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Bey goes Brazilian

Posted on May 14th 2009

Dutch studio Makkink & Bey reinterpreted five classic pieces by Brazilian design masters.

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For the exhibition Brazil Influence Meets Brazil Style at Pierre Bergé et Associés in Brussels, Dutch studio Makkink & Bey were asked to reinterpret five classic pieces by Brazilian design masters Sergio Rogriguez, Jorge Zalszupin and Carlo Hauner. Known internationally for his creations based on recycling, Jurgen Bey sought to reinterpret the pieces with a contemporary vision, without losing sight of the sensual beauty of tropical nature that inspired his predecessors. The result gives the wood new proportions, couples it with leather and inoculates it with his own “pixelated” language.

Jurgen Bey

Born in Soest, The Netherlands, Jurgen Bey studied at the design Academy in Eindhoven. In 1990 he opened Konings and Bey, designing public spaces, interiors and applied art such as the exhibition design of the Droog collection at the Kunsthal in Rotterdam. In 1998 he launched Studio Jurgenbey.

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