Designer Piet Hein Eek spoke to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Philips TV & Sound as part of Virtual Design Festival.
The Dutch designer discussed his work with Dezeen's founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs.
A Design Academy Eindhoven alum, Eek operates out of a former Philips factory in Eindhoven, which he has renovated into a cultural centre that comprises his studio and workshop, a restaurant, an art gallery, a hairdressers and, from October 2020, a hotel.

Eek described his studio as "his own world; a dynamic centre where creativity, production and sales go hand in hand".
He is known for a rustic style, often using materials such as wood, metal and ceramics in his products.
The designer first applied this aesthetic to his graduation project, a collection of scrap wood cupboards made using salvaged floorboards and planks. He has since applied this design approach to numerous projects including a collection of furniture and homeware products for IKEA that showcase imperfections rather than hide them.
Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek will speak to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation
He has also previously converted a 100-year-old barn in the Friesian village of Woudsend into a rustic guesthouse, highlighting original features like its aged timber roof.
This conversation is sponsored by Philips TV & Sound and is part of our Screentime series for Virtual Design Festival. The last episode of the series will feature a conversat...