hoet: furniture, eyewear and mirrors

Though most well-known for their line of chic eyewear, Belgian designer Hoet has also made several successful forays into the world of furniture design. Above: the minimalist BITI and TI chairs first made their debut at the Interior Design Fair in Kortrijk. Both feature clean lines and body-fitting plywood frames.

The Fold table and stool are made from aluminum and are outdoor and indoor friendly. Trapezoidal legs meet at the top along a conspicuous seam; in the case of the stools, the legs are angled to form a slight valley in the middle. A matte finish with beveled edges gives the Fold help to soften the otherwise straightforward and severe lines.

The Infinite Chair’s curvaceous, looping body is literally poetry (as described on the Hoet website): “undulating as a female body, rhythmic and dynamic.” Made from powder coated aluminum plates, Infinite is a two-dimensional architectural diagram brought to life, with intersecting planes and a hollow frame. Minimal padding is available in the form of a vinyl cushion that flows and nearly disappears into the surface.

Similar to the Infinite Chair, the Puzzle Chair and Table have distinctly two-dimensional properties. Formed by a series of laser-cut aluminum plates arranged in a grid, Puzzle possesses a solid profile when viewed from an angle but certain sections nearly disappear when viewed from orthogonal directions. Note that the chairs come with a leather cushion (not seen) to prevent sitters from developing a “grill butt”.

Some of Hoet’s most interesting work is with mirrors; above: the organic Margriet and Twist mirrors are somewhat alien in appearance with mirrors suspended in a black frame (made from either plastic or aluminum). Margriet is both a decorative flower/mirror and a fruit bowl, while the twist mirror comes with two mirrors at perpendicular angles along curved arms. For more information, visit the Hoet website link below.
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