Piet Hein Eek Interview: Maximum Respect for Materials
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- čas přidán 18. 02. 2015
- The fabulous furniture of Dutch designer, Piet Hein Eek, has become an international brand. Here he reveals his inspiring creative philosophy and introduces us to his 10,000 square meters production unit in Eindhoven, where he executes his ideas “out of chaos.”
“It’s not romantic at all - it’s very pragmatic.” Piet Hein Eek wishes to create a contrast to our everyday life, where everything is rushed and not done properly. The designs take their time to make, and that’s an important part of the point - doing the maximum with the minimum, using leftovers and adding an enormous amount of labour: “I’m like a chef in a restaurant.”
“I think designers shouldn’t think they are only there to design, but actually should be a pain in the ass during the whole process.” As a child, Eek used to make small, detailed matchstick chairs, already then nurturing a wish to create. Eek has incorporated this sense of playfulness in his work as a designer - he avoids marketing plans, uses discarded materials that others often don’t see the value in, and generally pays tribute to chaos, which he considers a source of inspiration.
Piet Hein Eek (b. 1967) is a Dutch designer, who graduated from the Academy for Industrial Design in Eindhoven in 1990. While studying at the Academy, he did the exam project ‘Scrap Wood Cupboards’ of which he sold all the cupboards and used the money to start his own design studio in 1992. Eek’s interest in old materials developed after restoring a cupboard for his sister, noticing that the old wood looked nicer than the new. His business is built around old materials, working outside the circuit of mass production. Eek’s work is sold in numerous galleries worldwide, and he has exhibited at venues such as MOMA, New York and Cíbone in Tokyo, Japan. Mostly known for his furniture, Eek also does interior designs and cooperates with architects.
“If I create my own environment, which fits in my world, and where I am happy, the chance that I function well and make good stuff is quite big. And that is the biggest challenge - to have success.” Eek’s workspace, located in an industrial area of Eindhoven, is an old Philips factory from the 1950s, where they used to produce ceramics. True to his passion for discarded materials, the old pipes from the original factory are used in the design of the workspace.
Learn more about Piet Hein Eek at: www.pietheineek.nl/en
Piet Hein Eek was interviewed by Christian Lund at his factory in Eindhoven, February 2014.
Camera: Sandder Lanen
Edited by: Kamilla Bruus
Produced by: Christian Lund
Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 2015
Supported by Nordea-fonden - Krátké a kreslené filmy
Amazing history.
Louisiana Channel is Phenominal.
Thank you
A fantastic productive and highly innovative mindset.
Thank you
"Designers should be the pain in the ass for the process" I like this quote.
Incredible approach to design and creativity - I'm an adult student just starting my creativity journey as a professional and I found this documentary and this artist truly inspirational ... Thank you
Enjoy and best wishes!
This is my second time watching/listening again in full 🔑🔑🖼🖼
Beautifull video and very inspiring and I think very much the essense of creativity ... and from chaos comes ideas and if you stay open and curious you will be attracted by something you find beautifull and if you follow your heartmind and create what gives you true joy things happen ... the focus is “what is there” and “ what can you do with it”
....and I like that it is not stylistic its open to what possibilities can work when celebrating the materials all different and wonderfull focus “there is so much space in the World to do your own thing” ....”and dont just focus on the idea, focus on the whole... “
I have watched this several times, say no more.
So inspiring and helpful.
I love his attitude! That's the way all entrepreneurs should emulate.
Wonderful. Thanks!
He is a Genius
pure and simple!
Love his attitude ❣️❣️
So exciting , creative, real. That’s my approach. Use what you have and be creative with it.
Same here. I'm in in a bit different field of design and "art", but I too have noticed making sense - one might even call it being conservative - has become somewhat small and original segment. PS: I think I've actually seen his stuff in somewhere, might have been Tallinn, back in Estonia.
Wonderful! So inspiring.
Thank you krub
man.. this is realy great video!!
Many thanks.
you gained subscriber (-:
And I love this artist by the way!!
An extra clip from the interview with Piet Hein Eek is available through this link: czcams.com/video/8dZDryEzXS0/video.html
it's the same video :(
@@Ghosty77HD Thank you. The right link is inserted now :)
@@thelouisianachannel Cool thanks!
@@thelouisianachannel oops! ;)
Brilliant.
I love this! Different values lead to a very different aesthetic. It makes one ask, why were we wasting material in the first place?
awesome : )
Happy for him and envious. I am a designer with too many Ideas who has never had the opportunity you show what I can do. I won't give up hope though
I like that he sounds like Arnold a little bit. Cool work!
awesome mindset
More Minecraft than mindset.
An education here. Thanks
super
sweet
I had problems. I want everything.
In 5:20, what beer is that behind Piet?
This guy looks like one of the Ween brothers.
"Would you move the table over a bit love, I want to hoover behind it?" - 'OK, I'll just ring the removal company and fill in the health and safety form'
Chuckling TY
Original.
Buurrman en buurman
Buurman buurman
Huh?
A production line of mediocre art made with mediocre materials, using mediocre creative effort….. and the cherry on top?
The “arteeeeest” has an entire warehouse of poorly paid laborers (when compared to how much he makes for himself selling this shit) actually doing any of the creating.
LOL 😂
and they say THIS….is “art”.
Totally agree. People are gullible. Period .