
Axelle Vertommen (1992) is an interior architect and furniture designer from Antwerp. As a freelance furniture designer, she focuses on detailing. Her furniture pieces are characterized by the contrast in colours and materials. She’s inspired by everyday objects and extraordinary architecture from modernism and postmodernism.
Read more about my design practice and background on the website of COLLECT and youwantedalist or listen to the podcast of Nina Dorfer.
Read more about my 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
work experience
current
freelance furniture designer at dries otten
supervisor master studio interior architecture at university antwerp
past
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
10-01-2022 - 28-02-2021 / 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)