Whether it’s a painting, a sculpture or a unique collectible for a home or an office; art brings joy and endless inspiration to elevate the everyday. At DOEN, we have a strong network of acclaimed artists and design collectors.
For every project, we can curate the perfect artworks, enhancing the interior and adding a valuable touch to your personal style. Come in, get inspired, and let’s work together to expand your own art collection.

To inspire and visualise how art can enrich your interior, we pay a lot of attention to art and interior settings in our showroom. We regularly curate exhibitions with constantly changing themes and artists.

“I like to play with balance and time. By connecting the past and present, I create a surreal sense of time.”

Welcome to the surreal world of Marie Cécile Thijs. Portraits of people, animals, flowers, and food all bear her specific signature. Stillness is key. Influences reminiscent of the 17^th-century Old Masters are recurrent in the artist’s work; simultaneously, however, her personal interpretation is completely contemporary. Marie Cécile Thijs plays with her subjects by bringing them to life unexpectedly, or, in contrast, freezing them in time and space. Objects become characters. They move away from their daily destination, assuming a completely new personality. This results in intriguing creations, where tranquillity, motion, and sometimes also humour meet. In the works of Marie Cécile Thijs, the unusual is usual.

Marie Cécile Thijs specializes in staged photography and has created series like White Collar, Food Portraits, Amazones, Horses, Flowers, Human Angels, Majestic, Elizabeth, Birds & Vases, and Green Scenes. These continue to expand as new works are created, and her series are therefore never officially concluded. In November 2023, Marie Cécile Thijs was awarded Artist of the Year 2024. Her work has been included in numerous national and international museum collections, such as the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and the Museum of Photographic Arts San Diego (MOPA). Her work has also been included in various international group exhibitions, public and private art collections, and is exhibited at several art fairs, such as Photo London, Art New York, PhotoFairs Shanghai, and TEFAF Maastricht.

MARIE CÉCILE THIJS | SOLO is a retrospective exhibition celebrating her mastery through a selection of works that reflect her unique view on stillness and imagination. On view from July 4th – January 9th 2026.

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The exhibition FRAGMENTS OF FORM is a collaboration between DOEN and ELLE DECORATION for the first edition of the Design Biennale Rotterdam.

At DOEN we make spaces to live, love, work, enjoy and feel safe in. Our work has been bound by an ethos rather than a certain style. Because we believe that interior design can elevate the everyday when it reflects the soul of its residents. Living with design comes in many forms and since design itself is a substantial concept DOEN and ELLE Decoration put together a dream team of people with backgrounds in photography, graphic design, publication, styling, curating, collecting, and art. Together, we challenged how far the boundaries of design can reach.

Through all the different approaches and layers in everyone’s own profession we saw a great common denominator: the concept of collage. The deliberate act of (re)organizing and (re)shaping creates an opportunity to see design not just as a functional solution, but as a living, layered story that has the potential to reveal new connections. Working together, all the fragments of from give rise to a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Presenting in this exhibition amongst other: Marie Bernard, Berry Dijkstra, Pim Top & Benjamin Motoc.

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“Art is not only an object, but also a way of giving meaning. It has the power to transform reality and change our perception of the world.” This principle by philosopher Arthur Danto was an important source of inspiration for the House Party exhibition. Here, various design objects and works of art transcend their decorative function into meaningful statements. Each object therefore contributes to not only functional, but also physical and emotional expression.

A canvas of stories – from the painting on the wall, a sculpture on the table or a vintage lamp, each object has a unique, personal atmosphere. Here art and design are used to shape stories, and while these pieces are several little mirrors of their inhabitants, it also creates an opportunity great for conversations with third parties.

This summer, DOEN is opening its gallery for a group exhibition featuring art works by different artists and designers varying in media. The ensemble includes over twenty different works by nine different artists, showcasing both existing and unseen paintings, light objects, sculptures, installations, ceramics, and works on paper.

Bringing some of these artists together for the first time sets up the opportunity for new unexpected dialogues. This summer group exhibition is the perfect opportunity to get acquainted with our artists and designers. Also, presenting for the first time at DOEN: Susanna van Caldenborgh. Discover new stories this summer at DOEN.

Presenting in this exhibition: Susanna van Caldenborgh, Anouk Griffioen, Iwan Smit, Benjamin Motoc, Serge Game, Alisa Lim A Po, Marie Bernard, Jochem Rotteveel / Rotteveel Vermeer and Rink Schelling.

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At the age of eighteen Iwan Smit (1989) moved to the centre of Rotterdam to pursue his dream of becoming an artist. He began studying graphic design followed by a study in fine arts.

While living and studying in Rotterdam, no stone was left unturned; meeting new people, seizing opportunities to show his work and making a name for himself as a young and upcoming artist.

Fourteen years later, in 2022, Smit had started losing interest in his city life, as it began to feel superficial – even empty at times. He struggled with overstimulation due to the city’s abundance, combined with the challenge of finding space to live and work. The thought of moving to calmer waters occurred.

The year 2023 is coming to an end, during this time few yellow leaves hang upon the tree branches where the birds used to sing. At dusk, when the sun is setting in the west one makes its way inside. Here, the cold and darkness is replaced by warmth and comfort.

Gathering around the fire place sharing stories, festive dinners, playing games together, cooking and reading books. One’s home is a place where nothing is obligated. Yet, this season always comes with many festive holidays and commitments. Empowering one’s own interpretation to spending time together, this exhibition is about letting go of obligations and perfectionism.

To explore the limits of a space with no limits the open floorplan in our soutterain has been turned into a space that represents the limitless of life and living. Throughout life we slowly collect personal items with all unique stories that represent our endless memories. The art of creating a personal home, a sacred place, ideas in the combining of all the different elements; a timeless set of vintage design together with new furniture, your first art piece and new collectible design.

But also, more personal items such as fine jewelry, a good piece of clothing, the pictures on your wall or the books that fill your bookcase. That together is home, a reflection of who you are and the life you want to live.

Since life has no limits your home should also have none.

We would like to invite you into a new narrative at DOEN. We are excited to host this group exhibition with Anouk Griffioen, Cengiz Hartmann, F U N D A M E N T E & Tweek-Eek.

From the 7th of July 2023 until the 31st of October 2023 LIMITLESS is at view at DOEN. For more information or inquiries contact us via eva@doen.do

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