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In 2011, he founded his own practice in Brussels with a clear and personal conviction: that architecture should feel like a breath rather than a statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicolas Schuybroek Architects\u003c\/strong\u003e creates architecture, interiors, and objects defined by an acute sense of detail, tactile materiality, and deep craftsmanship. His approach — sometimes described as \u003cem\u003eliving minimalism\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eminimalism with a soul\u003c\/em\u003e — resists the seductive pull of spectacle. There is no straining for effect in his work. Instead, there is something rarer: a muted elegance that reveals itself slowly, and stays with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe spaces Nicolas designs are serene, yet unmistakably warm. Monastic in their simplicity, but surprisingly sophisticated in their execution. He works with unassuming, raw, and tactile materials — stone, plaster, aged wood — chosen not for luxury, but for honesty. Every project, from the roughest structural decision to the smallest interior detail, reflects a rigorous and deeply contextual vision of how people actually inhabit space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis international portfolio spans continents and typologies: private residences on the Côte d'Azur and in Mexico City, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Robey hotel\u003c\/strong\u003e in Chicago for Grupo Habita, Aesop's flagship store in Lyon, offices and showrooms in Belgium, and ongoing large-scale projects in France, the Netherlands, the UAE, the USA, Taiwan, the UK, South Korea, and Indonesia. In 2016 and 2022, he collaborated with Belgian design brand \u003cstrong\u003ewhen objects work\u003c\/strong\u003e to create series of objects and a Signature Kitchen for Obumex, presented at the Milan Furniture Fair and Salone del Mobile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecognized multiple times on the \u003cstrong\u003eAD France AD100 list\u003c\/strong\u003e since 2013, his work has been published in \u003cem\u003eWallpaper*\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAD France\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAD Germany\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAD Italy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWSJ Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElle Decor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAbitare\u003c\/em\u003e, and many more. In November 2021, \u003cstrong\u003eHatje Cantz\u003c\/strong\u003e published his first monograph — a wide-ranging portrait of the first decade of practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNicolas Schuybroek's multicultural upbringing and extensive international travel inform a perspective that is both grounded and expansive. He works fluently in English, French, and Dutch. His work is not about trend or style — it is about finding the soul of a space, and letting it breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bowls-natural-stone-glass-nicolas-schuybroek-when-objects-work","title":"Bowls natural stone and glass","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is something quietly commanding about this bowl. 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