231:"André Verroken, as the only representative of the 1970s, continues to design stubborn and quirky furniture. Now, almost 30 years later, he is close to the top. He created beautiful furniture, such as the storage box 'Centipede' (1988), the table "Homage to Eduardo Chillida '(1994) and the case' Kontener '(1995) with which he obtained a bronze medal in Japan in 1996. From 1980 to 1995 he continues to work as a pure furniture designer in a constant and inventive way. ” (Sarah De Keuster in her book “André Verroken - Meubels” published in 2000 by Stichting Kunstboek)
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where he converts a small warehouse into a design studio and further focuses on designing furniture and visual work. In 2002 he received the Henry van de Velde Prize for Career from the then
Flemish Institute for Independent Entrepreneurship (VIZO). In 2016, the municipal council of Maarkedal created
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André Verroken - The transcendence of utility ”by
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to whom he will dedicate a table and furniture design, which in turn will result (in 2007) in a partly posthumous double exhibition
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605:'Triangles in (E)motion" Dining Table by Studio ANDRE VERROKEN', A'Design Award & Competition, 2014 |
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