Grond Studio - We Work With Earth

We work
with earth.

Grond Studio
Fabrieksstraat 15,
1930 Zaventem,
Belgium

eb.oi1742024434duts-1742024434dnorg1742024434@ofni1742024434

Nieuwe Instituut Rotterdam commissioned OpenStructures for an adaptable interior design of their New Store initiative. Based on our design for the previous edition of New Store 1.0 the existing elements were reused and adapted to fit an experimental hairdresser’s saloon. In collaboration with Studio Jeroen Wand, the former shop elements were adapted and complemented with parts by Grond Studio and transformed into an illuminated mirror and several display cabinets.With the New Store 2.0, which was presented at Milan Design Week 2024, Nieuwe Instituut imagined a store where shopping helps the environment instead of harming it. In this second iteration of the experimental pop-up shop, located at socio-cultural centre Stecca 3, Nieuwe Instituut tested once again alternative forms of exchange. Can a store help our planet to sustain life, instead of just consuming natural resources? Can shopping ever contribute to the regeneration of the living world? Nieuwe Instituut’s New Store 2.0 investigates a new value economy, another step towards such a regenerative scenario. Later this year The New Store will find a permanent place at Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam.Shop interior by OS Studio and Jeroen Wand at stecca 3@nieuweinstituut
@steccatre@openstructures
@studiojeroenwandPictures: Cristiano cortes & Giulia Virgara
Graphic design: Cengiz Mengüç
Exhebition consultant: @frankverkade

In Grond Studio, ethics and aesthetics are deeply interconnected, shaping both the creative process and the final output. Ethics influences the studio’s commitment to sustainable design practices, ensuring that every project respects environmental and social responsibilities. Aesthetics, on the other hand, guides the visual and sensory appeal of the work, striving for beauty, harmony, and innovation. Together, these principles create a balance where design is not only visually striking but also conscious of its impact on the world, promoting thoughtful, responsible creativity.🖤

PLANET EARTH 🪐2024@ambervanbossel 📸

PLANET EARTH 🪐2024@fuorisalone
@baranzate_ateliers@ambervanbossel 📸

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The Catena table pays homage to the natural essence of our local environment, intertwining soil from the region with rugged wooden slabs to unveil the beauty of raw earth and natural wood. Each piece reveres its original shape and grain, tenderly preserving its inherent character.These distinct tables, each unique in its own right, not only epitomize exceptional craftsmanship but also narrate the story of the land from which they emerge. They evoke a profound sense of connection and rootedness in any space they grace.Crafted from resources sourced in the vicinity of Brussels, including both wood and earth elements, the Catena table tops and legs are a testament to our commitment to sustainability. We meticulously select fallen beach trees, celebrated worldwide for their majestic stature, ensuring that our creations honor nature’s magnificence.Catena T 01 table (black)
Dimension: 425 cm x 20/63 cmRaw beech wood // Raw earth Catena
Protection: Linseed oilEach table is a one-of-a-kind creation.Pictures: @alexander_dhiet

A tribute to NICK ✨The orange hood of a 2002 BMW from the year 1974, we used as a topping for this 1.8 ton table out of red rammed earth. @baranzate_ateliers this was our center piece making a tribute to Nick who drove the car in his early days. Flying around with the beautifull sound of this orange creature. Nick who is fighting for his life at the moment …🫶 we send 🫶A true spirit
a gentle soul🖤🦍🖤

Planet earthUnder construction🖤🦍🖤Pictures by @ambervanbossel ✨✨🫶

@baranzate_ateliers
@fuorisalone2024

HAPPY BIRTHDAY4 years of Grond, 4 years of digging, experimenting, creating, building, learning, laughing and crying 🤤😜😋🤧😍Did you know we started in an old warehouse in Brussels just before the pandemic hit? 😱We slowly took off and worked on plenty of amazing earth projects. We met so many people along the way and built up great collaborations with them: our strong King Kong craftsmen, the extraordinary ZA family, the wide network of earth-loving people with vision, guts and a true ecological mindset.Thanks to every GROND gorilla 🖤🦍
Be real, be true 🫶

