30/09/2026
40 years of Serax, 30 years of Marie Michielssen.
For Belgian designer and artist Marie Michielssen, the journey with Serax began with hand-painted vintage strawberry pots. What started with decoration gradually evolved into design, as she began experimenting with new materials and techniques—from concrete and papier-mâché to furniture, lighting and ceramics. Three decades later, her work remains deeply intuitive, tactile and unmistakably personal.
“I quickly missed the freedom of making things with my hands. At a certain point, a friend approached me with the question of whether I could help her create authentic pottery. That is how I started painting vintage strawberry pots. Eventually, I started looking for a company that could support me, and that is how I ended up at Serax. The pots were an immediate success.” — Marie Michielssen
Thirty years of creating by hand, following intuition and allowing one material to lead naturally to the next. Through it all, one thing has remained unchanged: Marie still designs everything at home, entirely analog.
Shop the collections by Marie Michielssen on serax.com.