Barbed and Mathias Claerhout: elegance and simplicity

Barbed and Mathias Claerhout: elegance and simplicity

Mathias Claerhout is a Belgian designer creating unique metal furniture, and we are proud to be his only UK retailer. Working primarily with stainless steel, Claerhout creates designs that balance functionality, comfort and originality.

Famous Claerhout designs

Travellers may have seen some of his projects, such as the lovely Stairway to Heaven in Bruges or his 80m long wave bench at the Lessius Institute in Antwerp, both made with stainless steel, a favourite material of the designer. He also works for private clients so unfortunately we cannot enjoy all his creations. The best way is to get some for yourself!

Claerhout is also father to the Firelily, an outdoor fire pit with an incredible design, half fire half flower, depending on what you want to see. The firelily shares common characteristics with most of Claerhout’s designs: it is easy to clean, and what’s more, it is easy to store.

Firelily fire pit by Mathias Claerhout
Space and storing outdoor furniture

A key issue when choosing the outdoor furniture is how easy it is to store. At Barbed we understand the importance of flexibility and ease of use, so we recognise the value of manufacturers who make products that offer this. Claerhout’s designs excel in this.

Although the outdoor furniture we sell is weather resistant and undergoes treatment to allow you to leave them outside, you may not want to see your garden furniture spend the winter outside to keep it in best condition.

Matthias Claerhout and his table:

Mathias Claerhout and his table

More simply, sometimes you want to do other things with your garden than using it to “store” all your garden furniture. If there are only two of you at home most of the time, but you want to have extra chairs to invite friends over, you don’t necessarily want to have all your chairs out.

In fact what you do with your garden furniture is not what matters most. It is what you can do that matters. Claerhout offers great design that is flexible in how you can use it.

Deckhopper chair by Mathias Claerhout
Deckhopper: great design, practical storage

When we think of storable furniture, and more especially storable chairs, the first thing we think about is the Deckhopper chair. It is made from stainless steel with polyamide seating, and saying it has a fine shape doesn’t quite describe it. It is sleek, with an elegant, aesthetic design, and it is the easiest chair ever to fold down and store.

Getting hold of Claerhout furniture

If you want to see storable furniture and designer pieces that make a statement, but are also easy to store, you are most welcome to visit our online showroom or come and

Posted by Iconography Ltd
7th February 2013
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