Vincent Van Duysen was born in Lokeren, Belgium, in 1962 and graduated in architecture from the Higher Institute of Architecture Sint-Lucas in Ghent. After working in Milan in 1986 and 1987 with Aldo Cibic of Sottsass Associati, he opened his studio in Antwerp in 1990. His practice centres on architecture and interiors, and he develops furniture and objects from an architectural perspective, concerned with spatial relations rather than shape alone. He was named Designer of the Year 2009 at Maison & Objet. For Viccarbe he designed Window, a 2006 family of accessories comprising a free-standing coat stand, a wall-mounted coat hanger and an umbrella stand. Its openings, the windows of the name, were planned so that garments hang with proper care. He also designed the Step lounge chair and sofa for Viccarbe.
