Short biography

First studied Interior Design at the Sint-Lukas Hogeschool in Brussels. After obtaining this degree, he decided to focus more on product- and furnituredesign. Because of his interest in strong concepts and poetic, inspiring design, he continued his studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven. He did internships in the studio`s of Danny Venlet and Alain Berteau in Brussels, and in India at the Mudoffice, the studio of Vivek Radhakrisjnan. In 2007 he won the Dynamo Belgian Young Designers Award, and half a year later he graduated in Eindhoven, after which he went travelling in Asia for 6 months before setting up his own studio.


Vision on design

His designs are mostly based on one strong, simple and pure concept. With his objects he tries to bring comfort, beauty and enjoyment in people’s lives. He wants to surprise, create emotions, or give a subtle wink. He questions the world around him, and translates his answers in objects. Poetry, humour and the communication of ideas are very important aspects of his designs. But conceptual as they may start, he wants his designs to be more then just whimsy thoughts or clever but unusable ideas. A good concept in a good product is what he hopes to achieve.

Curriculum Vitae

Languages

-fluidly: Dutch – English
-acceptable: French – German

Education

-St. Lukas Hogeschool Brussel- Diploma Interior Design
-Design Academy Eindhoven – Diploma Industrial Design

Working Experience

-Danny Venlet Interior Architecture-Internship
-Alain Berteau Designworks Brussels – Internship; design and development
-TheMudOffice Bangalore, India – Internship
-Alain Berteau Designworks Brussels – design and development

Experience

-Product development from concept to production
-Interior design from concept to realisation
-Modelling and prototyping
-2D and 3D-drawing: Autocad, 3D Studio Max, Rhino, Vectorworks, Bryce, Flamingo,
-Visualisation: Photoshop, Illustrator, Powerpoint, Indesign

Exhibitions

-One of the 3 selected for Graduation Exhibition St Lukas Brussels (B),  june ‘04
-“Preview” young designers exhibition – dutch design week Eindhoven (NL), oktober ‘05
-“Toegepast10” exhibition, Z33 museum Hasselt (B),  november ’05 - february’06
-Exhibition Galery Emmy Miltenburg, Rotterdam (NL),  11/02/’06 – 19/02/’06
-Exhibition + Auction “Second Hand-Second Life”, Petits Riens Brussels (B) , 17/05/’06 – 20/05/’06
-Exhibition Dynamo Design’06 , Artespace gallery brussels
-Interieur’06 Kortrijk , Design For Europe Exhibition
-Made In B , exposition and auction for young Brussels-based designers, 8/12/’06 – 12/12/’06
-Belgian Young Designers Award, Designed In Brussels, Belgium, September ‘07
-Salone del Mobile ’08, with Casamania
-Graduation Galleries ’08, Design Academy Eindhoven
-Interieur Kortrijk ’08, with Casamania

Awards

-1 of 5 laureates of Toegepast 10, project of Z33 museum Hasselt, Belgium, november’05
-Winner of the Dynamo Belgian Young Designers Award, Designed In Brussels, Belgium, September ‘07