HANAMeet Hana, a flower in the eyes of many.
The hope for others, having made many mistakes but fighting for the rights of the oppressed. Her curiosity & Joy sets things in motion.Lime, gypsum, marble chipsPart of the series ‘ Colonial Warriors ‘ being presented @baranzate_ateliers @fuorisalone
2024

BAPTISTBaptist entices you to sit down for a short moment. It pushes for a brief moment of reflection and a stolen daydream. Baptist invites you to take a seat, low and grounded, to find a different perspective.Lime, gypsum, marble chips
Height: 20 cm
Diameter: 23 cm
Date: 2024@unique_design_x_group @zaventemateliers
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@pierrecoddens @atelier_lioneljadot @dimatelier @krjststudio @pascalerisbourg @serbanserban @studioelementaires
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Snapshot of CATENA4 geometrical structures in rammed earth
Made by extreme compressing of sand, clay and gravel. 
Catena structures can be shaped and reshaped into an endless variety of objects.
Dimensions: 240mm x 140mm@zaventemateliers
@openstructures
@bcmaterials_org
@natartribe

We ram, we grind, we bake 🔨 🚚 🔥For Lisbon’s first passive-hotel designed by @atelier_lioneljadot GROND handled earth in many different ways. We designed and manufactured earth bricks with added cork and wood shaving for a more lightweight texture. We also installed benches with a mineral finishing in hacienda style and an eye-catcher of a terracotta tiled wall for which we created 5 different tile structures in an intriguing pattern.🐞🐞🐞Big shout out to the terracotta wall in the hotel lobby. 5 different tile structures create an intriguing pattern. Hand-made / hand placed by Pieter Van Bruyssel & Thomas Eggermont@jam_hotel_lisboa
@atelier_lioneljadot
@deconinckpierrot
@mircea__anghel
@zaventemateliers
@huus.be
@eggermont.thomas
@marny.dipietrantonio
@cattaneolore
@natartribe#lisboa #architecturalfinishes #terracotta #cork #ceramics #claytopia #canyougigit

@openstructures

Let’s talk tiles 🗿🐢🧨🔥
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Hand-crafted in terracotta clay - 5 patternsAfter the pattern design, we crafted our tiles with an industrial clay extruder - which pushes the soft clay through holes in metal plates. Once the extrusion was done, the tiles were cut, dried and fired up to 1100°C. We let them slowly cool down.4000 kg of clay == 80 m² of hotel lobby & rooftop decoration.A collaboration with @eggermont.thomas ✨Big up for the eternal patience of @deconinckpierrot 🐞 ,
Under the wings of the master @atelier_lioneljadot 🐓🙌#JAMLisbon #playdoh #orangeisthenewblack #extrudedclay #hacienda #experimentation #pushitrealhard #canyoudigit #architecturalfinishes@jamhotel
@marny.dipietrantonio
@mircea__anghel
@openstructures
@moncolonelspit

So here is our summer tip for you: get to Brussels and spend the day // preferably also the night at MIX hotel 🦇Set at the former La Royale Belge, an iconic cruciform office building from 1969, MIX does it all: hotel, restaurants, offices, sports venue,... But most of all, @mix.brussels takes you on a design adventure, shaped by the designers, artists and craftsmen of @zaventemateliers ✨ (and many more).GROND created two immense 3D-volumes at the lounge of MIX hotel. We developed a specific texture (a mix of smoked cork, clay, sand, gravel) to decorate the two volumes intuitively. The door knob comes from La fonderie woit and gives some robustness to our playful volumes. Designed by atelier lionet jadot, featuring the reflection of La royale Belge. Cherry on the (earth) cake are the soothing projections of @krjststudio ✨✨✨Big shout out to Lionel Jadot and his team for taking the entire Zaventem family on this experience. Don’t know what business schools would think of Zaventem’s organic way of working, of complete trust as our collaboration basis, of working around values of re-use and circularity but in the case of MIX it did result in a distinct melting-pot of creativity and imagination.
⚡️⚡️⚡️@atelier_lioneljadot 🔥🔥🔥
@zaventemateliers
@krjststudio
@juliettemyrs
@deconinckpierrotAnd the great GRONDI team 🫶
@migue_muelas, @carlos_sedenyo , leszek, radek, @robertagalbiatiThose 3 golden shots on the end are from @ambervanbossel ✨✨

