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Q1 When did you first want to be a designer?
After my studies in Belgium as a sculptur and ceramist I wanted some more technical background. Therefor I started in the industry, in my case the porcelain industry to have more technical skills. In this way I learned more about design.
Q2 What's a highlight of your recent design career?
The fact that we have many orders from top restaurants.
Q3 Would you tell us about your brand? What is the concept behind it?
Everything in my work has a very natural reason. The industry for whom I work every day has its limits because of the big quantities who have to be made which makes it possible to bring table ware to the market at a low price. The opposite is our Studio Collection which is hand made in small series and which gives me a lot of freedom to develop new products. |
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Q4 Would you tell us about a project that you are working on right now?
The most important project I'm working at this moment is the renovation of an old stockhouse at one of the coal mines in Genk. The building was designed in 1905 and has a surface of 1700 m2. It will allow us to show my work in a more professional way and to receive visitors.
Q5 Is there a designer who inspires you?
In my younger years it were mostly the scandinavian designers and the arte povra artists who inspired me. Since many years now I follow my own feeling which doesn't exclude that I'm influenced all the time by everything I see.
Q6 Would you tell us the work you enjoyed the most so far?
This is always the latest work I made.
Q7 What is your greatest inspiration when you're making pieces?
The material and the handling of it. |
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Q14 What do you see Japan from you? (Culture, life style, fashion etc.)
I don't know enough about Japan to have an opinion.
Q15 Any last words?
I like to work. |
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STUDIO COLLECTION
The activities of the Studio Collection are concentrated in two parts :The first part contains the designs of products for tableware and interior, with the accent on porcelain. The Studio Collection is manufactured by hand in our own studio in small series and distributed to shops in Europe, Japan, Australia and the United States of America. A part of those products are also ideal as relation gifts. A second part contains the designs of dinner-services and jewels in porcelain. They are made on request for external companies. The Studio Collection designs are mainly designed by Piet Stockmans. Since 1997, Widukind Stockmans and Frank Claesen also started to make their own designs for the Studio Collection.
CURRICULUM VITAE PIET STOCKMANS
Born in Leopoldsburg (B) October 26th 1940
From 1966 to 1989 designer at Royal Mosa B.V. in Maastricht (NL)
From 1969 to 1998 professor Industrial Design to the department Productdesign at the Design Academy in Genk (B)
From 1983 to 1985 professor ceramics design at the Design Academy in Eindhoven (NL)
Since 1989 freelance designer
From 1997 to 1999 external examinator of the Royal College of Art London (UK)
Member of jury's of ceramic contests all over the world |
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Q8 Please tell us about Urn collection, what is the meaning of Urn?
Urn means something that you put something in it that is very precious to you and then you bury it and you pass it through to future generations.
Q9 Who is your dream collaborator?
My dream collaborator is the people I work with, also the students who have an internship here.
Q10 What do you think about a design industry in your country?
I go wherever to see and have new experiences.
Q11 If you can go anywhere in the world where would you go?
I will stay here, we live in the middle of Europe : 100 km from Brussels, 200 km from Amsterdam, Köln or London, 400 km from Paris and 600km of Berlin, 900km of Milan. |
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Q12 Favorite cocktail and where to drink it?
It depends who I'm drinking with, the company.
Q13 What's coming up in 2008? Any plans for exhibition?
The program for the moment is February Collect London, April Montpellier, July Vallauris.
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