Ben Storms

Ben Storms is one of Belgium's most promising contemporary designers. Since 2013, he has been working on an international oeuvre in collectible design, at the intersection between applied design and the autonomous visual arts. He has created furniture for Delvaux, Alexander Wang and Cartier, and his work is included in the permanent collections of the Design Museum Gent and CID Grand Hornu, among others. Storms stands out above all for his idiosyncratic handling of materiality. In his creations, he honours and at the same challenges materials such as marble and onyx, cast aluminium, glass, bronze or stainless steel. He thus creates concepts in which materials transform, with exceptional attention to detail and finish.
Ben Storms - Sculpturality, Materiality, Functionality documents an interlude: it is both a look back and a look forward. The book captures the exceptional quality of an ambitious practice and offers a look behind the scenes. The thought-through design meets both the sculptural qualities of the works, their delicate finesse and the tactility of the surfaces. The high-quality photos bring the materiality of the works to life. An excellent opportunity for those wanting to get to know Storm's work, or looking for an overview of his practice.