Peter Donders

Peter Donders is a Belgian designer and craftsman who has combined handwork with digital tools since 1999. Born in Leut in 1965 and trained as a furniture maker, he set up as a self-employed carpenter at twenty-two, then taught himself 3D modelling and CAD, moving from pure joinery towards forms that could not be made by hand alone.

His studio, based in Bree, works in wood alongside carbon fibre, 3D printing and cast silver, producing benches, tables and sculptural pieces — the Shelly and Vines series, C Bench, Tube Bench and a run of parametric objects — as well as one-offs such as a solid silver snake skeleton. Since 2013 he has taught 3D print product design, and he works as a consultant on stadium and theatre projects.