PHE Hotel Colours
RENS x PIET HEIN EEK
From colour design to custom flooring and rugs: working closely together with Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek himself, we designed custom colour schemes for every room in HOTEL Piet Hein Eek in Eindhoven.
Each room in the hotel is unique: the 'living' (or sleeping) quarters center around the work of various individual artists. The floors and ceilings have retained their former, industrial appearance. Yet, their features are enhanced by the subtly coloured walls. The colour schemes are subdued and balanced, often in one tone. They act as a canvas, supporting the artworks and making them truly stand out.
In the bathrooms, however, outspoken and unexpected colour combinations are put centre stage. Here, bold colours unite in a world of their own, with every wall, floor and ceiling sporting a different colour from the Lacq x Piet Hein Eek chart. These distinct colours were selected first, making them determine the subsequent choices for materials and further details. Moreover, every bathroom features a tailormade Colour Traces to complete the look. Custom rugs and carpets in the rooms and hallways tie together the whole interior of the hotel.
Year: 2021
Photogprahy: Ronald Smits / Lieve Eek / Dana Savic
RENS X PIET HEIN EEK
Piet Hein Eek is internationally known for his distinctive furniture design, yet his portfolio also includes large-scale interior projects and the revitalization of entire structures. In 2020, the designer teamed up with RENS for in-depth research into the colourful thread running through his work over the past 30 years.
This collaborative effort resulted in a selection of colours that were translated into an exclusive paint line boasting 40 distinctive hues, crafted by artisanal paint manufacturer Lacq (Vliegenthart). A year later, RENS’ research also led to the design of a custom colour scheme for every room in Piet Hein Eek's hotel in his hometown of Eindhoven.
Everything is interconnected: projects, research, experiments all expand on each other. In this case, things started out with PHE Off the charts, followed by PHE Hotel Colours, which led to PHE Hotel Carpets.