Designers & Companies

SYLVAIN WILLENZ

Belgium based, signature designer Sylvain Willenz creates furniture, lighting and products for international clients since 2004.

Infos

sylvainwillenz.com Facebook @sylvainwillenz sancal.com

Bio

Born in Brussels in 1978, Sylvain Willenz has lived consecutively in the US, Belgium and in the UK. Sylvain studied MA Design Products at the Royal College of Art in London, graduating in 2003. In 2004, he opened his Design Office, based in Brussels, Belgium. Considered as one of the most influential Belgian creatives, Sylvain was named Belgian Designer of the Year in 2009.

Renown for his strong yet simple graphic aesthetic, Sylvain is fascinated by production, manufacturing and pays great attention to detail. Originally wanting to be a cartoonist, Sylvain turned towards Product design. Over the years, Sylvain developed a singular style of ligne claire, which instills his simple, elegant and graphic designs, so recognisable and unique today.

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Objects

TOTEM Collection

Edited by Sancal

Sancal’s new Totem maintains the ancient symbolism of an icon that transmits balance and creativity.
It is a sophisticated bar stool and the first collaboration of Sylvain Willenz with the Spanish firm. A clean design with which its author wanted to escape from the conventional forms of a stool and explore a new design language.
Totem’s sculptural forms are surprising and its graphic silhouette reveals the designer’s talent for illustration, transcending the function of a seat to become a decorative object.

Its apparently slender and delicate structure is, in fact, strong and sturdy. Its wide base seems to stabilize a fragile balance of straight lines and a circle. The central ring, as well as providing a pleasing silhouette, serves as a footrest. Reduced to the essentials, the seat remains comfortable without breaking the issusion of a two-dimensional drawing.
The seat can be upholstered in any of Sancal’s leathers and textiles. The metal frame comes in two heights that can be laquered from a selection of 15 colours. Whether at home or at a bar, Totem is an interesting alternative.