WOEST AANTREKKELIJK DESIGN
Making the intent of architecture and interiors fully visible and felt.
A space comes into expression through one essential element,
with light, acoustics, textiles, [non]color and materials.
best vieuwed on large screen • Dutch AI translation
ICEBREAKER made of glass without glass
3 monumental light objects in theater ►
“ Her works feel “alive” and organic, as the past, present and future interact with one another in a very palpable way.
Combining modern functionality with timeless aesthetics, the end result feels innovative, yet comfortably familiar.“
Andrea Caccese | New York [read more]
” Nothing is what it seems to be….
It is hard to decide whether Louise Cohen makes articles of use or objects d’art.“
Annet de Groot | journalist
a short video of the making of my lastest design on a wall of 16 m x 11 m
HAPPY UPCYCLE CURTAINS bio cotton velvet
custom-made circular curtains ►
WELL FELT made of residual PET
PDF acoustic felt art ► [more later]
Beauty is the invisible driver of wellbeing and how a space is experienced.
TEMPTING TEXTILES
PDF linear circular project curtains ► [more later]
HAPPY UPCYCLE CURTAINS mixed fabrics
made of A-quality rest materials ►
” Well done.”
Lidewij Edelkoort at Milan Design week
” What a monument of simplicity, class, and functionality.
Only a table is needed to feel the harmony of life between the cool wine and the pleasant fire… No doubt it will become a great classic.“
Carla Aalberts | gallerist and owner of two tables
Modular lightweight LAMPSHAPES
from 1.50 m to 6.00 m and variow hights ►
SUNNY SIDE [Land of Euphrates and Tigris]
laser cut carpet for silence center ►
I amplify what works and transform what doesn’t.
“ By adding one design element as a connector waste becomes wildly attractive again.“
SDG Netwurk | Fryslân
“ A successful concept for re-utilization, in which a design- and color systematic, used furniture of different breeds form a completely new, playful, contemporary unity.“
Frisian Design Prize
a 15 minute video of the pilot stage of creating the collection in a documentary for Dutch television
only available in the Netherlands at www.theupcyclecollection.nl
FLYING BUTTERFLY TREE
joint effort of a seminar day ►
MILEWOOD
the place where past and present meet ►
I bring human scale, creating a sense of place and belonging.
CANVASCAPES
[acoustic] monumental prints ►
“ Our suitcases are happiness enhancers they say.“
Gitte Brugman | MEER
IN CASE OF FIRE at DDW
storytelling social design ►
“ The language of light is a language that can not be put into words.
Some artists know how to weave that light into their work literately. Louise Cohen is one of them.“
Gerhild Tóth-van Rooij | art critic
WALL LIGHTS large unbreakable bulbs
choice of 6 colors and 4 whites of LED ►
IRON CURTAINS
woven stainless steel with [rotating] LED ►
Sustainability rarely awakens desire, Woest Aantrekkelijk Design does.
WALL LIGHTS small glass bulbs
in transparent and mother-of-pearl colors ►
WATER CYCLE
moving ladder of light for health care center ►