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Max Le Belge
Almost every bedroom houses, besides the bedside table, a chair that serves as a valet. By adding a back to the bed side table or a drawer underneath the chair seat, both pieces of furniture are mutated into Max Le Belge, who is cumulating the functions of the bedroom chair, the valet stand and the bedside table.
Referring to the vase Max Le Chinois by Philippe Starck, Casimir baptised his chair Max Le Belge and dedicated it at the same time to his first son, Max.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Maple or walnut
Dimension: 44 x 40 x 80,5 cm / Option: Without drawer
Schaal n°1
By playing with dimensions in his graduation project Schaal n°1, Casimir spurred confusion on the form of the dish and its supposed function. Does this dish remain a dish or is it a table? Eventually, it is up to the user to decide whether Schaal n°1 should be a dish, a side table, … or simply an object. Schaal n°1 is a segment of a hollow solid wooden sphere and has an arched bottom. Thanks to its weight and its lowered center of gravity however, Schaal n°1 is very stable.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Cherry wood, walnut or oak
Dimension: Diameter 120 x 30 cm
Poutrel n°2
The beam (in Flemish called ‘poutrel’) is one of the principal elements in construction with a very clear function: to support. This Poutrel is withdrawn from its usual context and reduced to the I-form. However recognisable by its form, the use of solid wood gives it an entirely different look while the wooden Poutrel’s function becomes ambiguous. It still supports, but is no longer compulsory within a construction and can therefore be used in different ways: as a bench, a table, a TV bench, …
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Padouk
Dimension: 100 x 40 x 40 cm / 200 x 40 x 40 cm / 300 x 40 x 40 cm / possibility to custom-made
Poutrel n°1
The beam (in Flemish called ‘poutrel’) is one of the principal elements in construction with a very clear function: to support. This Poutrel is withdrawn from its usual context and reduced to the I-form. However recognisable by its form, the use of solid wood gives it an entirely different look while the wooden Poutrel’s function becomes ambiguous. It still supports, but is no longer compulsory within a construction and can therefore be used in different ways: as a bench, a table, a TV bench, …
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Solid oak
Dimension: 100 x 40 x 40 cm / 200 x 40 x 40 cm / 300 x 40 x 40 cm / possibility to custom-made
Kist n°2
Kist n°1 and Kist n°2 are very recognizable transport crates. The crates are used worldwide for transporting, among others, furniture. Kist n°1 and Kist n°2 unite the package, a crate, and its contents, furniture, into a single piece of furniture. The crate becomes a closet. Thanks to the flush drawers Kist n°1 and Kist n°2 can be used for storing things. Thanks to their form, dimensions, solidity and sturdiness they remain however suitable for transport as well.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Solid oak
Dimension: 180 x 50 x 120 cm
Kist n°1
Kist n°1 and Kist n°2 are very recognizable transport crates. The crates are used worldwide for transporting, among others, furniture. Kist n°1 and Kist n°2 unite the package, a crate, and its contents, furniture, into a single piece of furniture. The crate becomes a closet. Thanks to the flush drawers Kist n°1 and Kist n°2 can be used for storing things. Thanks to their form, dimensions, solidity and sturdiness they remain however suitable for transport as well.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Solid oak and leather
Dimension: 80 x 120 x 60 cm
Lange Tafel n°2
The concept for Lange Tafel n°2 was simply to make a table using only the indispensable basis and constructing elements. The result is just as simple: a rectangular tabletop resting on 4 legs. A beam on each table end, between legs and tabletop, strengthens the construction and keep the tabletop flat and stable. Its concept, form, construction and material all add to the table’s solidness. The underlined simplicity and the genuine construction make this seemingly ordinary table extraordinary.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Oak or walnut
Dimension: 200 x 90 x 77 cm / 260 x 90 x 77 cm / 320 x 90 x 77 cm
Bank n°1
The bench’s oblong form directs us to use it in a certain way: one always sits next to someone else on a bench. Bank n°1 divides the long seat in two, places both halves opposite to one another and links them with a cross-piece, thus reducing eight legs to four. The final result is a U-form with a bench leg on all four outer corners. This arrangement doesn’t only allow one to take place opposite to one another, but also makes it easier to step into the seat.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Oak or walnut
Dimension: 154 x 120 x 45 cm
Kleine Tafel
By, origamiwise, folding a sheet of wood, a piece of furniture takes shape. In this case a table and stool. Taking the thickness of the ‘surface’ into account, the table is a cube of 80 by 80 by 80 cm. The deviating heights for both the seat and the table top accent the folding lines and proportions. Similar to origami and as goes for all of Casimir’s furniture designs, no extra materials have been added to the construction. Kleine Tafel consists of solid wood and glued wooden joints only.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Oak
Dimension: 110 x 80 x 80 cm
Schaal n°3
Schaal n°3 varies with Schaal n°1 and Schaal n°2 in its form. While Schaal n°1 and Schaal n°2 both are segments of a hollow sphere, Schaal n°3 is a sector of a hollow sphere. This explains the respective flat (n°1, n°2) or oblique (n°3) edges on the dishes. Its bottom is also arched. Its weight and its lowered centre of gravity give Schaal n°3 enough stability.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Oak
Dimension: Diameter 50 x 12 cm / Diameter 60 x 14 cm
Spiegel
