Maarten Van Severen

Belgian designer Maarten Van Severen (1956–2005), son of the abstract painter Dan Van Severen, studied architecture at the Saint-Lucas Institute in Ghent. In 1985, he established his own workshop dedicated to furniture and interior design.

Among his notable collaborations are interiors for the Villa Dall’Ava (1991) in Paris and the Lemoine House (1999) in Floirac, both commissioned by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) under Rem Koolhaas.

Van Severen also maintained a close partnership with Swiss company Vitra, which has produced his iconic .03 chair since 1998. His final major works include the design of public spaces for the Van Abbemuseum (2001) in Eindhoven and the kitchen pavilion for the Boxy brothers in Deurle (2005).