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Maarten Baas Biography
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1978 |
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born, February 19th, Arnsberg, Germany
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1995 |
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graduation high school Hendrik Pierson college, Zetten
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2002 |
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graduation Design Academy Eindhoven
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2003 |
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founding Studio Maarten Baas
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2005 |
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founding Studio Baas & den Herder (icw Bas den Herder)
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2009 |
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winner Dutch Design Award
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2009 |
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awarded Designer of the Year by Design Miami
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009 - 2010
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Enkhuizen, Zuiderzeemuseum, Real Time and Zuiderzeeclock
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2009
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Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Art, Real Time
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2009
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Sydney, Bombay Sapphire Design Award: VIPguest, part of Real Time
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2009
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Miami, Design Miami, Moss gallery, Where There’s Smoke…
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2009
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Miami, Design Miami, Designer of the Year presentation
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2009
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Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week, Dutch Design Awards, nominees exhibition
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2009
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Israel, Casa09,part of Real Time
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2009
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New York, NY400 Week / Holland on the Hudson, Pioneers of Change
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2009
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Porto Cervo, Promenade du Port, temporary gallery Rossana Orlandi (solo)
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2009
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London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Telling Tales
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2009
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Basel, Design Miami, Galleria Rossana Orlandi, Sculpt & Clay
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2009
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Basel, Design Miami, Real Time icw Zuiderzeemuseum
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2009
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Milan, Salone del Mobile, Established & Sons, Standard Unique
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2009
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Milan, Salone del Mobile, Skitsch, Haphazard Harmony
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2009
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Milan, Salone del Mobile, C’N’C Costume National, Real Time
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2008
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Shanghai, Contrasts Gallery, The Shanghai Riddle
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2008
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London, Established &Sons, The Chankley Bore
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2008
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Milan, Galleria Rossana Orlandi, BAAS
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2008
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Basel, Design Miami, Contrasts Gallery, part of The Shanghai Riddle
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2008
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Milan, Salone del Mobile, Established & Sons, The Chankley Bore
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2008
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Milan, Salone del Mobile, old cargarage, overview exhibition
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2007
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Los Angeles, Moss gallery, Where There’s Smoke…, 1934 Steinway grand piano
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2007
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Miami, Design Miami, Moss gallery, Sculpt and Chromed Clay
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2007
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London, Carpenters Workshop Gallery Sculpt
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2007
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Basel, Design Miami, Design Performance, live Clay
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2007
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Milan, Salone del Mobile, Sculpt
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2006
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Paris, Tools gallery "scraps only", Treasure
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2006
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Milan, Superstudio Pi, "Clay furniture"
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2006
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Milan, "Made in Eindhoven
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2006
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Eindhoven, MU gallery (solo), "Underdogs & "Überprodukte"
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2006
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Tokyo, Cibone (solo), "Clay and Smoke"
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2006
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Shanghai, Contrasts Gallery, "Odds & Ends"
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2006
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Miami, Design Miami, Moss gallery, Where There’s Smoke…, Clay, Hey Chair…
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2005
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Paris, Salon des Meubles, Smoke grand piano for Li Edelkoort
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2005
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Milan, Salone del Mobile, New works ("treasure", "hey chair.." and "flatpack")
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2005
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New York, Dutch Village, New Treasure chairs exhibited in Donna Karans space
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2005
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The Hague, (solo) "Treasures"
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2005
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Miami, Moss organises the Art Basel fair with 12 new Smoke Unique Pieces
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2004
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Paris, Tools-gallery (solo), Maarten Baas (overview of works)
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2004
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London, Victoria & Albert museum, "Brilliant"
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2004
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New York, Moss (solo), "Where There´s Smoke" (Smoke Unique-Pieces)
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2004
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Groningen, Groninger Museum "Nocturnal Emissions" (burnt pieces of furniture from the museum collection)
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2003
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Milan, Auping showroom, "AU!?*!" (Smoke overview)
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2003
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The Hague, Artoteek, "Use Your Faults…" (installation i.c.w. Bertjan Pot)
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2003
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London, Mint, Re-Do (overview of Smoke)
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2002
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Rotterdam, Vivid, "An educative exhibition" (i.c.w. Bertjan Pot)
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2002
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Tokyo, JIA-building, Fake/Value-Value-Fake (improvisation week with 8 designers)
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| Literature |
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2006
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BC (NL): cover "Deze stoel is een ventje"
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2006
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DECO (GM): "Gelber Engel"
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2006
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Elle Decor (IT): "Con un po' di ironia"
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2006
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DAMn (BE): "What keeps me going"
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2006
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EH&I (NL): "NL design"
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2006
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CASAMICA (IT) "Il design Olandese"
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2005
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ICON (GB): cover "designing with fire"
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2005
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de Architect (NL) cover "Hey chair, be a bookshelf!"
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2005
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Washington Post (US) "Sunlight and Shadows At the Furniture Fair"
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2005
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NRC handelsblad (NL) "Op zoek naar de puurheid van een kinderhut"
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2005
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NI6VWO (RM): "Maarten Baas, un tânar designer care nu o arde aurea"
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2005
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Dutch Design Yearbook '05'/06 (NL): cover (article about "Where There's Smoke")
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2005
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Clear (US): "BAAS relief"
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2004
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New York Times-sunday edition (US) cover "Burnt Baroque"
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2004
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Items (NL) "Imperfectie als excuus"
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2004
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Trouw (NL) "Een Gaudì-stoel verbranden"
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2004
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Washington Post (US) "Maarten Baas's Claims to Flame"
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2004
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Metropolis Magazine (US) "Why Maarten Baas Burns through History"
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2004
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View on Colour (FR): "In(ter)vention by fire"
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2004
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Wallpaper (GB): "Damage by design"
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2003
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De Standaard (B) cover "Maarten Baas maakt er brandhout van"
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2003
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New York Times (US) "A hard wired baroque lights up Milan show"
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2003
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Washington Post (US) "At Milan Fair, furniture for a weary world"
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2003
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de Volkskrant (NL) "Toch even kijken of er geen roet op zit"
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