dutch design week, 17-25 oktober 2026 eindhoven

Distorted Order

Exploring how subtle distortions reveal the fragile line between hierarchy, equality, and perception, echoing the quiet imprints of time and change.

Hosted by Yvonne Mak

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This project is part of
Forward Furniture

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Partially wheelchair accessible

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In the fabrics you see the illusion of sun-bleached curtains. These subtle, unnoticed changes indoors mirror the gradual transformations occurring in our environment. The table and bench, with varying heights, are inspired by King Arthur’s Round Table, a symbol of equality, which remains a utopia.

Explores the intersections of surrealism, perception, and social and environmental reflection.

Distorted Order is a series of installations exploring hierarchy, equality, and the traces of time and climate change. The fabric installation, Imprint, creates the illusion of sun-bleached curtains, as if they have hung in front of a window for years, suggesting that subtle, unnoticed changes indoors mirror the gradual transformations occurring in our environment. The table and bench, with varying heights, are inspired by King Arthur’s Round Table, a symbol of equality, highlighting how this ideal remains a utopia.

Imprint fabrics are best displayed against a wall, creating the illusion of windows where there are none while introducing a sense of light that supports wellbeing. The table and bench act as conversation starters, prompting reflection on hierarchy and equality, particularly in office or interior spaces where these structures are most present.

The project reflects on how small shifts in form can reveal social and environmental imbalances, prompting reflection on hierarchy, equality, power, responsibility, and the often invisible effects of time and climate change.

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Yvonne Mak x Knights around the table
Yvonne Mak x Knights around the table
Yvonne Mak x Imprint Seal Brown
Yvonne Mak x Imprint Seal Brown
Yvonne Mak x Imprint Blue & Lila
Yvonne Mak x Imprint Blue & Lila

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Yvonne Mak is a visual artist whose work uses surrealism and subtle interventions to explore perception, hierarchy, equality, power, and the traces of time and (climate) change.

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