Louise Wauters, born in Brussels in 1990, is an interior designer who graduated from ESA Saint-Luc Brussels and Politecnico Milano.The conviction that manufactured materials and objects deserve new lives by avoiding the use of new materials has shaped her entire...
Read MoreLouise Wauters, born in Brussels in 1990, is an interior designer who graduated from ESA Saint-Luc Brussels and Politecnico Milano.
The conviction that manufactured materials and objects deserve new lives by avoiding the use of new materials has shaped her entire career. The metamorphosis from plastic beach trash to functional design raised the question: how could these colorful, durable material objects ever be considered trash?
This philosophy is evident in projects such as "Coucou Brussels," which scattered container bars made with more than 90% recycled materials in key points of Brussels; the scenography for Brussels Fashion Days 2016, for which materials from the previous year were reused; and the "Chiné" scenography of Salvatore Calcagno’s "La Voix Humaine" for the Théâtre de Liège. Not to mention her restoration mission for the National Bank, whose cellars and attics are full of treasures to be restored.
In 2021, she opened the "Chez Nous" restaurant, which serves local products in a décor that creates a popular showcase for Brussels' upcycling movement.
Today, she continues to use recycled plastic to create new aesthetic objects, and you wouldn’t be able to tell that they came from trash.
