Awards 17

Flanders DC presented the Henry van de Velde Awards for the 24th time on de 30th of January, 2017. The ceremony and exhibition were held at Bozar.

The Henry van de Velde Awards showcase and applaud national and international Flemish designers, enterprises, products, projects and services which, as a result of their design or their solution of a given problem, have a positive impact on the economy and society.

The Henry van de Velde Awards are widely supported thanks to the shared vision of a professional jury with considerable expertise in the industry.

The official award ceremony, exhibition and accompanying publication make the Henry van de Velde Awards a true platform for Flemish design. 

There were 10 Henry van de Velde Awards issued for products, services or design projects developed after 1 April 2016. These were the 6 categories in which products, projects and services could be entered:

  • Communication
  • Design-led crafts
  • Ecodesign
  • Efficiency
  • Everyday Life
  • Healthcare

The professional jury choose the Lifetime Achievement Award, Company and Young Talent. And the public had the last vote regarding the Henry van de Velde Public Award.

Jury
Jury
Laure Capitani
Laure Capitani
Leen Creve
Leen Creve
Giovanna Massoni
Giovanna Massoni
Sophie Lauwers
Sophie Lauwers
Kurt Vanbelleghem
Kurt Vanbelleghem
Michael Anastassiades
Michael Anastassiades
Clio Brzakala
Clio Brzakala
Lise Coirier
Lise Coirier
Serge de Gheldere
Serge de Gheldere
Heleen Van Loon
Curator talent, Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture
Heleen Van Loon

Heleen Van Loon works as a project manager at Z33 in Hasselt. Among other things, she coordinates FORMAT, a path for promising designers and architects. In addition, she helps product design students at LUCA School of Arts Genk formulate their identity as designers.

Simon Hadjidimoff
Simon Hadjidimoff
Chris Kabel
Chris Kabel
Alexandra Lambert
Alexandra Lambert
Katrien Laporte
Katrien Laporte
Marie Pok
Marie Pok
Joost Thurman
Joost Thurman
Michael Young
Michael Young
Ronald Bastiaens
Academic Director Howest University Applied Science
Ronald Bastiaens

Ronald Bastiaens is an Industrial Product Design Training Coordinator at Howest and a professor of industrial product design, prototyping, sustainable design, design methods, materials and manufacturing. He is also the team leader of the Howest Industrial Design Center and a researcher in the projects Protolab, Protolight, Design for Impact, Innowiz, myMachine and Pro-Fit.