Belgian "
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System
This cabinet system is based on the elasticity of wood. The flexibility of solid oak, combined with wing screws, allows for a simple cabinet construction.
The rods are inserted into specially designed slots in the planks and then by securely clamped to the planks using wing screws.
This makes the cabinet expandable, customizable, flat-packed, easy to assemble, and adjustable without the need for tools!
Looking for larger quantities or to use this product in a project? Ask for a free quotation here. On our download page, you can find 3d models, high-res images, and other product information.
Variations
This system consists of individual rods in four lengths and shelves with wing screws in various colours. This allows you to build your own cabinet. Of course, we have a number of sample configurations!
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Belge System
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For us, that doesn't just mean giving information about where something has been produced. Our chain starts much earlier: with the designer of the product!
We'll tell you the whole story. Click on the buttons to discover the different steps:
DESIGN
Le Belge System was designed by by the German/Colombian designer Reinhard Dienes, who has his own (interior) design studio in Bogotá, Colombia. In his Design , he strives to ensure a product’s longevity by by utilizing modular systems and flexibility. This is also the case with Le Belge System: you can organize this cabinet entirely on your own and always adjust, expand, make it larger, make it smaller, etc. Le Belge System is also characteristic of Reinhard’s “desire for” Design that are very simple and functional.
“I’m always looking for those perfect solutions—the ones that make things a little easier for people when they use my products. I think this system perfectly illustrates what I’m trying to do. You don’t have to change the world with a single design; it’s about creating something simple that can help people every day.”
Reinhard Dienes
CURATE
Le Belge System has been part of the " Vij5 " collection since 2011. We met Reinhard when we were exhibiting alongside him at a trade show in Frankfurt.
We had already spotted and photographed his design at another exhibition because we were really drawn to its clever details. During the fair, we regularly had coffee together while talking about our work and our Design. That’s how a friendship began, and Le Belge System became the perfect addition to the Vij5 collection!
TRANSLATE
Reinhard was the first to apply the principle of flexibility in solid oak, combined with wing screws, to a series of side tables, before transforming it into a cabinet system. That’s when our interest was piqued. Together with him, we refined the design of the shelves a bit further by, turning it into a user-friendly system.
We also introduced various colours propellers, including a solid brass version.
In the original design, the legs were positioned at a slight angle, and the system was available only as small tables.
CREATE
Le Belge System It is made from PEFC-certified solid oak by by , our local wood processor in the Netherlands. It is then treated in our workshop with Osmo hard-wax oil or colored linseed oil.
In the material passport you can find where and by whom the different parts of this product are made.
MATERIAL PASSPORT
Le Belge System
Solid oak
Made from PEFC-certified oak from France, crafted by at our in-house furniture workshop in Kelpen-Oler (NL)
The panels are finished and the sets are oiled at Vij5 in Eindhoven (NL)
Treated as standard with Osmo hard-wax oil. This preserves the oak'colour, is water- and dirt-repellent, and is resistant to stains from red wine, coffee, etc.
Also available optionally at colour with colored flaxseed oil.
Propellers
Available in solid brass or steel and coated at colour.
Packaging
Custom-made brown cardboard packaging made from 80% recycled cardboard, produced in the Netherlands
Dimensions
Panels: 65 x 30 cm x 2 cm
Poles: 55 cm, 75 cm, 110 cm, and 175 cm
In Vij5 collection since 2011
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In need of larger quantities or considering it for a project?
Please contact Arjan and request a quotation here.
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Vij5 Ambassadors are specialists in, for example, our lighting, furniture and/or accessories, and are happy to advise you. A beautiful selection of products from our collection is available in their stores. If a particular item is not in stock, a Vij5 Ambassador can always order it for you.
