For the first collection of the ongoing collaboration with Zara, Vincent Van Duysen designed 19 pieces characterized by sleek geometry, pure silhouettes, natural materials, and neutral colours - taking a page from his own love of luxurious simplicity. The collection will focus on the living room and feature chairs, sofas, tables and lighting.

In conceptualizing the tone of this collection, Van Duysen took the opportunity to look back into his personal and professional archives, assessing and taking inspiration from the evolution of his own living rooms. “I wanted to revisit my ‘wardrobe’ of furniture pieces...the collection reflects the way I am living, it’s really me,” says Van Duysen. Being quite the martinet for how things not only look but feel, Van Duysen sourced natural materials such as sandstone, linen, pure cotton and French oak for the pieces in the collection- comfort was key.

While the inspiration for the collection is retrospective with a nod at iconic designs of Alvar Aalto, Luis Barragan and Jean-Michel Frank, it also has a distinctly modernist attitude emblematic of Van Duysen’s designs. The pieces are nothing short of an architectural design lover’s dream.