BRAND VAN EGMOND® was founded in 1989 by two independent creative artist-designers, and for a quarter of a century this company has been in the lighting market. William Brand and Annette van Egmond graduated from the Utrecht School of Arts in the Netherlands, they had a strong desire to create non-standard lamps as highly artistic objects. The complex shapes of chandeliers make you think that not only mathematical and engineering calculations allow you to design such spiritual things. Inspiration, talent and crazy ideas help create beautiful and elegant lamps.
Annette van Egmond: “We create simultaneously in the head and with our hands. I make the first prototypes in the workshop. Testing new materials and techniques with your bare hands. Making mistakes and starting over. The history of almost all collections begins with one client who turned to us with a request to work with his space ….
Today the number of the BRAND VAN EGMOND team® about 70 people. Most are hand-made light sculptures. A quarter of a century ago, the founders of the company had a desire to engage in design and its implementation. However, no manufacturer was willing to take on unusually complex projects. As a result, we had to organize our own workshop. This is how a unique design firm appeared, which has accumulated a huge experience of its own in professional developments: from design and production to packaging and rendering, unlike other companies, which often have to turn to external specialists. A team of the best craftsmen in the industry has been created, the firm can rightfully be proud of its work. When creating a new luminaire for each concept, the process can be different. In this work, the designers and the team are creatively free and ready to experiment - this is an integral part of the production process, which is unconventional and more akin to the work of an artist or sculptor than a designer.
William Brand: “I think our design is inherently ambivalent. Our lamps have something from the aesthetics of medieval castles, and from the most fashionable modern nightclubs. Our facilities are, of course, a product of the 21st century, I cannot deny this. However, in many of our collections, elements of the past are actively used. At the very least, we are trying to capture the feeling of the past tense and use it in a new design. By playing with powerful archetypes drawn from history and giving them a second life, we can bridge the gap between the past and the future."
Clients are often guided by this feature of the work, and they like to use such elements in their interiors. Handcrafted and finely detailed, Brand van Egmond is a work of art.
Luminaires are supplied for a variety of interiors, from public to the most private. Light sculptures have such a strong character that they require a harmonious setting around them. Design objects are in great demand in Russia, BRAND VAN EGMOND® receives many orders. The clientele is as diverse as Russia itself, from establishment to rappers. In Vladivostok, for example, a project was developed for a new Hyatt hotel and lamps for the recently opened Louis Vuitton boutique in Moscow.
Annette van Egmond “We often get requests for customization, and since our fixtures are handcrafted, the possibilities for modification are almost limitless. Together with the client and the architects, we can come up with fantastic individual designs for any space, without having to rebuild the entire production process. Gold is ideal for some of the fixtures, but many of the objects are nickel-plated and they have specially developed their own technology for processing structures.
BRAND VAN EGMOND® in Russia is represented by ARCHI STUDIO.
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