Emmanuel Jonckers

A Heritage of Artistic Furniture

From his earliest days, Belgian creator Emmanuel Jonckers has lived in the world of artistic furniture. His parents, Armand Jonckers and Nadie Jenatzy, were both artists and furniture designers. A curious child, Jonckers was eager to learn and opportunities were abundant with his parents from whom he learned countless crafts, most notably that of metal engraving. 

As a child, Emmanuel would join his father in his atelier where he would assist in his work and experiment on his own projects. He would then go to his mother’s workshop where she drew details for engravings, and he would take his pencils and drawing sheets and join her in the meditative art of sketching, developing his own patterns. 

Designer, craftsman and artist

Fascinated by the beauty of the natural world and noble materials, Jonckers studied topics like geology and alchemy, to even more obscure subjects such as ancient scriptures, hieroglyphs, and Kabbalistic symbolism. In the early 2000s, Emmanuel Jonckers opened his own atelier and design studio where he would create and develop new projects. 

A jack-of-all-trades with a penchant for working with a variety of precious materials, Jonckers was quickly drawn to the world of interior decoration and design, learning crafts such as engraving and welding, and working with a variety of materials such as glass, resin, and wood. 

Forging a Unique Artistic Signature

Through his many centers of interest, one in particular would stand out and become the focus of his creation: that of the aquatinte technique, an ancient practice of acid etching to engrave metal. Jonckers practices this technique with a variety of metals, predominantly brass and maillechort. His furniture can be recognized by its intricate and captivating features of polished metal with engraved abstract linework. 

Characterized by their understated elegance, timeless sensuality, and innate sobriety, Jonckers’ creations transcend the realms of mere objects. They exude a delicate subtlety, seamlessly integrating into a myriad of interiors with an effortless grace. Infused with emotion, fundamental inspirations are transformed into distinctive and functional designs.