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ARTIST/DESIGNERS WHO HAVE BEEN AN ENDURING INFLUENCE? Charles and Ray Eames [11], because of their husband-wife collaboration and the uniquely personal classics they designed. CONTEMPORARY ART THAT YOU MOST ADMIRE? The work of James Turrell [7] is a good example of a consistent whole. His work is very inspiring: minimalistic, colourful and very authentic! WHAT ARE YOUR FASHION MUST HAVES? I love white boots [13]! FAVOURITE WATCH? I prefer rings and earrings: my favourite brands are Repossi and Sophie Bille Brahe [12]. FRAGRANCE OF CHOICE? Olene by Diptyque [2]. I love jasmine. MUSIC WHAT’S ON ROTATION AT OFFICE AND HOME? It really varies from Oscar and the Wolf [10], Ed Sheeran and Shawn Mendes to One Kiss by Calvin Harris: this year’s summer hit! FAVOURITE F LOWERS? Gloriosa [1]. Bright but light and fragile. BEST DOWNTIME IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY PURSUIT? Going out for a swim on our boat with my boys. DO YOU ENTERTAIN AT HOME? We have nice dinners in the garden of our studio with friends, family and colleagues, with one of our private chefs, Robert Adolfsson, coordinator of Food Non Food at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. WHAT IS YOUR PREFERRED TIPPLE? I hardly ever drink alcohol, but if I do then it’s usually an Aperol spritz or limoncello. FILM THAT HAS INSPIRED YOU? Call Me By Your Name [8] is a great love story but I speci cally like the time they have to hang around the swimming pool and do nothing. So jealous, ha ha! SHOPS A ND O NLINE S TORES YOU F REQUENT? Matchesfashion. com and Net-a-porter.com. I love beautiful clothes. DOES YOUR LOVE OF DESIGN EXTEND TO CARS? Yes, still looking forward to designing our own real car in the near future! TRAVEL FAVOURITE REGULAR HAUNT AND WHAT IS ON YOUR

I love the Maldives [5]; only beach, sun and sand. LIST A FEW OBJECTS OF DESIRE THAT YOU WOULD BUY RIGHT NOW? The work of photographer Viviane Sassen [14]. We already own one of her pieces but would love more. And more work by artist Maria Roosen [9], one of our all-time favourites! WHAT PROJECTS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO? London Design Festival when we will create a contemporary installation at the historic Fortnum & Mason store in Piccadilly. TELL US ABOUT YOUR COLLABORATION WITH HERMAN MILLER AND MAHARAM? We [Scholten & Baijings] designed the ‘Mesh’ [4], ‘Tracery’ and ‘Pare’ textiles [3] simultaneously with the Colourform Sofa Group we created for Herman Miller [6]. We cannot resist when designing a sofa to also visualise the upholstery and vice versa. Speci cally chosen colours for ‘Pare’, one of our new textiles for Maharam, are specially quilted for Herman Miller. With simple designs like ours, the colours and details have to be perfect. For the sofa, we created ‘Tracery’ for Maharam that combines a single-colour look with the texture and interest of pattern. scholtenbaijings.com; livingedge.com.au