In this series, we shed a light on the development of a few products of the Objet Portrait project by Roel Vandebeek. How did these products come to life, how long did it take and what were the design hurdles we had to take? For this post we will dive into a one-of-a-kind watering can: Drip Drop. This watering can is convenient. Very convenient. It has a large and small watering mouth on opposite sides so it is usable for small plants and accurate watering, while also having

How does a simple and quick sketch turn into an existing object? From 2013 until now, I've been working with product designer and artist Roel Vandebeek on a new project around nine personas. For this concept, which he assigned to himself, he listened to nine public figures and made for each of them two objects, one practical and one art object; one functional and one symbolic. This project eventually accumulated into an exhibition 4 years later in Genk, called Objet Portrait.