Studio Nedda
Nedda El-Asmar trained as a silversmith, but it is impossible to sum up her various activities over the last twenty years in one word. Openness, flexibility and diversity are key concepts in her thinking and design approach. She is always ready to look beyond what she knows already. She is quick to see possibilities, even if a commission comes from an unexpected source. As a result she has evolved into an acclaimed designer with a broad field of activity, praised as widely for a condom holder as for silver dishes, for cutlery as for water pipes, for dinner services, for leather saddles, for tables and chairs as well as for mussel pots and incense burners. She employs sober, softly undulating shapes that look gracious, contemporary and timeless. Her fresh, innovative view of tradition is always surprising. Her designs are functional, up-to-date and aesthetic, poetic and a tad secretive.
Erik Indekeu is trained as Product Designer at the Henry van de Velde-Instituut in Antwerp. Shortly after his study he joined the Tupperware design team in Aalst, Belgium. In 1994 he was the first Product Designer to work for deSter, leading supplier and manufacturer of inflight-catering equipment. There he designed a myriad of products like cutlery, cups, plates, trays, glasses for established airline companies. He is experienced to make designs in glass, porcelain, metal, wood, plastics and 3d printed material.
Erik has always been eager to explore the possibilities of new materials and techniques while keeping his eye for detail on esthetical and functional features. Just that little bit of extra effort can make the difference.
Since 2008 Erik has been Nedda’s business and design partner. They had worked together previously and this partnership and her nomination as Designer of the Year in 2007 mean that the diversification of their projects has gained momentum.
Their adagio ‘A world of seemingly simple shapes’ perfectly describes their designs.
The exhibition runs from 10/10/2015 until 13/12/2015 and is open on sunday and sathurday from 14:00-16:00 and after appointment
Nedda El-Asmar trained as a silversmith, but it is impossible to sum up her various activities over the last twenty years in one word. Openness, flexibility and diversity are key concepts in her thinking and design approach. She is always ready to look beyond what she knows already. She is quick to see possibilities, even if a commission comes from an unexpected source. As a result she has evolved into an acclaimed designer with a broad field of activity, praised as widely for a condom holder as for silver dishes, for cutlery as for water pipes, for dinner services, for leather saddles, for tables and chairs as well as for mussel pots and incense burners. She employs sober, softly undulating shapes that look gracious, contemporary and timeless. Her fresh, innovative view of tradition is always surprising. Her designs are functional, up-to-date and aesthetic, poetic and a tad secretive.
Erik Indekeu is trained as Product Designer at the Henry van de Velde-Instituut in Antwerp. Shortly after his study he joined the Tupperware design team in Aalst, Belgium. In 1994 he was the first Product Designer to work for deSter, leading supplier and manufacturer of inflight-catering equipment. There he designed a myriad of products like cutlery, cups, plates, trays, glasses for established airline companies. He is experienced to make designs in glass, porcelain, metal, wood, plastics and 3d printed material.
Erik has always been eager to explore the possibilities of new materials and techniques while keeping his eye for detail on esthetical and functional features. Just that little bit of extra effort can make the difference.
Since 2008 Erik has been Nedda’s business and design partner. They had worked together previously and this partnership and her nomination as Designer of the Year in 2007 mean that the diversification of their projects has gained momentum.
Their adagio ‘A world of seemingly simple shapes’ perfectly describes their designs.
The exhibition runs from 10/10/2015 until 13/12/2015 and is open on sunday and sathurday from 14:00-16:00 and after appointment