Maarten De Ceulaer
Meet the designer
Each designer we work with brings a unique blend of style and vision to our collection. So, we want to share with you stories of collaboration. What goes on in the minds of designers during the creation process, and how our R&D team makes their vision come to life.
Emotion, function, wonder
Try confining Maarten De Ceulaer to a single design category, we dare you. He creates according to what he feels. Not only wanting to surprise his audience, but also himself. For Maarten, emotion is just as important as function in his designs. In Impulse Round & Square, he demonstrates both with full confidence.
Serendipity as a source of inspiration
When we ask Maarten about the inspiration for his designs, he doesn't have to think long: serendipity. "Many ideas come up while you're engaged with a specific issue or problem, and by experimenting with things playfully. At some point, things suddenly fall into place. It is important to be open to everything you encounter and to look at the world around you through a childlike lens, in a spontaneous way."
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Every design is a new start
Maarten sees diversity as his greatest quality when designing. He describes it himself as follows: “The fact that I don't use one single formula or instantly recognisable style. Although sometimes, it would be easier. Every design is a new start for me. Coming up with something new every time can be tiring, but that's also what keeps it fun and exciting for me. Each project is a new story and not a continuation of everything that came before."
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I saw how a LED strip created multiple shadows of my hand on the wall. I knew I wanted to make a lighting object that expressed this principle.
Freedom with lighting
Maarten designs more than just lighting objects but is specifically fond of lighting because of the freedom it gives him. "I enjoy working on lighting because I find it a very artistic medium. With a chair or table, you have to take into account many aspects like ergonomics and stability, as it will be intensively used every day. A lighting object will also be used every day, but people won’t be touching and wearing it out all the time. I feel there’s more room for creativity and poetry."
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Designed by Maarten De Ceulaer
Impulse Round Wall
Impulse Round Wall expresses a unique experience in your space, where bows of shadow and light create depth and accentuate architectural features all around.
Impulse Square Wall
An abstract square shape that transforms into a poem of light and shadow. Impulse Square Wall brings a surprising light effect to any surface it touches.