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We’re more inclined to describe Loellmann’s designs as collectible art rather than
Imagination fuels Loellmann’s work, which materialises from animated creative inspiration rather than purely functional considerations. “My work can’t be categorized as art or furniture, it is either both or it is in between,” he says.
Case in point, some of his work takes the deceptive form of traditional furnishing, minus the accompanying function. A collection titled “steps” features a series of staircases that lead nowhere, spiralling away into an un-steppable point. “For me, staircases are the most interesting way of combining two points in space,” says Loellmann. “The piece is free and lets you explore its surroundings.”
However, most collections offer entirely functional, organic modern furniture. Combining polished metals with sturdy, smooth
The organic lines of Loellmann’s work have an almost cartoonlike, storybook quality. Fittingly his partner, Jip, is an illustrator for children’s books. Seriously, this guy’s life reads like an art-meets-design fairytale, notwithstanding a lot of hard work and hours spent in the workshop.
Loellmann’s workshop space deserves a special mention. He moonlights as an interior designer for specific commissions and designed his artist studio to be conducive to concentration and balance. Skylights cut into the ceiling allow maximum light to penetrate the ground floor workspace, and tropical indoor plants abound, including bamboo trees and orchids that climb up to 3 meters tall.
The space opens on to a garden complete with more bamboo trees, a pond and a small orangery. Sounds truly idyllic (which, at a $70k price point, says the same for ever hoping to own a piece by Loellmann). We can only dream!
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