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1 2 Simplicity, noble materials, sustainable sourcing... How do you People highlight the "poetry" in your work.
define your design approach?? In what way are you a poet of objects?
Sébastien Caporusso: I am into the connection and S. C.: Each project is a new opportunity to explore the variations
interdependence between the different parts of a single ensemble; of a strong identity with a touch of poetry and elegance. I love
while taking into account space in itself, along with the emotions finesse and lightness as a contradiction to the weight of the
and soul that inhabit it. I want my clients to live with the material, materials I use. Generally, the job of designers is to think up all
to linger over the warmth of a wood, to appreciate the variations kinds of objects which must meet both esthetic and functional
in the colors of marble, and to be attentive to details, especially criteria. If I can bring something dreamlike to this, I am delighted.
in the choice of materials which is too often forgotten. I work
You were named 2021 Designer of the Year. Which projects
with Belgian craftspeople and follow their whole process from
have especially marked you during your career
selecting the materials, to production and the placing of objects
in my clients' home. I have control over all of my pieces. S. C.: Each project has its own importance, regardless of its size.
It is a pleasure to start with a blank page for every project.
We see a strong tendency towards organic design. Do you claim
to be part of this movement?
S. C.: It is a term that is used a lot, but the founders of this
movement were Charlotte Perriand and Alvar Aalto. They were
the pioneers of these often irregular curves and lines. It inspires
me, too, but it is not a goal in my work. I am more inspired by
the lines and esthetics found in animal, vegetal, and even human
forms.
From where do you draw your inspiration as a designer?
S. C.: In this digitalized, high-speed, often dehumanized century, I
draw lots of inspiration from Japanese culture, joyfully combining Each project is a new opportunity
beauty with the useful – and sometimes with the not so useful,
to explore the variations of a strong identity
which is undoubtedly the greatest of luxuries. But I must not
forget another of my inspirations, very far removed from Japan: with a touch of poetry and elegance.
Brazil, a country bubbling over with energy which gave us the
incredible architects and designers of the 1950s. They gave me
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SÉBASTIEN CAPORUSSO
Talent does not only emerge with experience.
Furniture in It can be there from the outset. That is the strong
impression left on me by Sébastien Caporusso, the
his
strong
young his firm beliefs that impress: esthetic vision,
designer.
Beyond
POETRY approach to design which and calls upon noble but
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vision with us his artistic approach and shared one
enters, the tone is set: the majestic 13-meter-high
glass roof and its steel structure crown the ultra-
contemporary lounge bar.
A MASTER OF BOTH UNIQUE PIECES AND MAJOR
PROJECTS, BRUSSELS-BASED SÉBASTIEN CAPORUSSO
SURPRISES WITH THE POETIC NATURE OF HIS WORK. THE
2021 DESIGNER OF THE YEAR BRILLIANTLY COMBINES
ORGANIC CONTRASTS, BOLD CUTS, NOBLE MATERIALS AND
LOCAL CRAFTSMANSHIP.
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1. VLC Project | 2. PR Project | 3. TER Project
4. "Intermezzo" table for Spazio Nobile