Vincent Van Duysen interprets the kitchen without a handle, working on the contrast between the thin thicknesses of the sides and terminals and the strong thicknesses of the worktops, which integrate, interrupting the linearity of the top, with stone countertop sinks. The alternation of materials and the play of solids and voids give rise to a dynamic yet sophisticated kitchen.
Dada - VVD kitchen
The VVD collection by Vincent Van Duysen is an alternation of contrasts, from the materials to the volumes.
An alternation that continues among the thin width of the sides and the more marked width of the worktable, interrupted by the thickness of the stone sinks.
In this collection of modern design kitchen elegance meets innovation, thanks to the pivot zips allowing a 180° opening and thus making it easy to access the inner space.
Even in the use of materials, alternation is the focus of every choice; natural stones for worktops that dialogue with essences and black aluminum that make up the structure.
Removable trays and integrated trolleys complete the collection to meet all needs.
Vincent Van Duysen
During his career, Van Duysen has received multiple awards among which the Flemish Culture Prize for Design, Belgian Designer of the Year and the Henry van de Velde Lifetime Achievement Award, and an EDIDA for Best Interior Designer of the Year. In 2021, the Winery VV has also been appointed and shortlisted for the Mies Van Der Rohe Award. His name was also been included in the AD100 survey by the Architectural Digest network and Elle Decor A-List multiple times.
In 2016, Van Duysen was appointed as creative director of Italian brands Molteni&C and Dada, reshaping their global image by designing flagship stores, exhibition stands and a series of new products. From 2018 to May 2020, he covered the role of art director at Sahco for Kvadrat, after which he has been collaborating as a senior designer.
Dada
Dada, a company belonging to the Molteni Group since 1979, is an Italian company of high-end kitchen furniture. In 1926 the small carpentry workshop was founded by Angelo Garavaglia. In 1950 the company was strengthened by building the first industrial buildings, thus passing to a serial production of cabinets and kitchens. In 1972 the new DADA brand was created, high-end kitchen furniture, which became the company’s logo abandoning the old acronym "Angelo Garavaglia e figli". The collaboration with internationally renowned architects and designers such as Angelo Cortesi, Georges Coslin, Giovanni Offredi, with the most innovative graphic designers including Italo Lupi and Amilcare Ponchielli, and with some of the best known photographers such as Gabriele Basilico and Aldo Ballo. In 1979 Dada joined the Molteni Group, under the direction of Luigi Molteni. The company quickly established itself in the field of haute cuisine. Luca Meda designs a recognizable and inimitable image. In 1987 Dada received a special mention at the Compasso d'Oro for the Futura kitchen designed by Kairos studio. The central element, the wall unit, is still one of Dada’s most innovative products. In 2015 the Molteni Group celebrates 80 years of activity with an exhibition at the Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Milan, 80! Molteni. With an exhibition curated by Jasper Morrison and the graphic design by Studio Cerri & Associati, prototypes and furnishings from all the Group’s companies tell, for the first time, 80 years of experience, quality and innovation. The exhibition becomes the core of the Molteni Museum in Giussano. In 2018 In New York the first "Lifestyle Store" Molteni Group. Molteni Group opens a new global showcase in the heart of Manhattan, at 160 Madison Avenue. The spirit of a unique project, evolutionary, in tune with modernity and faithful to its stylistic principles, signed Vincent Van Duysen. This is the first Flagship Store in the world to bring together the three Group brands: molteni&c, Dada, and Unifor.
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- Vincent Van Duysen