Jonas Van Put

Designer Jonas Van Put shot to instant fame with his graduation project Observer, a chair on a galvanised steel structure almost five metres high that offers a new view of the world. It captured what still defines his work today: simple, pared-down designs with a poetic twist. After three years at an interior design firm, he founded his own studio in 2019 to focus on personal work and custom metalwork. “Metal can bear a lot of weight with a minimal structure,” he says.

His design leans towards minimalism, aiming for legible objects where nothing is hidden. Inspired by Richard Serra’s Verb List, with verbs like roll, fold, flip and mill, Van Put blends architecture, design and art. Some pieces are functional, others sculptural, but all fuel the imagination.

For Serax, Van Put created the L-Tray: a reimagining of the classic fruit bowl as a simple steel L-profile that transforms the act of displaying fruit into a deliberate, minimalist gesture.