Maarten Baas Thought Cloud

  • Maarten Baas
  • Clay Collection 2006 - Photo by Frank Tielemans
  • Plain Clay Collection 2011 - Photo by Frank Tielemans
  • The Empty Chair 2011 - Photo by Frank Tielemans
  • Real Time, Grandfather Clock 2009 - Photo by Frank Tielemans
  • Smoke Chair 2002 - Photo by Maarten van Houten
  • Where there's smoke Smoke, Favela 2002 - Photo by Maarten van Houten

Thought Cloud

Considering a dystopian future full of virtual emotions and sensations only simulated within our brains, Thought Cloud reinvents the cosy image of 'home sweet home'. In this world, the smoke coming out of a chimney is not created by a warm burning fire, but from the thoughts and memories of a human head. After all, if we no longer collect physical objects, we need only as much space as our body requires, along with a suitable route for our thoughts to escape. In Maarten Baas's dark scenario, the clear sparkling crystal is a source of hope and a symbol of fresh, active life.

Maarten Baas

Maarten Baas is a Dutch designer who studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven and the Politecnico di Milano before setting up Studio Baas & den Herder with Bas den Herder. Baas's work has been acquired by the permanent collections of many museums, including the V&A Museum, London, the Groninger Museum, the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. In 2009 he was recognised as Designer of the Year at Design Miami.