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Mathias Steen Rasmussen is a Danish designer with a seasoned and rigorous approach to furniture design.
Born in 1990, he has a background in art and cabinetmaking, completing his apprenticeship in 2019
with the highest honors. When working on his own designs, his philosophy is ‘honesty in construction’.
This means keeping the design process open to what an object consists of and how it is constructed, often
showcasing the naked grain of the wood and visible joints.
As a trained cabinetmaker, Rasmussen usually takes wood as his point of departure. He often brings
in other natural materials such as glass, stone, and rope as textural contrasts, resulting in an aesthetic
dialogue between colors, techniques, and surfaces. With an earnest respect for his materials and a keen
sense of balance in form and function, his work nods to mid-century Danish design. Other sources of
inspiration include the complexity of Japanese culture as well as the minimalist movement.
MATHIAS
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