MATERIAL /
Satin brass / Anodized aluminium / See wooden version.
DIMENSION /
Mechanical music box version : D100 x H60 mm.
Electronic button ring version : D100 x H60 mm.
Table music box object version : D100 x H60 mm.
EDITION /
Edited by Vervloet / Produced and distributed by Vervloet.
DESIGN /
Jean-François D'Or.
PRICE /
Contact us to get price / Available / Disponible.
COLLECTION /
Part of Design Museum Brussels collections.
Part of CID Grand-Hornu Museum collections.
Pictures © Stéphanie Derouaux | Laetitia Bica © Page 15.
It started with the bell, but Jean-Francois D'Or didn’t stop there. He developed two more objects to give us that welcoming feeling: a subdued jolly door handle and a simple yet assertive umbrella stand. When I am looking for new projects, like for example the door handle, I usually play with existing objects. Coincidentally, I had a tobacco pipe in my hands and the more I looked at it, the more I was convinced that this could be an excellent door handle.
Furthermore, all my life I’ve been in love with hats and umbrellas, so for me a nice umbrella stand is a must. Usually it’s the kind of item people prefer to hide behind the door, whereas I think they deserve recognition, especially in a country with as many rainy days as Belgium.
I have designed a practical umbrella stand in brass that welcomes you home, despite the showers outside.
For his Belgitude series, Jean-Francois D'Or worked with Maison Vervloet, ironmonger and purveyor of decorative hardware, a family company still going strong after a respectable 112 years. I’ve been working with them for many years. They excel at craftsmanship and working in brass. Of course, during such a long history quite a few door handles have been made. 45,000 to be more precise. I learned that when I shared my idea of designing a door handle for ‘Belgitude’: at Maison Vervloet they are obviously not easily impressed. So of course they teased me, and this door handle inspired by a smoking pipe is the result! The working relationship between Jean-Francois D'Or and Maison Vervloet has always been one of mutual appreciation, which ensures that everything is possible approach. Talk about ‘Linking Minds’.
Veerle Devos | DAMN° magazine | Picture © Laetitia Bica.