When Modern Meets Play-Doh: The Maarten Baas Story

The great site Three Layer Cake has just put up a very interesting interview with Maarten Baas, a designer from the Netherlands who is close to the legal limit of vowels allowed in one’s last name. Baas’ design work is fantastic, with most of his pieces (he does a lot of furniture) looking very modern, but also like they were made of clay or melted rubber. It’s really interesting stuff, to say the least. And what does he have to say for himself? Well, he’s both very casual and a little vague about everything: “There is not a real design process…I just start making it” and “Design doesn’t play a role in my life.”