Collection
Born in Stein, the Netherlands, in 1956, Maarten Kusters studied industrial design at the Academy of Industrial Design in Eindhoven before moving to Milan in 1983 — a city that would become both home and the ground of his practice. He completed a Master in Industrial Design at the Domus Academy, an institution that shaped his sensibility and introduced him to the possibilities of Italian design at its most rigorous. He later returned to teach there.
His practice spans furniture, electronics, industrial design, and communication — objects for the domestic interior alongside research and strategic design for major international brands. Among his clients: Cassina, Edra, Omron, and LG Electronics. In the late 1990s he established mk_designstudio in Milan, a multidisciplinary studio that reflects the breadth of his curiosity and the precision of his method.
His work has appeared in Domus, Interni, Modo, and Ottagono — the publications that define the conversation around Italian design — as well as in European and Japanese press.
A collection of rugs inspired by the sophisticated interplay of light and shadow created by natural elements such as plants and flowers. Each design is the result of a combination of colour shades that accentuate the realism of every composition and create a three-dimensional effect, lending a distinctive depth to each design.
A collection shaped by 4 decades at the intersection of industrial rigour and Italian design culture — where the precision of Eindhoven meets the craft traditions of Asia. Structured. Considered. Made to endure.
Maarten Kusters' debut collection with Habit Collection is taking shape — bringing the industrial precision and cross-disciplinary curiosity of a Milan-based career into dialogue with the hand-knotting traditions of Asia.
