Atelier IMAGINAIR

by Geoffrey Lambert

Geoffrey Lambert (BE 1985) – Brussels
is a self-taught designer/maker/artist who dedicates a broad knowledge of materials and techniques to an intrinsic aesthetic. His work has been selected for art and design fairs and exhibitions nationally and internationally.

His field of work covers a broad range. He creates furniture and sculptures or in-situ installations. He is passionate about scenography and exhibition design. From this angle, he approaches interior projects and tailor-made assignments.

The interaction between this diversity is characteristic of Geoffrey’s work. He creates objects that can be situated between form, function and artistry, he is also fascinated by funrni/tecture – or how fixed or modular furniture can divide and thus define a space. In an expo design Geoffrey looks for theatricality and he allows artistry in interior projects. He also makes installations that influence the perception of space and thus increase awareness of it.

Geoffrey Lambert is fascinated by materials, he lets himself be led by where a material takes him. He is constantly looking for material flows,  interesting ways of material recuperation and new ways of using (used) materials. Circular and sustainable become evident guideposts.

In the studio, the collaboration with co-founder and partner Katrien Vanderbiest forms a constant basis. Creations arise in interaction and dialogue with her work and with their shared project IMAGINAIR.

Objects

In the BLACKWOOD series, a series that best captures his visual language, Geoffrey creates design objects where function does not disappear completely, but is no longer the object’s raison d’être.

By exploring the process of burning, the maker searches for the soul of the specific wood he holds in hand. Geoffrey researched this technique for years and continued to refine it. The many varieties of black and the different textures continue to fascinate him.

Sculptures emerge as hushed movements, frozen in the process of transformation. A bench or low table as a quiet presence in the whole of an interior. In other objects it is precisely the form that refers to the functional, while the functionality itself has fallen away, or is secondary to the aesthetics of the object.

Furniture / Design

From an in-depth knowledge of international designs and designers, contemporary as well as iconic and vintage designs, the studio develops several of its own lines in a variety of styles, but always looking for timelessness and relevance within the rich context of what surrounds us – of what has already been created as well as contemporary tendencies.

We believe that good design resonates what frames it.

Scenography

The scenography of an exhibition, the temporary installation in the industrial space, interiors & outdoor, the scenography of the scene, scenery, space – it is a way of looking and a way of thinking – it embraces all our fascinations.