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Axelle Vertommen is an interior architect and furniture designer based in Antwerp. As a designer she focuses on detail and contrast in colours and materials. Her designs are characterised by a thoughtful use of colour and product functionality. She is inspired by everyday objects and modern and post-modern architecture. She has designed several objects that have received international press coverage, such as the Gattorre cat trees. The Brion lamp series, produced by the French company Matière Grise, won a silver medal at the Henry van de Velde Awards 2024.

Read more about her design practice and background on the website of COLLECT and youwantedalist or listen to the podcast of Nina Dorfer.

education


2014 - 2015 / thomas more mechelen
postgraduate furniture design - vomo


2013 - 2014 / universiteit antwerpen
master in science - interior architecture

2010 - 2013 / artesis hogeschool antwerpen
bachelor in science - interior architecture


awards


henry van de velde awards 2024
silver medal in category habitat
brion lamps produced by matière grise


work experience


current
freelance furniture designer at dries otten
past
 supervisor master studio interior architecture at university antwerp

freelance interior architect at studio boîte

freelance interior architect at studio haver

upholster assistent at cover & couch

sales advisor at surplus interieur

freelance furniture designer at dialect

freelance interior architect at æ studio

internship and project manager at atelier ternier

intership at contekst

exhibitions


20-03-2025 - 23-03-2025 / ghent
table talk with emma terweduwe & leda devoldere
badaff - the arsenaalsite

02-06-2024 - 07-02-2024 / antwerp
antwerp design week - winkelhaak  

10-01-2022 - 28-02-2022 / antwerp
universal exports  

17-09-2021 - 23-10-2021 / antwerp
#FFFF00 - zeit art space

10-09-2021 - 19-09-2021 / bruges
nijverheid II - galerie thomas serruys 

02-09-2021 - 03-10-2021 / antwerp
rosewood gallery

25-06-2021 - 31-07-2021 / antwerp
splash! - zeit art space

01-05- 2021 - 16-01-2022 / ypres
poes. hoe de kat de mensen vangt - yper museum

26-09-2020 - 27-09-2020 / brussels
young talent guest of honour at contemporary design market - tour & taxis

12-12-2019 - 20-12-2019 / brussels
baroness o. supermarket - firma
(gattorre)

29-11-2018 - 31-01-2019 / mechelen
spiegeltijd - thomas more id&a
(m-up)

05-07-2018 - 05-08-2018 / antwerp
venster - temporary design store
(gattorre / ziggy / lasso)


20-10-2016 - 23-10-2016 / brussels
young and mad - young belgian designer awards
(m-up / t-rek)

21-08-2016 / antwerp
born in antwerp
(tomaduo)

28-02-2016 / diegem
vitra fanday
(m-up / prouvertommen)

28-10-2015 - 31-10-2015 / kortrijk
week van het ontwerpen
(m-up / stuhl)

10-07-2015 - 13-09-2015 / genk
project vitra
(m-up / prouvertommen)

02-06-2015 - 05-06-2015 / berlin
dmy berlin
(t-rek)

08-05-2015 - 13-09-2015 / ghent
de invasie toont - design museum
(stuhl)

14-04-2015 - 19-04-2015 / milan
a belgian village by dift - milan design week
(stuhl)

17-10-2014 - 26-10-2014 / kortrijk
ventura biennale interieur
(stuhl)

29-06-2014 / antwerp
every face has a design
(stuhl)