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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 ottensupervisor master studio interior architecture at university antwerp
past

freelance interior architect at studio boît
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


30-05-2026 - 03-06-2026 / antwerp
antwerp design week - labocollective

23-10-2025 - 26-10-2025 / hasselt
HUIS HOSTEd - labocollective

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

29-11-2018 - 31-01-2019 / mechelen
spiegeltijd - thomas more id&a

05-07-2018 - 05-08-2018 / antwerp
venster - temporary design store


20-10-2016 - 23-10-2016 / brussels
young and mad - young belgian designer awards

21-08-2016 / antwerp
born in antwerp

28-02-2016 / diegem
vitra fanday

28-10-2015 - 31-10-2015 / kortrijk
week van het ontwerpen

10-07-2015 - 13-09-2015 / genk
project vitra

02-06-2015 - 05-06-2015 / berlin
dmy berlin

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

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

17-10-2014 - 26-10-2014 / kortrijk
ventura biennale interieur

29-06-2014 / antwerp
every face has a design