Maarten Baas (1978) is a Dutch designer and is considered one of the most influential Dutch designers of the early 21st century. His works are in large museum collections, such as the MoMa, Victoria & Albert Museum, Les Arts Decoratifs, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Die Neue Sammlung, Stedelijk Museum and the Rijksmuseum. And in private collections of Brad Pitt, Kanye West, Ian Schrager and Adam Lindemann. He has worked for exclusive brands such as Louis Vuitton, Swarovski, Dior, Gramercy Park Hotel, Dom Ruinart and Berluti.

These glasses by Maarten Baas for the Belgian design label Valerie Objects, are part of a service called ‘Inner Circle’ and come from a sketch: nothing is straight and everything looks spontaneous. Maarten Baas is a designer with a very strong signature of his own and his style is also very recognizable.

Maarten Baas contrasted the organic shapes with a modest color palette. ‘I wanted to keep it stylish. When a chef plates a dish, he does so with great care, but avoids perfect geometry. There must be a certain ‘swung’ or spontaneity in it. I made Inner Circle the same way. ‘