Tomorrowland’s Great Library Design Studio launches MORPHO

With MORPHO, renowned music festival Tomorrowland expands from the ephemeral into lasting architectural legacy with a collection of design furniture and objects that will debut at the upcoming Salone Del Mobile fair in Milan.

Designed by Great Library Design Studio, under the creative direction of Antwerp based architect Dieter Vander Velpen, the introduction of MORPHO follows landmark projects such as the Tomorrowland headquarters in Antwerp, Lab of Tomorrow in Boom and the acclaimed Mesa restaurant and will extend the Tomorrowland experience to new leisure projects.

Created in collaboration with a selection of iconic Belgian brands, the collection will showcase home and garden furniture, as well as planters, kitchen and bathroom fixtures. 

For its world premiere, MORPHO joins forces with 3 acclaimed Belgian brands: design furniture label Ethnicraft, whose master craftsmen and expertise bring the intricate furniture designs from abstract ideas to concrete reality;

Atelier Vierkant, specialized in handcrafted ceramics, blends art and nature to create a set of unique planters; and RVB, a Brussels-based manufacturer of high-end faucets that translated of the complex forms of nature’s most delicate details, into a series of bathroom and kitchen fixtures. 

Nature is MORPHO’s number one inspiration in all its perfection and imperfection. With its contemporary Art Nouveau approach, the brand finds inspiration in nature’s patterns, colours and materials, seamlessly blending the tranquility of the natural world with the functionality of modern design.

The organic designs by Belgian Art Nouveau architects such as Victor Horta and Spanish Modernista architect Antoní Gaudí were indispensable inspirations in this process. 

For MORPHO’s first collection, a fantastical dragonfly has served as the main source of inspiration. In the signature chair, we see the pattern of the creature’s wings reflected in the delicate metal detailing.

The bar stool echoes the shape of its wings, and nods to the wing’s motif can be found in the metal detailing of the single sunbed, as well as the embroidery on the leather back of the lounge chair.

The second main influence for this launch are the roots and branches of trees. Their organic shapes, twists and turns provided the main source of inspiration for the collection’s table, lounge bed, sun loungers and planters. Voronoi patterns found all around nature inspired the tabletop in natural stone. 

The flowing woodwork and metal frames accentuating the designs in this collection are a testament to artisan’s knowhow and craftsmanship. 

Lastly, the faucet collection features a distinctive bubble pattern, drawing inspiration from water. This pattern forms a see-through design in the metal casing, elegantly revealing the hammered texture of the taps. 

Echoing our natural world’s unique and various possibilities, MORPHO aims to offer ample flexibility in material selections: the combination of wood, metals and natural stones, leathers and fabrics allow the customer to curate the product to suit their home, inviting a sense of wonder in your home and life, a harmonious blend of organic beauty, contemporary design and timeless craftsmanship.