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17-25 October 2026
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Kissing while smoking

A sculptural ashtray combining cast aluminium with richly textured thuja burl wood.

Hosted by Maxim Lahousse

This project is now archived and was part of DDW26

This project is part of
The Ashtray, the Cupboard and the Leather Boots
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Maïté Declerck
I personally found using these raw materials to create a memorable ashtray to be a really fun challenge. The idea came about because my friends would always ask for an ashtray when they came over to my house, but since I don’t smoke myself,...

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I personally found using these raw materials to create a memorable ashtray to be a really fun challenge. The idea came about because my friends would always ask for an ashtray when they came over to my house, but since I don’t smoke myself, I didn’t really have one to offer them.

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Maïté Declerck
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Maïté Declerck

About Maxim Lahousse

Maxim Lahousse (1996) is a Belgian painter and designer whose practice moves fluidly between contemporary art and design. Driven by curiosity and a constant desire..
Polestar
MCI
Triodos
Dutch Design Foundation
Ministerie van OCW
Gemeente Eindhoven
Provincie Noord-Brabant
Brabant C
VPRO
Fonds 21
Stir