FREDERIK
DESCHUYTTER
WORK
ABOUT
METHOD
MATERIAL
DESIGN
MATERIAL DESIGN
Parallel to his endeavours into speculative design, Frederik Deschuytter has been working as a freelance material designer. After an internship at Iris van Herpen, Frederik joined the Dutch design agency Envisions in 2018. Here, he has been active as a designer and material expert, contributing to projects in material, product, and spatial design, trend forecasting, and writing.
WORKED WITH
BelOrta ● Diresco ● Federal Eco Foam ● Iris van Herpen ● Opera Ballet Vlaanderen ● Wanderful.stream / Z33
WORKED WITH ● ENVISIONS
BMW ● Brain of Materials ● CBRE ● Design Museum Gent ● Ecoo ● Feltouch ● Open Eindhoven ● Imat ● KLM ● Levi’s ● Lynk&Co ● Schoenenkwartier ● Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ● StijlInstituut ● TATA Motors ● TextielMuseum
TEACHING
since 2020 ● guest lecturer
various workshops and modules in material design at institutions such as Design Academy Eindhoven, Fontys Tilburg, Wanderful.stream / Z33, Zuyd Hogeschool Maatricht and EESAB RennesSELECTED PROJECTS
KLM X ENVISIONS
Amenity bags ● product, textile and storytelling devellopment
KLM invited Envisions to design a new range of amenity bags for their World Business Class . Inspired by different weather phenomena visible from an airplane window, the Envisions team developed a series of custom woven textiles translating recognisable moments - water beading on glass, the shifting colour palette of a sunrise - into tactile, geometric patterns. Made primarily from recycled yarn, textiles were translated into a series of bags designed to outlive the flight, with forms that unfold and transform for use beyond the cabin.
photography ● Ronald Smits
LEVI’S X ENVISIONS
Denim in Process ● material samples
Envisions was invited by Levi’s to explore the boundaries of what their iconic denim material could become. Frederik worked on a wide range of over 75 material experiments, reimagining post-consumer denim while moving beyond traditional garment design to explore how recycled denim can be used in interior design applications and beyond.
photography ● Ronald Smits
CBRE X ENVISIONS
Colour in motion ● light totems
Envisions was commissioned by CBRE’s Eindhoven office to create a total concept for a multipurpose room. In this project, Frederik designed a series of 3D-printed light totems, inspired by the city’s increasingly metropolitan skyline. The stacked printed volumes, combined with colored filters, create an iridescent interplay of colors.
photography ● Ronald Smits
ECOO X ENVISIONS
Recycled plastics in process ● material samples
Ecoo invited Envisions to reimagine their new board material made from recycled plastics. Applying colored filters and cut-outs, Frederik highlighted the board’s characteristic speckled appearance, enhancing and reframing its existing details and colors.
photography ● Ronald Smits