RKNL is het meubelmerk van de Amsterdamse ontwerper Ronald Knol. Sinds 2004 ontwerpt hij meubels met een geheel eigen signatuur. Moderne en tijdloze meubels met persoonlijkheid. In 2004 gooide Ronald ineens het roer om. Hij hing zijn carrière als consultant aan de wilgen. Tijdens de verbouwing van zijn eerste huis, en dan vooral bij het interieur, wist hij: dit is het. Dit is wat ik wil doen, dit is waar ik goed in ben. Hij leverde de sleutels van zijn leaseauto in, huurde een werkplaats en ging aan de slag. Als meubelontwerper. Net als Ronald zelf reizen zijn designs graag de wereld over. De meubels staan van Amsterdam tot in New York. Ze worden direct verkocht aan de eindgebruiker. Met RKNL.com als etalage.
Earlier, we talked about the prototyping of a new room divider. It has been a long road with technical challenges, and therefore we are proud to introduce the Qube Copper! The piece comes in a combination of oak & copper (see pics), in fully oak or in white lacquer. More info on Qube – Wall Unit.
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Shou-sugi-ban The charcoal version of the Ruban coffee table is blackened with the Shou-Sugi-Ban technique, where wood is burned shortly to create a natural protection. By burning and brushing the oak, the grain of the oak becomes much deeper. Watch below how we burn the surface of the coffee table to get the desired charcoal…
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Voila! A new concierge desk for Villa Hôtel Majestic, a cozy 5 star hotel right at the heart of Paris. This hotel courageously combines a classic environment with modern elements like the brand new conciërge desk by RKNL. The conciërge desk was inspired by the RKNL20 Executive Desk.
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This media unit in walnut is the first of 3 new products we will launch this summer. We delivered the first unit this weekend to an happy customer and hope many more will follow. The detailing of this media console is very sophisticated and are proud of our cabinet-maker who developed this complicated piece.
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Burning stamp We just finished testing the wood burning stamp with RKNL logo today. As from now, all our wooden products (like the dining table One) will be provided with a burning stamp. Each table will be numbered as well to show the unique character of the product. Also, this branding will ensure the buyer that…
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Today, an interview with Ronald Knol was published in Daysign Magazine. I hope your Spanish is up to date… Ronald talked about his philosophy to ’think global and act local’, his heroes and off course his furniture studio. Nice detail: the coffee table even made it to the cover.
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The online developments are going incredibly fast in the furniture line of business. Whereas the landscape of the furniture business was very clear until a few years ago (producers > wholesale > shops), new initiatives are popping up every day. We all know the design bloggers. RKNL has been featured quite often on various design…
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Witness the first RKNL 3D printed Coffee Table! Developments in 3D printing go extremely fast, and we decided to have a model printed. Scale 1:10. 3D printing can be very useful for the development of future prototyping. Overall looks, balance and the ‘personality’ of a piece can be perfectly judged by having a model printed with…
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This fall, Dutch Design brand RKNL is planting roots in New York City. Resisting the wasteful trend of designing in one place, manufacturing in another and shipping to a third, RKNL has partnered with a Brooklyn based furniture manufacturer to create and deliver high quality furniture for American design aficionados. Next, some pictures of my…
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