Meet the Maker - Alain Van Havre

Alain van Havre for Ethnicraft Furniture

Ethnicraft's in-house designer for over 20 years. Deeply connected to his environment and passionate about natural materials, he has developed exceptional expertise for woodworking. Over the years, he has created his own form language, translated into the Bok collection. He believes that for someone to connect with a design, it is important to bring it loser to nature: “More human, more natural forms which are closer to our environment, forms which are familiar to us.” He describes. “I want Ethnicraft’s furniture to give people a ‘wow’ feeling every single day. Because if you’re able to transcend the purely functional and evoke an emotion, people can build a relationship with their item and be happy with it for a long, long time. That is the ultimate goal.”