Courtray Design Biennale Interieur
The Courtray Design Biennale Interieur (
History
The first Design
Format
The aim of the Biennale Interieur npo 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. The 2012 fair will, for the first time in its history, take place both at the Expo halls and in the city centre, where activities are planned in the Buda Design Factory.
Guests of Honour
World famous design personalities have been invited as guest of honour:
- 1968: Simon Mari Pruys (NL)
- 1970: Raymond Loewy (VS)
- 1972: Gio Ponti (IT)
- 1974: Verner Panton (DK/CH)
- 1976: Gillo Dorfles (IT)
- 1978: Philip Rosenthal (DE)
- 1980: Jean Prouvé (FR)
- 1982: Alessandro Mendini (IT)
- 1984: Herman Liebaers (BE)
- 1986: Philippe Starck (FR)
- 1988: Geert Bekaert (BE)
- 1990: Andrea Branzi (IT)
- 1992: Dieter Rams (DE)
- 1994: Jasper Morrison (UK)
- 1996: Jean Nouvel (FR)
- 1998: Rolf Fehlbaum (CH)
- 2000: Konstantin Grcic (DE)
- 2002: Michael Young (UK)
- 2004: James Irvine (UK) & Kirsti Paakkanen (FI)
- 2006: Alfredo Häberli (CH/ARG)
- 2008: Jaime Hayon (ES)
- 2010: Jun'ya Ishigami (JP)
- 2012: Nendo (Japan), Troika (UK), Studio Makkink & Bey (NL), David Bowen (US), Ross Lovegrove (UK), Greg Lynn (VS) and Muller Van Severen (BE).
- 2014: Joseph Grima (GB)
- 2016: Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen (BE)
Designer of the year award
This Designer of the year award is awarded by the Biennale Interieur npo in cooperation with style magazines Knack and Le Vif Weekend. This award is supported by the Design Museum Gent and Grand-Hornu Images.
- 2006 Alain Berteau
- 2007 Nedda El-Asmar
- 2008 Stefan Schönin
- 2009 Sylvain Willenz
- 2010 Bram Boo (Belgium)
- 2011 Nathalie Dewez (Belgium)
- 2012 Alain Gilles (Belgium)
- 2013 Jean-François D'Or (Belgium)
- 2014 Marina Bautier (Belgium)
- 2015 Muller Van Severen (Belgium)
References
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- ^ "History - Interieur Foundation - Interieur 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-10-29. Retrieved 2010-10-08.