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by Tim van Geloven & Ilse Cornelissens
Tim and Ilse are the founders of Graanmarkt 13, a house in Antwerp where each floor told a different story for sixteen years. Conceived with architect Vincent Van Duysen as a beautiful box to play in, it became a space for curation, encounters and the coming together of talent. Their philosophy has always centered around essence, less, but better, choosing the right and the conscious over the new and the loud.
From that house, and from years of shared conversations and ideas, KASSL Editions was born, co-founded with the same focus on core, longevity and refinement. What is good, stays. It does not need reinvention every season.
Recently, they closed the physical chapter of Graanmarkt 13 to make space for new explorations in life, creatively and personally.
Based in Antwerp and often in Amsterdam for KASSL and for pleasure, they move between both cities, exploring what’s next while staying rooted in what matters.
Item
“After all these years, the Pillow Oil Bag remains a favorite. White for sports, black for work, it was the very first bag we designed for KASSL and still captures the essence of the brand: tactile, functional, enduring. I have a rubber for every mood. The different colors shift with the seasons and with how I feel. Right now, in February, ash is my favorite. quiet, soft and perfectly in tune with this time of year. Tim, on the other hand, always stays loyal to black.”
Original below rubber ash
Original below rubber men black
Architect
“Vincent Van Duysen shaped Graanmarkt 13 with us when we were still in our twenties. From him we learned that details change everything, that natural materials and muted tones belong in cities like Antwerp and Paris, where the sky is often grey, while bold colors thrive under blue skies. It made us understand why architects like Luis Barragán could use bright colour so beautifully in Mexico. Architecture responds to its surroundings.”
Guily pleasure
“Our small beach cabin by the sea is one of the most meaningful places in our lives. Over the years we have renovated and sold houses, but the cabin always remains. The sound of the sea, children playing, the dog running wild, sunset barbecues, it holds our simplest and happiest memories. Sometimes we say: we only really need that cabin.”
Place
“Our small beach cabin by the sea is one of the most meaningful places in our lives. Over the years we have renovated and sold houses, but the cabin always remains. The sound of the sea, children playing, the dog running wild, sunset barbecues, it holds our simplest and happiest memories. Sometimes we say: we only really need that cabin.”
Object
“Our upside down vase by Crista Seya is an object that always makes us smile. Crista Seya has long been one of our favorite brands, understated luxury, refined collaborations with artisans and ceramicists such as Giacomo Alessi. The vase instantly brings warmth and a smile in a space when filled with flowers.”
Scent
“For the birth of our daughter, Lyn Harris of Perfumer H created a personalized scent for her, called “Tijn.” Soft, subtle and intimate, a fragrance that belongs only to her. On Lyn’s advice, Ilse now wears it often, so it becomes part of her olfactive memory. What once felt too precious to use has become a daily ritual, held in a beautiful hand-blown bottle.”
Film
“One of the last films that truly moved us is Perfect Days by Wim Wenders. It portrays the quiet beauty of a minimal life, a man cleaning toilets in Tokyo with devotion, finding poetry in trees, light, routine, and small rituals. The film is a reminder that beauty lives in the everyday, and that a life reduced to its essence can be deeply meaningful.”
