This isn’t the first time we’ve talked about Salventius—real name Niels Salventius—a Dutch artist and designer known for his technique, which he calls “One Line Momentalism.” This approach involves creating art with a single, continuous line.
Over the years, Salventius has brought dozens of faces to life with this single gesture, working on all sorts of surfaces: starting with blank paper and evolving to light painting, photographs, sculptures, digital artworks, and even sand. Now we’re revisiting his work because the Dutch artist has taken a step beyond the imaginable, further blurring the line between art and design.
For some time now, Salventius has moved away from paper, ink, sand, and even neon, venturing into virtual reality. Equipped with a VR headset and controllers, the artist quite literally draws chairs in the air, incorporating the signature faces typical of his artworks. These are true pieces of design, bursting with vibrant colors like blue, fuchsia, green, and orange. At first glance, they might appear unstable or unusable. To prove otherwise—and to make the leap from virtual to tangible reality—Salventius has decided to bring his creations to life through 3D printing
By collaborating with Shapeways Studio in Eindhoven for the miniatures and with the Italian digital manufacturing service ArchiMED for life-sized pieces, Niels now boasts a collection of chairs that could make any design company envious. Particularly captivating for his long-time followers are the videos he posts on Instagram and YouTube, where he showcases his entire process, revealing how a single line transforms into a piece of furniture.
