Linde Hermans is a Belgian designer, who works in different disciplines such as product design, scenography, installations in public space, …
“My work exists at the intersection of applied and visual arts. Trained as a product developer, I am convinced that design should be more than aesthetics and functionality. In my personal projects, I continue to 'play' with functionality. I harness the power of unusual associations and seek balance in contradictions; the duality of things is something that intrigues me. I use objects and materials that feel familiar, but they are rearranged, transformed, or taken out of their original context. This creates a new meaning where poetry, humor, or wonder take center stage. In this way, I aim to make the viewer reflect on our relationship with ordinary (functional) objects.
Through subtle interventions and minimal changes, I encourage viewers to reflect: how do we perceive the everyday, and how can we learn to value it again? The interaction between the artwork and the viewer is essential to me. My works invite a playful dialogue and inspire interpretation or action.”
In 1997 Linde obtained her Master’s Degree in Product Design with magna cum laude. After internships at Li Edelkoort in Paris, Jorge Pensi Diseno in Barcelona and the studio of Piet Stockmans she lectured at the Eindhoven Design Academy, designed street furniture, restyled the Tongeren prison and started her own label ‘Rode Schoentjes’. In 2008 she was presented with the Henry Van de Velde Award for Young Talent and for these awards she has been nominated several times in recent years. The Chaise Longue, a price winning design from 2000, has been part of the Thierry Barbier-Mueller (Geneva, CH) collection since 2010 and of the Design Museum (Gent, B) since 2021.
Since 2011, Noortje De la haye has strengthened Studio Linde Hermans. Noortje studied interior architecture and graphic design. Outside of her work at Linde, she is a freelance graphic designer, organizes sustainable events (together with Willem Kissembeek) and is a regular guest lecturer at Luca School of Arts at C-mine.
PHOTO RENAAT NIJS
