When Objects Work
When Objects Work is the vision of its director, Beatrice de Lafontaine. The Belgian company produces and distributes exclusive objects designed by leading designers and architects whose work shares a preoccupation with basic forms, immaculate function and a timeless idiom. William Morris famously observed that one should “have nothing in your house which you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful”.
Since their first collection was shown at the Milan Furniture Fair in 2001, When Objects Work has pursued the principle that everyday objects can be useful whilst having inherent beauty. In this manner they have commissioned designers to explore the theme of decorative art as superlative domestic equipment in the fullest and most challenging ways possible, developing innovative manufacturing solutions where necessary. Most of the objects are hand-made using authentic materials and traditional craftsmanship.
Now available through
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Cocktail GlassesaddAdd to Pin Board -
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Meniscus BowladdAdd to Pin Board -
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Soft BowlsaddAdd to Pin Board -
PiatinaaddAdd to Pin Board
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addAdd to Pin BoardBronze Bowl
CategoryDecorative Objects
BrandWhenobjectswork
The John Pawson bowl is a perfect seamless hemisphere of bronze. The striking sculptural quality of the piece derives from its simplicity of ...
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addAdd to Pin BoardNs Bowl
CategoryDecorative Objects
BrandWhenobjectswork
Year2016
Nicholas Schuybroek is a Belgian architect who is know for his simple minimal architecture and interiors and love of vintage Jean Prouve pieces. L ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardSoapdish
CategoryKitchenware
BrandWhenobjectswork
Year2016
The Soap Dish is Kristine Five Melvær’s third collaboration with When Objects Work. The process of designing the soap dish startet with a brief fro ... -
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addAdd to Pin BoardShades
CategoryKitchenware
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A new collection of colorful glass vessels. Free from technological expression and shaped in a form to stimulate daily use. Piled up, piled in or ju ... -
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addAdd to Pin BoardTableware
CategoryKitchenware
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Dinnerware: The origins of this collection of objects lie in a new Cistercian monastery in Bohemia designed by John Pawson. From the idea of ...
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addAdd to Pin BoardTray
CategoryKitchenware
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A white lacquered circle is set within a wooden square - two geometric figures, two materials. No piercings interrupt the simplicity of the raised si ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardBowl
CategoryCeramics & Vases
BrandWhenobjectswork
The bowl is a perfect, seamless hemisphere, no flatness on the base disrupts the smooth curve of the profile. Hidden detailing affects the way the bo ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardAshtray
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In a cigar club, the atmosphere is pleasant| friends meet each other in a sphere of common interest. The Hsquare was born out of the need for an enor ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardFire Irons
CategoryFire Tools
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After the firedog, Wilmotte was confronted with the size of town fireplaces, therefore he designed window for the apartment of a devotee of contempora ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardCoupe - Cone Collection
CategoryKitchenware
BrandWhenobjectswork
Coupe cone collection: apart from his quest for good quality fabrics, Michael Verheyden puts a lot of time into finding new ways to construct thing ...
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addAdd to Pin BoardPottery
CategoryKitchenware
BrandWhenobjectswork
Van Duysen's collection of pottery is an exercise in theme and variation. Though each piece can be in isolation, the collection is conceived as an en ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardCooking Pots
CategoryKitchenware
BrandWhenobjectswork
Cooking pots: if houses remain the heart of John Pawson's work, kitchens are increasingly the heart of the houses. Collaboration with Demeyere starte ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardCelebration Tray
CategoryKitchenware
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Elegant in its classical form, the celebration tray combines the noble materials silver and black French polished wood. Silver plated, walnut inside ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardCircle Candle Holder
CategoryCandles & Candle Holders
BrandWhenobjectswork
Lines cutting across the bowl represent traces of Richard Meier's signature design philosophy. Dimensions: 100mm x110mmH. Available in silver plated ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardCocktail Glasses
CategoryKitchenware
BrandWhenobjectswork
Box of 6 glasses, bohemian crystal, each glass has a different pattern. Six different motives at the bottom of the glass refer to Meier's design phil ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardCaillou, Pebbles & Rock
CategoryCeramics & Vases
BrandWhenobjectswork
These smaller sized vases follow Kate Hume's principle of being presented in groups to create a play of colours and curves. One set exists out of thr ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardMeniscus Bowl
CategoryDecorative Objects
BrandWhenobjectswork
A satisfyingly substantial yet graceful curve of heavy lead glass, Claryssa Berning's lens bowl is the essence of the material's character. The techn ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardHesperus Outdoor Candle Holder
CategoryCandles & Candle Holders
BrandWhenobjectswork
Hesperus is an outdoor candle holder. It is the personification of the evening and the evening star is Hesperus. Hesperia: light of evening', a refer ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardSoft Bowls
CategoryDecorative Objects
BrandWhenobjectswork
Year2013
The series consists of three bowls. Together they tell the story of a changing shape. This and the organic shapes make the static birch tree appear ... -
addAdd to Pin BoardPiatina
CategoryDecorative Objects
BrandWhenobjectswork
When Objects Work varnished black ebony coaster are simple and elegant. They may also have other uses such as a small salt dish, spoon rest for ...