FOUNDED BY…

Dieter Vander Velpen in 2013, Dieter Vander Velpen Architects is a small but rapidly growing design firm based in Antwerp and New York. The studio specializes in forward looking interiors built with a love for clean lines, attention to detail, and an affinity for rich materials. It’s a striking mix that reads equal part maximal and minimal, as evidenced in this recently completed Genk kitchen…

THE PROJECT… began with a dramatic palette of black stained oak and richly patterned marble set against a neutral backdrop of pale walls and light tile flooring. A minimal black faucet by Vola and a sleek glass range stand as the only breaks to the meticulously crafted swaths of marble and wood.

WHILE… materiality looms large, the true show-stopper of the space is the multifaceted kitchen island that folds in and out in a challenging array of pattern-matched planes – a combination of vision, ambition, and craftsmanship elevating design to the level of art. We couldn’t love it more!

Design: Dieter Vander Velpen Architects

Photography: Thomas De Bruyne / www.cafeine.com