Max Vandervorst, born July 5, 1961 in Schaerbeek, Belgium, is a Belgian musician, luthier, composer, and author. He discovered music at age 12 during the 1970s, learning guitar, violin, and the Épinette des Vosges. In the 1980s, he pioneered lutherie sauvage, creating musical instruments from recycled materials. He founded the Maison de la pataphonie in Dinant in 2001 and staged show projects including Patafrica and the Gaffophone tribute Tragawdoukoutrrr – Ode au Gaffophone. His discography includes the album Pataphonia (La Petite Musique des choses) (2022) and the single Symphonie d'objets abandonnés (1991). He also published several books on recycled instrument design.
