Maarten Baas

Maarten Baas Born in 1978 in southern area of the Netherlands Maarten is probably best known for his Smoke series of furniture. Various design classics are literally burn and then treated with transparent epoxy resin. A chandelier treated in this way was later exhibited in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Other pieces of this very successful range were also bought by the Groniger Museum and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Pieces from this collection are all unique and handmade. In 2006 Maarten launched the Clay series of furniture. This furniture is made from synthetic clay and has a metal skeleton which strengthens the structure. Again all pieces are hand made and unique. Many pieces were designed for the new Gramercy Park Hotel in New York in 2006. Marten Baas continues his work in Eindhoven, Netherlands