Portfolio
Simon De Meester
Fast eating
Cutlery
After research on cutlery my conclusion was that basically all cutlery is the same. Designers have already designed cutlery to be more hygienic or to encourage slower eating since it’s a significant problem in our society, with people eating too quickly.
However, this led me to think, what if I created cutlery for even faster eating? Therefore, I began
designing, exploring the concept of a ‘fast shape, aerodynamics, and then created a prototype.
2022
Danger
Scarf
Danger is a scarf, and the concept behind it is that I was given an assignment: ‘make a scarf. I knew immediately that I didn’t want to create a typical scarf. I then defined what a scarf is, and my conclusion was that a scarf is comfy, soft, and warm. I then decided to make the total opposite of that – a dangerous scarf. This resulted in a ‘metallic’ scarf with vibrant colors to maintain the welcoming effect of a scarf.
2022
Prithvi
Lamp & Vase
This project comes from my strong connection to nature, which I feel is often ignored today. We tend to replace natural things with man-made structures, which distances us from the environment. My aim is to change how people see nature by gently bringing it into our homes through objects that repre- sent natural elements. In my piece, Prithvi, I focus on flowers, a part of nature we often overlook. The lamp I designed has metal
stems growing from a pot of flowers, showing the idea of growth. There’s a dilemma: if you don’t care for the flowers, it will die, and while the lamp will stay clean and rust free, it loses its deeper meaning. This piece invites nature back into our daily lives in a
simple but meaningful way.
2024
FloraFlow
Flower
Graduation Work
Deeply connected to nature, yet aware of how it’s being damaged by human hands, I strive to preserve its beauty, especially the delicate essence of flowers. Through my designs, I create a personal interpretation of flowers for the world of tomorrow.
I focus on preserving key natural qualities: their unique imperfections, shapes, vibrant colors, and the graceful way they move with the wind. Reimagined flower in a long-lasting, sustainable form.
2025
Practical beauty
Pants
Pants crafted from two types of fabric with five zippers which also turn into a bag for added practicality.
Making working clothes elegant.
2025
Dutch Design Week 24
Shoe n°3
Shoe
Handmade to learn the process of traditional Oxford making. While making a custom metal outsole.
2024
Pants n°11
Pants
Made some pants with a zipper with double overlay fabric and mesh then specificity saw to keep a organic shape .
2025
Purple Star
Short
Made some jeans short with a pocket with buttons and a hand sew star that have a washed look.
2025
The GroundSense Sneaker
Footwear
Bridging the Gap between Urban Comfort and Barefoot Connection
It focuses on the sensation of the foot in contact with the ground. To promote environmental awareness, the shoe utilizes fair trade fabric from a factory in Bangladesh.
The research behind the shoe is bassed on studying the barefoot experience to enhance our understanding of the connection between our feet and the ground.
The design aims to create the perception of having the ground inside the shoe itself.
Consideration was given to the concept of «dirtiness» during the shoe’s development. Many individuals are hesitant to walk barefoot not because of dirtiness, but due to the potential discomfort and hazards in urban areas.
Therefore, the shoe allows wearers to feel the ground realistically while keeping their feet protected, offering a complete experience of walking barefoot in nature even within a city setting.
Three types of natural ground simulations have been developed to enhance the experience of wearing the shoe.
2023
Lighthouse
Lamp
Made from wood and concrete with an acrylic tube in the center. Inspired by light objects that have a purpose of location, such as a beacon or lighthouse. Therefore, made for outdoor purposes but could also be used inside as decoration. It also has a hidden door for the light switch.
2023
Instrument Optique
Eyewear, Necklace
The concept was inspired by binoculars. The necklace consists of two separate pieces, both made entirely out of bent wood and inked wood. They feature different gradients of colors that gradually fade to expose the wood. This creates a necklace with intricate details in contrast to its size and minimalist shape.
For the eyewear, I use different types of lenses found in binoculars, such as magnification and de-magnification. In addition, I incorporate colored lenses that create a distortion of the world when they are worn, similar to what binoculars do.
2021
Wearable Flower
Pants
Made some cargo pants to match with my graduation, which was about flower
2025
Purple Street
Pants
Made some cargo jeans streetwear pants for daily use with a hint of color.