A high frame of solid wood, doubled by its reflection in the mirror, protects the fragile glass from breaking. At the same time the frame also shrinks the actual mirror surface. Only when put against the wall with the right inclination and looked into from the right angle, the mirror functions properly. Forms with functional limitations require a specific approach, but also confront their users with new insights.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Oak
Dimension: Spiegel hoog, 23 x 165 x 15 cm / Spiegel laag, 135 x 90 x 15 cm
Rek n°4
A single surface and the correct folds are the simple starting point for origami, the art of creating a perfect 3D representation of an object using a single sheet of paper. An accordion formed shelf is formed from a ‘sheet’ of wood. Some correctly placed folding lines result in this sleek piece of furniture offering storage space on both sides and can serve as a room divider as well. The genuine construction, using solid wood, wooden joints and glue, emphasises simplicity and symmetry.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Oak
Dimension: 160 x 46 x 160 cm
Bed
Why do we sleep next to each other? The Casimir standard, a simple alternative to the double, wide bed is made to sleep together lengthwise instead of side by side. The bed and the slatted bed base are made of solid wood and glued wood joints. Its genuine construction and its authentic structure reduce this Bed to the essence. This long bed also has a ‘normal’ variant with the same morphology and materials.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Oak or walnut
Dimension: Single bed, 210 x 100 x 40 cm / Double bed, 210 x 190 x 40 cm / Long bed, 410 x 100 x 40 cm
Loden Meubel
Good design pushes the boundaries of materials, forms, measurements, functions, … Experimenting doesn’t always result in ready to use designs, but often it does give one new insights. Loden Meubel pushes the contradiction between material and form to its utmost limit. By folding a lead shelf upwards, this TV bench looks light and flexible. The open units, a result of the specific assignment to design a TV storage unit, emphasise the lightness even more.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Lead
Dimension: 303 x 60 x 55 cm
Zak n°4
For the wardrobe unit Zak n°4 Casimir used the sports bag in an upright position. On the one hand, this causes its resemblance with the camping closet, used to temporarily store clothes on location. On the other hand, it makes Zak n°4 far easier to use and more accessible than the usual camping closet with a zipper on the front. Zak n°4 has zippers on both sides, like on a sports bag. Zak n°4 is more solid, durable, practical and less mobile than the camping version.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Solid oak and leather
Dimension: 110 x 45 x 155 cm
Zak n°3
In this case, the bag is a leather sports bag. By anchoring the bag into a frame, the bag becomes a storage unit. The dimensions of the sports bag in Zak n°3 give an extra meaning to the name of the object. The empty sports bag hangs baggily, formlessly in the frame. This formlessness however isn’t negative. It gives the cabinet its character and gives the user the liberty to partially design the cabinet himself by filling the bag. Formlessness is part of the design.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Solid oak and leather
Dimension: 140 x 30 x 105 cm
Kruis by CasimirMeubelen
In the beginning, a book most often contained religious texts. This shelf does the opposite: religion, symbolised by the cross, contains the books.
Originally, this cross shelf wasn’t created to refer religion. Not the religious symbol, but the archetype of the cross, was the principal component of this furniture design. This allows the user to, without blasphemy or even without decreasing its functionality, tip the shelf over and use it on its side.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Material: Cherry wood or walnut
Dimension: 125 x 36 x 165 cm
Ladder n°1 by CasimirMeubelen
Designer Casimir’s starting point for this series was yet another familiar object and archetypal design. The ladder’s original form and function – a movable stairway – and an immovable shelving unit have now been merged into one piece by extending the ladder’s rungs into shelves and cases of different sizes. Ladder n°1 upgrades the stairway – still needed to reach the highest shelves – into a piece of solid oak storage furniture.
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
Manufacturer: CasimirMeubelen (Belgium)
Inspired By: Ladder
Material: Solid Oak
Colours: Natural
Dimension: 31,6 x 40,4 x 100 cm / 34,6 x 40,4 x 175 cm / 34,6 x 40,4 x 225 cm / 38,6 x 40,4 x 350 cm
Bag n°2 by CasimirMeubelen
Bag n°2 : A storage system based on ‘carrier bags’ in high-quality leather, which can be fixed to the wall (solid oak and leather; 260 x 43 x 61 cm)
photographs by Kristof Vrancken
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
CasimirMeubelen
Bag n°1 : A storage system based on ‘carrier bags’ in high-quality leather (solid oak and leather; 120 x 38 x 183 cm)
photographs by Kristof Vrancken
Designer: Casimir (Belgium)
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Belgium
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Interior Design
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Casimir, born in Koersel, BE in 1966, elected to study Industrial Design at the SHIVKV Genk, BE. It was never a conscious choice to focus on design. Casimir was looking for a versatile direction that would include theory and technique as well as creativity both in mind and hand. During his training as an Industrial Designer, he discovered that the design of products purely for industry was lost on him: an industrial product is an accumulation of ...
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Awards
Cultural Award, 1994, of Province of Limburg; Henry van de Velde-Prize, 2000, of Design Vlaanderen; The Flemish Culture Prize, 2004, the most prestige Architecture and Design award in Belgium; etc.
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