Artist of the Day, November 23, 2023: Alain Gilles, a Belgian product designer! (#1865)

 Design as a second life. After studying Political Sciences and Marketing Management, Alain Gilles went on to work in the international financial world for 5 years. But one has to live his own life. So, thanks to the moral support of his wife, he went back to studying Industrial design in France.

He opened his own studio in late 2007 in order to pursue his own dreams and develop his personal approach to product design, furniture design, art direction and scenography. He has since started to collaborate with several international editors such as Ligne Roset (FR), Bonaldo (IT), BuzziSpace (BE), Varaschin (IT), Vincent Sheppard (BE), La Chance (FR), Casamania (IT), XL Boom (BE), Greenmood (BE), Another Country (UK), Modular Lighting (BE), Fratelli Rossetti (IT), Saba Italia (IT), Miniforms (IT), ...

Several of his products have been awarded international prices, such as the Henry Van De Velde Label, the Design for Asia Golden Award, The “Red Dot Best of the Best” for the Welded table and the Good Design award for the Big Table.

In 2012, he was named “Designer of the Year”  by the prestigious Interieur Kortrijk Fair.
 
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Alain Gilles

Big table Large table, 2009
for Bonaldo (IT)

Tension tables, Combinatory tables, 2009
for Galerie Gosserez  (FR)

 Buzziblinds - Versatile acoustical room dividers, 2011
Buzzispace (BE)

Collage,  combinatory side tables, 2011-18
for Bonaldo (IT)

Collage,  combinatory side tables, 2011-18
for Bonaldo (IT)

 Levantine - Outdoor shower, 2014
for Zee (BE)

 Wicked sofa & Armchair collection, 2016
for Vincent Sheppard  (BE)

All on board! - Cutting board, 2017
for Evolution (FR)

 All on board!, 2017
for Evolution (FR)

Buzzispark -  Highback sofa, 2017
for Buzzispace (BE)

 Madame is served!- Tarte server evolution, 2017

X-RAY- Day bed, 2017
La Chance (FR)

Buzzizepp - Sound absorbing light module, 2018
for Buzzispace (BE)

 Orbital Candleholders,  2018 

Plateau Suisse, Modular cheese plate 2018,
for Switzerland Cheese (CH)

Tasman Hose reel, 2018
for Trolley Zee (BE)

APS - Seaux a grace, 2019
for XL Boom (BE)

 Barry - Roundtable, 2019
for Miniforms (IT)

Laps - Candleholder, 2019
for XL Boom (BE)

AIL - Suspension,2020
for Greenmood (BE)

Geometric -  a shape-Shifting table, 2020
for Bonaldo (IT)

Geometric Console, 2020

Saragosse coffee table  & Side table, 2020
for Ligne Roset (FR)

 Belt & Cross pouf, 2021
for Bonalto (IT)

 Colab, Capsule collection for men & women , 2021
for Fratelli Rossetti (IT)

Cascade, innovative  Biophilic concept, 2023
for Greenwood  BE

Cascade, innovative  Biophilic concept, 2023
for Greenwood  BE

Customade table, 2023
for Varachin (IT)

Hashira - Dining Table, 2023
for Ligne Roset (FR)

Morse - Customizable cork tiles, 2023
for Greenwood (BE)

Parenthese – Warm Minimal Cork Tiles, 2023
for Greenwood  (BE)

Re-Form, Modular Side Tables, Coffee Tables and Consoles, 2023
for Wewood (PT)