a.mag issue 04
My discovery of architect Vincent Van Duysen happened in a roundabout fashion. First, I fell for his austere (but beautiful) wooden bowl for When Objects Work at Maison et Objet. Then, I stumbled across a T Magazine piece featuring his Antwerp home. That led me to the Van Duysen website + its rabbit-hole-for-the-minimalist portfolio. Thames Hudson published a Van Duysen monograph in 2010, but the printed reference guide I’m determined to get my hands on is issue 04 of A. Magazine, devoted entirely to Van Duysen. (My love of Van Duysen’s aesthetic is shared by Dana Tomic Hughes, an Australian interior designer whose blog, Yellowtrace, served as my source for the images below.) As my life in London feels mostly chaotic, I find Van Duysen’s austere approach to interiors calming and inspiring. As I get older, “less is more” feels increasingly apt.
atria
kitchen
bedroom
image credits: a.mag cover photo from adotmag.com; van duysen interior photos by manolo yllera, via yellowtrace.com.au
