Hasta La Ideas

Jeroen Verhoeven is one of the principals of Demakersvan, a Rotterdam-based studio he founded with his twin brother Joep and Judith de Graauw, who they met while studying at Design Academy Eindhoven. Last week saw the opening of his first solo show in the UK, The Curious Image, at London’s Blain/Southern gallery.

The exhibition includes two disparate works, both from 2010: “Lectori Salutem,” a retro-futuristic chrome desk that marks the intersection of streamlined modernity and machine-age craftsmanship, and “Virtue of Blue,” a chandelier “featuring 500 solar panels cut into the shapes of four different breeds of butterfly,” combining the decorative arts with contemporary functionality.

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