGN FAIRS SUCH AS DESIGN MIAMI, BASEL, FORM LONDON, ETC.
IN 2012, I WAS APPOINTED AS PRODUCTION DIRECTOR AT THE FONDATION DES GALERIES LAFAYETTE IN PARIS, WHICH LED ME TO COLLABORATE WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS LUTZ BACHER, HELLA JONGERIUS, JEAN-LUC MOULÈNE, AND MARTIN MARGIELA.
IN 2020, THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS MADE ME RECONSIDER MY LIFE CHOICES. WE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE CITY TO MOVE TO THE FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE AND RETURN TO MY ORIGINAL PASSION AS A FURNITURE MAKER."
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