{"title":"Stefan Schöning","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStefan Schöning (born 1968, Antwerp) is one of Belgium's most celebrated industrial and product designers, renowned for his quietly refined, minimalist aesthetic and his ability to work fluidly across disciplines. After graduating as a product developer from the prestigious Henry van de Velde Institute in Antwerp, he founded his multidisciplinary studio in 1994 — a practice that has since grown into one of the most respected design studios in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis breakthrough came in 2001 with the Folder chair: a sculptural seat cut and folded from a single sheet of material, it became an instant design classic and earned international recognition at trade fairs around the world. True to his philosophy that a great idea should be explainable in a single phone call, the Folder chair's genius lies in its elegant simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the decades, Stefan's studio has taken on an extraordinarily broad range of projects — furniture, lighting, domestic objects, kitchen cookware (including the acclaimed Intense cooking set for Demeyere), public seating, street clocks and signage for Belgian Railways, large-scale urban design, scenography, and corporate identity. In 2005, the corporate identity project for Belgian Railways marked his first major public-sector commission. In 2008, Stefan was named Designer of the Year by the Interieur Foundation, one of Belgium's most prestigious design honours. In 2011, he curated the scenography for the \"Belgium is Design\" exhibition at the Pinacoteca di Brera during Milan's Salone del Mobile — putting Belgian design on the world stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis studio's approach is grounded in three core credos: subtlety, perfection, and attention to detail. Stefan believes that elimination — stripping away the unnecessary — is the true guide of great design. This cross-disciplinary philosophy has led to collaborations with architects, urban planners, and international manufacturers alike, including a landmark interior insert into the Flemish Parliament lobby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover Stefan Schöning's work at Object Origin Collective — where each object carries the quiet confidence of a designer who has spent 30 years perfecting the art of making things beautifully simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"langkawi-collection-toucan-stefan-schoning-gardeco","title":"Langkawi collection – Toucan","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome objects have a way of stopping you in your tracks. The Toucan is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of Belgian designer Stefan Schöning's Langkawi collection, this striking bronze sculpture is inspired by the ancient global tradition of mask-making — a craft that spans continents, centuries, and cultures. Schöning named the collection after Langkawi, a Malaysian island famed for its master woodcarvers and the extraordinary hardwood that grows there. But instead of wood, he chose bronze. And the result is something altogether different: raw, rhythmic, and quietly mesmerising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Toucan mask has a personality all its own. Like every piece in the Langkawi series — alongside Eclipse, Elephant, Offspring, and Sunrise — it is anthropomorphic in feeling yet abstract in form. Symmetrical in its asymmetry. Bold, but never loud. It carries Schöning's signature minimalist restraint: nothing added that doesn't need to be there, nothing removed that should stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBronze isn't just a material — it's a statement. Composed of copper and tin, it has been prized across civilisations for its weight, warmth, and extraordinary ability to hold fine detail. Over time, it only deepens in character. This is a piece you'll hand down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited edition. Handcrafted. Available on backorder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Object Origin Collective","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367536001312,"sku":"ga354","price":5174.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3586\/7680\/files\/GND-GA353-Toucan-Mask-bronze-S-by-Stefan-Schoning.webp?v=1774453606"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/3586\/7680\/collections\/Stefan_Schoning.jpg?v=1774235669","url":"https:\/\/www.oocollective.com\/es\/collections\/stefan-schoning.oembed","provider":"Object Origin Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}