Featured Designers

Thank you for visiting our Featured Designers section. Decoratum is always on the lookout for ‘The Next Big Thing’ in the world of contemporary design and we are pleased to say that we have successfully brought many designers into the spotlight through our dedicated exhibitions.

We look for contemporary designers that offer something different, something that sets them apart from the mainstream design;, designers  who offer exciting and evocative pieces. If you are a designer and feel you can provide what we are looking for, please feel free to contact us.

Decoratum are proud to introduce our exclusive designers.

Aymeric Lefort

Lefort’s decision to become a designer was inspired by the furniture of Jean Royere in his family home in France.

After finishing his studies in cabinet making at the renowned Institut de St Luc in Tournai where he specialised in design, he went on to complete his training in the workshops of cabinet makers, interior decorators, and upholsterers in Brussels where he was motivated by his desire to learn new techniques in the decorative arts. These apprenticeships gave him a thorough grounding and an enviable technical knowledge in the art of cabinet making. This, combined with his commitment to the highest levels of craftsmanship which Lefort brings to his contemporary designs, continues a long tradition of French cabinetry.

Each collection Lefort produces contains his cultural heritage reinterpreted for the modern form to create a minimal, yet often sensual design. Inspired by architecture and with the rigorous techniques of the cabinet maker, Lefort’s pieces are characterised by the subtle blending of their elements, the quality of the finish and the combinations of materials.

Stephane Ducatteau

Ducatteau is an artist and creator of contemporary furniture working primarily with sheet metal.

Although his furniture is about the aesthetic, he never forgets the functional aspects of his pieces. His approach is sculptural, using a pleasurable mix of ergonomics and curves to generate an emotional, almost sensual response in the viewer.

The metals Ducatteau uses take on an almost ebony-like effect thanks to the well-worked patinas that he produces, often treating the metal with acids or minerals. Each piece is produced to the same rigorous standards that you would expect from someone with the skills of a wrought iron metal worker combined with the impossibly high standards of an artist. His work has developed over time, moving from a more decorative style to simpler creations where he has distilled the very basic essence of design into deceptively pure, functional works of art.

A recurring device or theme of his work method is the accumulation or repetition of relatively basic elements whose very repetition creates a rhythm which provides direction for his creativity processes.