VALENTIN LOELLMANN

Valentin Loellmann, born near Basel in Germany in 1983, was raised in an environment of shared creativity, going on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Maastricht, Netherlands. Immediately after his graduation, Loellmann started to create unique furniture pieces and quickly built up his atelier. In 2015 StudioValentinLoellmann was founded and next to the creation of furniture pieces and objects it also focuses on indoor and outdoor spaces, extensions and atmospheres.

Reflecting his careful attention to the physical and emotional landscape, Valentin works by hand to fuse the natural warmth of wood with copper, brass, and steel to create pieces both unexpected and innovative. His thoughtful approach translates to even the smallest details of a piece through the careful combination of colour and texture, and the conversation between the smooth finished edges of wood with metal construction. Loellmann creates pieces not for the piece itself, but for the creative process experienced which feeds his inspiration and influences the next piece. Each piece is formed by hand and therefore there are no prototypes and no such thing as a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ piece, each influences the next. They all have a part to play, and such is their value. He says, “My work is mostly influenced and guided by my larger vision of things that go far beyond furniture pieces. It’s not about making a perfect furniture or design piece. The piece is always just a carrier of a moment or a tool to get to the next. It’s about the process and the process is the work.”

Loellmann’s work has been shown at Art Basel, Collective Design Fair (New York), and PAD Paris/London. He was awarded PAD London’s Best Contemporary Design Piece in 2013 and 2017.

In addition to crafting his signature design pieces, Loellmann also works on interior design commissions for private collectors. “It's entirely natural for me to build something out of nothing. I never sketch. Early on in my life I learned how to capture certain situations and moments, a specific atmosphere or feeling in my thoughts, detail it further in my mind by putting myself right into it. Watching rooms and spaces filled with people and imaging the different interactions amongst the environment and humans living within.” – Valentin Loellmann

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