About Designregio Kortrijk
Designregio Kortrijk wants to bring talent together in our creative design region to imagine, design and make a better future. We organise projects that stimulate creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, we inspire by bringing good practices and connect by being the engine of a network of companies, designers, education and public space.
Partnership
Designregio Kortrijk started in 2005 as a collaboration between Intermunicipal Leiedal, Chamber of Commerce Voka West-Flanders, City of Kortrijk, University college Howest and Biennale Interieur.
It is our mission to bring talent together in this creative design region to imagine, design and make a better future.
Together with our network, we are building a more creative, innovative and entrepreneurial region.
Our style is pragmatic, we like making things concrete.
Therefore, we organise projects that stimulate creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, we inspire by bringing good practices and connect by being the engine of a network of companies, designers, education and public space.
Thanks to our large experience in this field, in the autumn of 2017 the Kortrijk region had the opportunity to join a worldwide network of 295 cities that use creativity as a lever for sustainable development: the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
Since then, you can call us a proud UNESCO Creative Cities Ambassador.
Team
Stijn Debaillie
Stijn Debaillie
Coordinator
Lisa Declercq
Lisa Declercq
Lisa is responsible for the offline and online visibility and communication of Designregio Kortrijk. She is always looking for the next big thing in young design talent and builds up the creative community of the organisation.
Stan Dewaele
Stan Dewaele
Stan is the link between the industry and the designers. Under his coordination, the innovation processes with companies and designers take shape. As coordinator of the open makerspace BUDA::lab, he keeps his finger on the pulse of the makerspace world.
Lise Van Tendeloo
Lise Van Tendeloo
Every year, Lise invites promising international designers to Kortrijk for exciting residency projects. She is also responsible for the research and experimentation part of the organisation.
Sébastien Hylebos
Sébastien Hylebos
Sébastien assists businesses in innovation and design. He is also responsible for projects on circular economy and digitalisation in cooperation with companies and designers.
Our partners
By setting up partnerships with companies, local authorities, education and citizens throughout the region, we create impact. 1 + 1 is more than 3!
Board of Directors
Chairman
Dominiek Callewier, manager AVC
Leden
Bert Mons, Managing Director Voka West Flanders
Lode De Geyter, Managing Director Howest
Ruth Vandenberghe, Major City of Kortrijk
Filip Vanhaverbeke, Managing Director Intercommunal Leiedal
Baudouin Meyhui, vice-president Biennale Interieur
Coordination team
For Voka West Flanders
Marijke Bouciqué
For Howest
Ronald Bastiaens
For the city of Kortrijk
Marianne De Meyere
For Leiedal
Maarten Gheysen
For Biennale Interieur
Jo Libeer