Gotta love working with rebellious rammed earth 🐞Every single time we finish a rammed earth floor we’re mesmerized by how the raw and heavy earth transforms into a warm, tactile surface.#architecture by @ledroitpierretpolet guided by @sajouae ✨🙌✨#rammedearthfloor #rebellious #sensual #humble #nature #master #hypocritical #reuse above all 🤌Earthmix with @bcmaterials_orgThanks to the team ❣️
@migue_muelas
@davidpresleymoritz
And the great and powerfull Leszek ⚡️🙌

FONTANELLAThe real ‘earth’ deal 💥💥When a project is soo real and hard core it gives us shivres. The personal project of architect/builder Hanno Burtscher @earthman.at .at is from another world. So honored GROND was a little part of this project.❣️
Magic days working with @c.arlos.c who was “the always on site man” 💪🏻#rammedearth #voralberg #nogreanwashing #therealdeal #clayplaster
#love #hannoburtscher & @c.arlos.c ❣️💥❣️Perfect shots 📸 by @lukas_gaechter_photography

KOEKELBERG250 m2 of perfect red ❣️It was a blast, from rough to perfect.Architecture: @bcarchitectsandstudies ❣️Pictures: @jaspervdlPerfect red clayplaster provided by @bcmaterials_org🏠
@jochemdaelman &
@sabine_tonet#clayplaster #250m2 #roughseas #dirty #architecturalsurfaces #notsolongago

NIEUWPOORTClayplaster & crushed pearls 🐚🐚🐚architecture by @bcarchitectsandstudiesphotography by @cafeine#bcmaterials #clayplaster #pearls #nieuwpoort #highinthesky #bespokearchitectureIn collaboration with @bcmaterials_org , @stijlprojecten

BARANZATE 💥#oscilator project…#serendipity ❤️2022…@baranzate_ateliers
#baranzateateliers
#zaventemateliers
#collectibledesign
#milanoboom
#designboom
#milandesignweek
#mdw
#milandesigncity
#milandesignweek2022
#mdw2022
#belgium
#baranzate
#design
#belgiumdesign
#belgiumisdesign

BARANZATE 💥OSCILATOR PROJECTOSCILATOR is a spatial intervention between sculpture and utility object. It is comprised of stackable elements made of rammed earth, designed to create your own utility sculpture: a stool, a bench, a table, a village, a universe …The practice of GROND revolves around revaluing earth as a material par excellence in contemporary architecture & design. A mixture of earth, stone, water make a solid mass with which objects, structures and homes can be build. OSCILATOR was designed with circularity in mind on all levels@baranzate_ateliers
@fuorisalone
@zaventemateliers🙏🙏 thanks soo much for the perfect shots 📸 @elinewillaert

THE MOHSEM TREE#sunnyday #loveislife #baranzate #salonedelmobile#baranzateateliers
#zaventemateliers
#collectibledesign
#milanoboom
#designboom
#milandesignweek
#mdw
#milandesigncity
#milandesignweek2022
#mdw2022
#belgium
#baranzate
#design
#belgiumdesign
#belgiumisdesign

OSCILATOR PROJECT #preview @zaventemateliersOSCILATOR is a spatial intervention between sculpture and utility object. It is comprised of stackable elements made of rebelious rammed earth.The practice of GROND revolves around revaluing earth as a material par excellence in contemporary architecture & design. A mixture of earth, stone, water make a solid mass with which objects, structures and homes can be build. OSCILATOR was designed with circularity in mind on all levels-ready for shipment, @baranzate_ateliers -#rammedearth #oscilator #17kg #modular #hypocritical #machinebuilding #milandesignweek2022 #collectibledesign @zaventemateliers #speeltijdinmeulebeke #bcmaterials

#Berserker finish 💘🦾🦄It was a crazy sunny blast this 62 ton earth project for the belgian pavilion @floriadeexpo2022Big up to @nicolasgodelet for being the best architect & welder on the planet 🤩#earthbricks #rammedearth #clayplaster #6200kg #belgium🇧🇪A project in collaboration with @migue_muelas

