ABOUT THE DESIGNER

Chris Kabel was born in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands in 1975. He graduated in 2001 from the Design Academy Eindhoven. In 2002 he moved to Rotterdam where he started his design practice. He works for and with design labels, architects, cultural institutions and design galleries such as Galerie kreo. In 2007, he was awarded the Wallpaper Design Award for his « Mesh chair », in 2009 he won the New Material Award for his «Seam Chair» and in 2011, he won the Dutch Design award for his «Wood Ring» produced by Galerie kreo.

Chris Kabel(クリス・カベル)はオランダのデザイナー。アイントホーヴェン・デザインアカデミーでの卒業制作が、2002年にDroog Designのコレクションに採用されて以来精力的に様々な分野で活躍しています。普遍的なものに新しいアイデアを加えて何倍にも面白く、機能的にも優れたものを生み出しています。世界的なデザイン賞も数多く受賞し、作品はMoMAなど有名美術館にも所蔵されています。