Uppercut: Edges

Rodolphe Janssen invites Uppercut is an exhibition at Rodolphe Janssen Brussels featuring the work of designers Bram Vanderbeke and Wendy Andreu. Curated by Scott Lippens, the show highlights their shared interest in material exploration, treating making as research and testing the physical boundaries of materials like concrete, textiles, metal, and composites. Their practices merge design, sculpture, and architecture, resulting in objects that redefine spaces. Vanderbeke's large-scale, raw structures and Andreu's textile forms emphasize texture, gesture, and process, creating atmospheric micro-architectures.

The exhibition includes newly created collaborative works where Vanderbeke and Andreu's practices intersect, alongside individual pieces from each designer. This presentation offers insight into the dialogues and contrasts within their collaboration, showcasing a contemporary approach to cross-disciplinary, experimental design that uses materials to envision new spatial experiences.