Step 1 #earthbricks#nicolasgodelet
#earthbricks #4652 #7kg #compressedearthbricks #belgianpavilion #floriade2022 #canyoudigitThe regenerative garden
By @nicolasgodeletThanks migue_muelas & Leszek 😎 for the great 🦾🦾🦾

Like Andy Warhol said;
“land really is the best art”#landart #eendenkooi #berlart #erosioncontrol #canyoudigit #foreverthere #3ton #rammedearth
#rewilding#collaboration 💥💥 artwork of @eggermont.thomas

Just fucking #BLUE#rammedearth #blue #solid
#collectibledesign #rough #hipocritical #canyoudigit #bereal
#300kg참치공장@zaventemateliers

Ready for 2022 ♻️#bereal #begreen #reorganizing
#collaborations
@grond_studio @zaventemateliers

MUSEUM CLOSINGThis Saturday we will open the doors to the closing of the Musee studios.With residents:
Polina Akhmetzyanova
Naim Bytyqi
Camila Castaneda
GROND STUDIO
Nicolas Lamas
Rokko Miyoshi
Yuichiro Onuma
Luna Ota
Hans Peter Ploner
Chantal van Rijt
Leander Schönweger
Nina VandewegheWe look forward to seeing you from 14h. Drinks, food and music by The Camps will be served in the afternoon, until late.
It will be a special occasion to see everyone post-confinement.Boulevard Leopold II, 51
1080 Brussels
Saturday 14h-24h
Sunday 14h-18h

We hate greenwashing & racists 🦾#hammertime🔨 #canyoudigit#before#grond#started
#realshit #bigproject #hanno #carlito#clayplaster #rammedearth #kalkglätte
#badass #winter #bigmountain
#trowback #biglove

A few years ago Hanno Burtscher & Tobias Fritz organised a workshop "earthworks" in Voralberg (Austria), home of lehm ton erde @erden.at
A great introduction to rammed earth construction techniques by the masters themselves digging deep in the R&D of rammed earth and staying true to our mission.
Congrats to @erden.at , winners of the @neweuropeanbauhaus awards!

A few years ago Hanno Burtscher & Tobias Fritz organised a workshop "earthworks" in Voralberg (Austria), home of @lehmtonerde.
A great introduction to rammed earth construction techniques by the masters themselves digging deep in the R&D of rammed earth and staying true to our mission.
Congrats to Lehmtonerde, winners of the @neweuropeanbauhaus awards!

The show is finally on 😷
‘Variations on earth’Until 17.07.2021 @valerie_traan_gallery#
With:
Assemble
Case design + Aardig Gedacht
Destroyers/builders
Elise Eeraerts + Grond studio
Sarah El Yousefy, David Hoppenbrouwers, Elise Laurent, Kenneth Smet and Anna Zan + BC materials
OS_studio + Het leemniscaat
Thomas noceto + Cinzia Romanin
UnfoldThe show was delayed 1 year, but its finally on 🙌
Big up for @bcarchitectsandstudies & @valerie_traan_galleryA project in collaboration with @elise.eeraerts

For some of us its the normal floor 🐾Gudrun (founder of @tcoolhof) was all in for this earthfloor from the start. #2yearsold #quickdecisions#Experimental #rammedearth #earthfloor #roughtextures #diy #collaboration #sisterofmybestfriend

SAMPLE 04 #perfection#perfection #clayplaster #rammedearth #collorado #architecturaltextures #funky #experimental #bigformat #showroom

#happyeaster#brusseleir@bcmaterials_org🐣

Our terracotta tiles soon online 👋And YES we will update our website 🤌#earthtiles #terracotta #colaborations #experimental #terracottaboer

The show must go on 🙌
#sneakpeak👀 #comingsoonLast year we produced this work of Elise Eeraerts (left) that would have been shown @valerie_traan_gallery
Part of a group show @bcarchitectsandstudies#rammedearth #bigwork #kastar #throwback #sleepinggiant #eliseeeraerts #fuckcovid

- Textures love this weather -#Sun #samples
#clayplaster #rammedearth#hipocritical

Grond Studio
Fabrieksstraat 15,
1930 Zaventem,
Belgium

eb.oi1742024434duts-1742024434dnorg1742024434@ofni1742024434

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