Vormen

Jeanne is a chair developed collaboratively by Chantal, a team bringing together the architecture practices Elmes and Générale, artist duo Sarah & Charles, and Vormen.It is part of our collective restaurant design for the new contemporary art museum of Kanal Centre Pompidou in Brussels, opening in 2026. 

The space is conceived not just for consumption, but as a shared environment where guests and staff move together in a collective rhythm around three 11-meter tables.Designed specifically for this setting, Jeanne encourages movement and interaction. Rather than fixing orientation, it allows users to pivot naturally, facilitating conversation in all directions.

40x55x80cm : stainless steel frame, upholstered cushion, lacquered steel back

Some of vormen’s objects carry a defining adjective. The Leaning Cabinet takes its name from the way a book leans against a shelf, one side exposed, the other hidden.

Both welding and finishing required precision to keep the steel as refined and light as possible, giving the cabinet its sense of elegance.

Mounted with a spherical bolt, the cabinet can be fixed at any angle. The rounded screw head clamps it securely between wall and steel, creating a stable and detailed attachment.

14x21x180cm / lacquered steel

A window frame on a street corner in Brussels drew our attention: two vertical blocks of bluestone topped by a horizontal beam, subtly carved on the inner faces.

Walking through the city, we began to notice how often this detail appears, especially in Art Nouveau architecture, where carved beam corners add depth and refinement.

From this fascination, we set out to translate this language into a series of objects.

162x30x84cm / high gloss lacquered larch

Originally developed as a school project, this piece evolved over six years into its final form. What began as a reinterpretation of the classical ceiling rosette was gradually stripped of ornamentation, leaving only its essence. 

The result is a lamp made from an aluminum tube, with laser-cut openings for the cord, bracket, and suspension. Suspended at its center, it rests against the ceiling and can be easily repositioned by lifting and rotating the tube.

The bracket subtly references traditional lampshade fittings, now reimagined to secure the lamp while allowing it to pivot. A semi-reflective light source enables directional light.

15x15x180cm / aluminium tube, stainless steel bracket, glass led bulb

A small stool is made from a pressed metal plate, to which its legs are welded. The concave shape of the plate provides more ergonomic and stable support for seating and determines the angles at which the legs are positioned. The stools are stackable, and available in a waxed inox version and in lacquered steel. The lacquered steel versions come in pure white and light ivory. The legs are welded to the pressed plate, and the welds are sanded afterward. In the inox version, this process leaves visible traces that are considered part of the design.

The bench originated from our stool, extending its concept into a larger seating surface. The seating is a rolled metal plate to which its legs are welded. The rolled plate provides a more ergonomic and stable support for seating and directs the angles in which the legs stand. The bench is made out of lacquered steel and is available in 3 colours : light ivory, pure white and blackred

Stool: seating: 25x25cm / dimensions: 33x33x45cm / stainless steel or lacquered steel
Bench: seating: 100x25cm / dimensions: 104x33x45cm / lacquered steel

The restaurant doesn’t present it­self solely as a space for consumption, but rather as a productive environment, where guests, chefs, cooks and waiters together move around in a collective effort to make a beautiful dinner possible. Three 11m long tables will occupy the space. They are a base for a public restaurant and many settings. Furniture is essential to the proposal. They are created to be mobile, in order to give a certain spatial power to guests and staff. Chairs can create more intimate configurations, while stools and side tables are there to be moved around.