alain berteau: pick up wood

furniture company epos modern indonesia developed methods to use off-cuts from local industries and pieces of old, drifted wood to create benches, stools, tables, ...

'the user adds a branch to complete the design and create a coat rack. it demands them to be active, to go and walk and find the right branch. they have to look and think, which one has the most interesting form?

'I coined the word arborsculpture in 1995 because no single word had been used to recognize this unique art form. a branch of topiary with the potential to save the environment.(...)'- richard reames

showing at the galeries royals saint-hubert in brussels, the collection of lamps and office products are all manufactured in dupont corian, a highly versatile material that has a wide variety of applications.

a DIY bookshelf with a flat-pack design solution which requires no tools for assembly.

belgian designer alain berteau entered a unique faucet design in designboom's 2004 'inside the bathroom' design competition. his 'dose faucet' entry won an honorable mention in the competition for its innovative int...

combining a disposable plastic hanger, fashion magazines and 3mm diameter piano wire to create a unique lighting design.

a play on words, the 'skeleton in the closet' is no longer just a dark secret, but a useful hanger for shirts, pants and accessories. 

a ceramic coffee cup with a hook shaped steel handle - it can be hung anywhere!