Rick Tegelaar

Rick Tegelaar (1986–) is a Dutch designer. Born in Rotterdam, he studied in Arnhem, where his studio is also based. From an early age he showed a strong interest in design: he has said that he discovered his vocation by often playing with LEGO, a tool he still sometimes uses today, even as an established professional, to build scale models. Tegelaar enjoys working with unusual materials, and his creations often reveal a post-industrial aesthetic—cool yet elegant—capable of lending unexpected harmony to humble materials such as the metal mesh at the heart of his best-known design, the Meshmatics chandelier produced by the Dutch brand Moooi. Another of his iconic creations is the Tabby partition structure, self-produced and adaptable to different architectural contexts, whose woven framework is enhanced by long LED strips that create captivating plays of light.