Pepe Heykoop (1984) is inspired by nature’s stunning inventiveness, its incredible capacity for adaptation, and its naturally occurring cycles. In nature, very little is what it seems, and chance and serendipity, rather than planning or design, lead to marvellous outcomes. Translating these features to his own design process, Pepe creates unique, handmade objects that each have their own story to tell – a story, most often, of serendipity, of finding something you weren’t looking for, of time and change. His designs never spring from his head or the drawing table but come into being through chance encounters with objects, materials or techniques, as well as through trial and error.