2024
The Alps
Bed
The Alp bed is designed with the objective of separating two partners while maintaining a single unified bed.
Inspired by the landscape of the Alp mountains, this unique bed incorporates the essence of white mountains and offers adjustable features to accommodate the comfort and preferences of each partner. Mirroring the elevated heights of the Alp mountains, the Alp bed stands tall, providing a distinctive and immersive sleeping experience.
2023
S
Pants
Made some jeans pants for daily use while having a « hidden » zipper pocket.
2024
Cactus
Object
Cactus is a man-made plant. It’s a decorative object with the purpose of providing satisfaction in both visual and technical aspects. From the outside, it looks like a spiky tree trunk, but once you get close, you realize that the ends of the spikes are actually round. You can push them inside, and they return to their normal position by themselves, thanks to a hidden spring mechanism, which creates satisfaction when you push it and also because it makes a noise.
2021
Baluchon
Bag
The Baluchon is my first bag ever made, inspired by a water drop and from a time before bags were invented, when people simply tied fabric to the end of a stick and slung it over their shoulders.
The upper part is made of elastic fabric, and the bottom is made of classic fabric with an interior lining. The design allows the bag to expand or resemble a « drop » when placed on the ground.
2022
Prithvi
Vase
This project comes from my strong connection to nature, which I feel is often ignored today. We tend to replace natural things with man-made structures, which distances us from the environment. My aim is to change how people see nature by gently bringing it into our homes through objects that repre- sent natural elements. In my piece, Prithvi, I focus on flowers, a part of nature we often overlook. The lamp I designed has metal
stems growing from a pot of flowers, showing the idea of growth. There’s a dilemma: if you don’t care for the flowers, it will die, and while the lamp will stay clean and rust free, it loses its deeper meaning. This piece invites nature back into our daily lives in a
simple but meaningful way.
2025
Shoe n°1,2,6
Balerina
Hand made to learn the leather seing machine and the balerina. First shoe I ever made.
2024
Carpet
Hand made to learn how to make a moccasin.
2024
Patern
Made my own shoe and pattern from scratch in one day inspired by the ballerina method of making.
2025
Shoe n°5
Sneaker
Made out of leather, with a metal outsole. Made to learn how to sew a zipper, and a sneaker.
2025
Jal
Fountaine
Hand made fully out of steel and plasma cutting. Inspire to act like river flow and naturel landscape.
2024
Shoe n°4
Shoes, candle holder
Made to learn how to make a Chelsea boot. Hand made with leather and a metal outsole that can hold a candle.
2025
Pants N°8, N°9, N°10
Pants
Made some pants with a hidden zipper for daily use.
2025
Pants
Made some pants with a zipper for daily use with hint a red.
2025
Pants
Made some cargo pants for events with special frabic.
2025
Growing light
Outside flower
This project brings together my love for metal, my connection to nature, and the strength of my creative network. Through the process, I value of a focused and iterative approach, which helped clarify both concept and execution.
Guided by a fascination for organic forms, I chose the flower as a central motif, its natural elegance and symbolic richness perfectly aligned with the direction I wanted to pursue. This renewed clarity not only enhanced the project’s accessibility but also laid meaningful groundwork for my graduation work.
2025
Scrap tabouret V1
Scrap tabouret V2
Stool
The Scrap stool is a stool made with 100% reused materials, without glue or screws, which makes it an easy-to-assemble/disassemble stool. The cushion of the stool is made of old clothes, which can be taken out and worn again without any damage. Its shape allows them to be placed next to each other, creating a bench.
2022
Fire Flower
Flower
Part of the graduation collection but to sensitive to be able to show with. Hand made out of metal, exotic wood and fire starter. Made to take the quality of real flower while leaving real nature in peace, reacted to the wind, can only be use once then the « petal » will fall.
2025
90°
Stool
Collaboration with Yasemin Abouelnasr
Designing a stool for student house, small space. For efficiency, choice of the setting 90° for easy corner
2024
Fondue
Cheese knife
The Fondue Cheese Knife is a tool designed for melting cheese. The toolbox comes with 7 different types of blades that can be easily changed in less than 30 seconds. The « body » of the knife can be attached to all lighters that have a tube.
2022
