Kortrijk Design Biennale Interieur
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The Kortrijk Design Biennale Interieur is a major international design
exhibition that takes place once every two years (in even years) in the Belgian
city of Kortrijk
. The first Interieur Design Biennale took place in 1968. The Biennale is organised by the Interieur Foundation. Several activities, such as TheYoungDesignersFair, Design at Work, lectures, Superieur, Exterieur etc. are part of it.
. The event became more and more international during the following decades, and so it became one of the most important design
biennales in Europe
with international acclaim..
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
exhibition that takes place once every two years (in even years) in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
city of Kortrijk
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ; , ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province West Flanders...
. The first Interieur Design Biennale took place in 1968. The Biennale is organised by the Interieur Foundation. Several activities, such as TheYoungDesignersFair, Design at Work, lectures, Superieur, Exterieur etc. are part of it.
History
The first Design Biennale was held in 1968. The event took place in the 'Halls of Kortrijk', a new exhibition complex near the E17 highwayEuropean route E17
European route E 17 passes through the following cities:** Antwerp → Sint-Niklaas → Ghent → Kortrijk** Tourcoing → Lille** Lille → Arras** Arras → Cambrai → Saint-Quentin → Laon → Reims...
. The event became more and more international during the following decades, and so it became one of the most important design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
biennales in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
with international acclaim..
Format
The aim of the Interieur Foundation is to promote creativity in product development and design, through the means of a major international Biennale, which offers an overview of the most recent developments and the most successful projects in product development and design.Guests of Honour
World famous design personalities have been invited as guest of honour:- 1968: Simon Mari Pruys (NL)
- 1970: Raymond LoewyRaymond LoewyRaymond Loewy was an industrial designer, and the first to be featured on the cover of Time Magazine, on October 31, 1949. Born in France, he spent most of his professional career in the United States...
(VS) - 1972: Gio PontiGiò PontiGio Ponti was one of the most important Italian architects, industrial designers, furniture designers, artists, and publishers of the twentieth century.-Early life:...
(IT) - 1974: Verner PantonVerner PantonVerner Panton is considered one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers. During his career, he created innovative and futuristic designs in a variety of materials, especially plastics, and in vibrant and exotic colors...
(DK/CH) - 1976: Gillo Dorfles (IT)
- 1978: Philip RosenthalPhilip RosenthalPhilip Rosenthal is an American television writer and producer who is best known as the creator, writer and executive producer for the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond . The show was co-produced by Ray Romano, and based in part on Romano's comedy material...
(DE) - 1980: Jean ProuvéJean Prouvé-Images:**- External links :***...
(FR) - 1982: Alessandro MendiniAlessandro MendiniAlessandro Mendini is an Italian designer and architect. He played an important part in the development of Italian design. He also worked, aside from his artistic career, for Casabella, Modo and Domus magazines....
(IT) - 1984: Herman LiebaersHerman LiebaersHerman Liebaers was a Belgian linguist. He was director general of the central Belgian Royal Library and Marshal of the Royal Household of the Royal Court of Belgium....
(BE) - 1986: Philippe StarckPhilippe StarckPhilippe Patrick Starck is a French product designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style...
(FR) - 1988: Geert Bekaert (BE)
- 1990: Andrea BranziAndrea BranziAndrea Branzi is an Italian architect and designer.-Biography:Branzi was born in Florence, where he also graduated in architecture. Currently he lives and works in Milan, Italy....
(IT) - 1992: Dieter RamsDieter RamsDieter Rams is a German industrial designer closely associated with the consumer products company Braun and the Functionalist school of industrial design.- Life and career :...
(DE) - 1994: Jasper MorrisonJasper MorrisonJasper Morrison is an English product and furniture designer.Morrison was born in London, England. He was educated at Bryanston School. He received a Bachelor of Design degree from Kingston Polytechnic Design School in 1982 and a Masters degree in Design from the Royal College of Art, London, in...
(UK) - 1996: Jean NouvelJean NouvelJean Nouvel is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de l'Architecture...
(FR) - 1998: Rolf Fehlbaum (CH)
- 2000: Konstantin Grcic (DE)
- 2002: Michael YoungMichael YoungMichael Young, Baron Young of Dartington was a British sociologist, social activist and politician who coined the term "meritocracy"....
(UK) - 2004: James IrvineJames IrvineJames Irvine may refer to:* James Irvine , politician, Vice-President of Pennsylvania* James Irvine , chemist and Principal of the University of St Andrews...
(UK) & Kirsti Paakkanen (FI) - 2006: Alfredo Häberli (CH/ARG)
- 2008: Jaime Hayon (ES)
- 2010: Jun'ya IshigamiJun'ya Ishigamiis a Japanese architect born in Kanagawa prefecture in 1974.He acquired a master's degree in architecture and planning at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 2000. He worked in with Kazuyo Sejima and Associates from 2000 to 2004 at SANAA...
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