piet hein eek: prolific and eclectic

Piet Hein Eek is a prolific Dutch designer who clearly enjoys working with and combining different materials, textures and finishes. Visual dissonance is his signature, as he is perhaps best known for using scrapwood to create contemporary furniture. Above: dining tables, beds and sofa all feature a wild patchwork of recycled wood, somewhat similar to what you would find at a seaside shanty.

Not content with scrapwood, Piet also loves to mix and match vintage patterns. Floral and striped upholstery nearly half a century past its prime is fair game — all of this again wrapped around the tight, clean lines of modern design. I particularly love his eponymous Eek dresser, which is actually powder-coated metal covered with Baroque-style vinyl.

If you love his designs but aren’t too fond of his eclectic finishes, there’s no need to despair – Piet bares it all with his steel and aluminum furniture. His trademark patterns are absent – these pieces are all about showing off their clean, efficient lines. Utilitarian grey steel and rivets are only tempered with tapered legs and padding – in other words, everything you need and nothing you don’t.
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