| Biography |
AVANDI creates durable products that seamlessly blend technology and craft in a sculptural way, using left over materials. The design studio was founded in Brooklyn in 2014 by designer Ariane van Dievoet with values of durability, fair working conditions and local production.
Specialising in the repurposing of materials since moving back to Brussels in 2018, Ariane van Dievoet combines traditional and digital techniques to shape offcuts of wood, bluestone, marble, mirror, brass, and all materials she can get her hands on. Her degree in interior and spatial design from the Chelsea College of Art, in London, and her master’s degree in Adaptive reuse in Interior Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), in the United States, laid the foundations for her research.
For the last 10 years, AVANDI has created a selection of objects & accessories designed and prototyped in house and produced locally.
Ariane van Dievoet teaches design at the CAD in Brussels and is a board member at Micro Factory, a shared workshop in Brussels. She is the co-founder of Augusta, a sustainable design gallery that opened in Brussels in September 2023.
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