DESIGNER AND ARTISAN METALWORKER KEVIN OYEN (°1986) IS DESCRIBED AS A MASTER SMITH.

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HE IS ESPECIALLY KNOWN FOR THE REFINED WAY IN WICH HE HANDLES STEEL RESIDUES.

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BEYOND TRADITIONAL CRAFTS, HE CREATES INNOVATIVE ORGANIC METAL STRUCTURES AND OBJECTS FROM THE UNEXPECTED.

MOST OF HIS WORK IS BASED ON EXPERIMENTING WITH REFLECTION, TRANSPARANCY, BALANCE, SMOOTHNESS AND PATINATING.

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HIS WORK IS INSPIRED BY CRAFTSMANSHIP AND MODERN TECHNOLOGIES.

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AFTER WORKING AS THE ASSISTENT OF MATTHEW HARDING (MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA), KEVIN FOLLOWED HIS PROFOUND LOVE FOR CRAFTS AND DESIGN, COMBINING HIS KNOWLEDGE AS A CRAFTSMAN WITH FURNITURE DESIGN AND SCULPTURE.