FRANS SCHROFER
BIO
FRANS SCHROFER, FOUNDER OF STUDIO SCHROFER, ISA MULTI-AWARD WINNING FURNITURE DESIGNER BASED IN THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS. BOTH HIS PARENTS WERE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF LOCAL NOTORIETY, HOWEVER, SCHROFER'S PASSION FOR AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN AND RACING LED TO AN EARLY EDUCATION IN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. THE COMBINATION OF ARTISTIC ROOTS AND TECHNICAL PASSIONS COMPLEMENTED HIS INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDIES AT THE RENOWNED DESIGN ACADEMY IN EINDHOVEN ('84). SCHROFER'S BELIEF "HANDS ON DESIGN - TOOLS FOR LIVING" REFLECTS HIS PRACTICAL APPROACH TO DESIGN, PROTOTYPING AND MANUFACTURING. BY EMPLOYING START-OF-THE-ART DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP, EXCEPTIONAL ORGANIC SHAPES ARE CREATED THAT ARE COMPELLING TO CARESS, TOUCH AND TO BE EMBRACED BY. HIS CONTINUOUS SEARCH FOR A BALANCE OF PROPORTIONS, CONTOUR AND COMPOSITION RESULT IN A VISUAL LANGUAGE THAT SPEAKS TO THE HEART OF THE BEHOLDER. FRANS SCHROFER DESIGNS CAN BE FOUND IN HOMES ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH OWNERS OF DISCERNING TASTE.
"MY DESIGNS NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THE THE TASKS OF MAKING YOUR DINING PLEASURABLE, YOUR DOWNTIME RELAXING, YOUR SOCIALIZING COMFORTABLE AS WELL AS BEING BEAUTIFUL THAT YOU ARE PROUD TO CLAIM YOUR OWNERSHIP OF IT." FRANS SCHROFER
