Muller Van Severen

Muller Van Severen, the Belgian design duo of photog­ra­pher Fien Muller and sculp­tor Hannes Van Severen, have built a body of work that balances art and utility with remark­able clarity. Since found­ing their joint studio in 2011, they have become known for furni­ture and objects defined by geomet­ric lines, bold mate­r­ial choices, and an almost effort­less sense of form.

Mate­ri­als are the start­ing point of their prac­tice. Poly­eth­yl­ene, brass, and powder-coated steel recur through­out their collec­tions, each chosen for its struc­tural honesty as much as for its visual pres­ence. This mate­r­ial sensi­bil­ity extends to their iconic Cutting and Serving Boards, a four-piece set whose sculp­tural profiles trans­form an every­day kitchen tool into a state­ment of contem­po­rary design. Minimal yet playful, the boards capture the pair’s ability to give func­tional objects the pres­ence of sculpture.

Muller Van Severen’s work resists easy clas­si­fi­ca­tion. At once intu­itive and metic­u­lously researched, their designs blur the lines between art, archi­tec­ture, and furni­ture, result­ing in pieces that are as at home in a gallery as they are in a domes­tic setting. This duality has earned them wide­spread recog­ni­tion, includ­ing exhi­bi­tions at Galerie Kreo in Paris and collab­o­ra­tions with major museums and institutions worldwide.

Every object they produce is hand­made, with atten­tion paid to the irreg­u­lar­i­ties and raw qual­i­ties of the chosen mate­r­ial. The result is a collec­tion that feels imme­di­ate and time­less: design that does not disguise its making, but elevates it.

Muller Van Severen contin­ues to explore the fertile ground between func­tion and form, craft­ing objects that embody the light­ness of intu­ition and the weight of endur­ing design.