

Leo Aerts, The Designer
It is a unique experience to get to learn the taste of design objects integrated in the intimacy of a design hotel – L. Aerts
Producing contemporary objects and pieces of furniture since 1983, Leo Aerts is famous for his ‘Ziggy’ line of vases for Ikebana, his ‘Ufo’ dishes which are all created in high quality stainless steel. His recent ‘Caldafreddo’ silver thermoregulated serving dish is produced at the famous Italian workshop of De Vecchi. In the White Hotel room, the displayed ‘ZubaZuba’ champaign icebucket is playing on the microarchitecture of the cooling tower that is seen as a symbol of the remains of European colliery grounds. Connecting industrial archeology with contemporary design seems to be one way to make us aware of the signs of time.