Discover the designers of tomorrow.
Who are the next generation of Belgian designers within product design, architecture, graphic design and game design?
WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION is an annual exhibition organised by Designregio Kortrijk and its partners since 2014. The exhibition showcases the Belgian designers of tomorrow, through an overview of the best student projects from creative design education, selected by a jury.
Submit your student project for the 2023 expo now!
Check out the previous editions here: 2022 - 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014
OPEN CALL 2023
Until 4 July, you can submit your student project to participate in WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION 2023!
WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION 2022
WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION 2022 took place as part of WONDER Creativity Festival from 20 October to 6 November at the Budafabriek in Kortrijk.
Let's get phygital?
WONDER Creativity Festival in 2022 had the theme Let's get phygital. Physical, digital or phygital? In corona times, digital transformation really gained momentum, but will tomorrow's designers radically follow suit? Phygital does not seem to be the students' first concern post-corona. But how do we build a better future? With a lot of commitment, they think up innovative, whether phygital or not, ways to deal with the space, materials, emotions, etc. we have today, and turn shortages into wealth.
Exhibition design by Dries Otten
Graphics by Bureau Boschberg with illustrations by Nel Maertens
With thanks to the sponsors
Jury
On Thursday 7 July, the juries for the design fields of product design, architecture, graphic design and game design met. They selected the projects because of their social relevance, innovative nature, sustainability and exhibitability.
Thanks to all jury members:
Hera Van Sande JUNO architects and artistic director Archipel, Maarten Gheysen urban designer Studio UAD, Marie-Amélie Cnockaert urban design architect, Tine Poot Consultant Design Flemish Architecture Institute, Sang Vandenbosch Bureau Boschberg, Dries Otten Dries Otten, Heleen Van Loon Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Design and Architecture, Mies Van Roy Flanders DC / for Design, Fien Meelberghs DIFT, Hanne Debaere Flanders DC, Laura Willems Surplace, Elien Haentjens journalist and curator and AnnaMariaCornelia de Gersem Studio AnnaMariaCornelia and BekaertDeslee.
Discover the 2022 exhibitors
Product design
Industrial product design, furniture design, textiles, fashion, accessories
5005 – Elisa Strivet
College of Art and Design, Bachelor Interior Architecture and Design
Desk – Arend Vandenberghe
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
2Lumi – Arthur Bekaert & Jonas Decruyenaere
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Face-it – Caroline Van Hoeck
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
The Goodnight – Delphine Vanhaelemeersch
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Teeter-totter – Lulu Vens
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Recycle Brick – Michiel Dejonghe & Manu Janssens
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Flacoustic – Robbe Van Quickelberghe
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
FLIPR – Maarten Samyn, Diana Martinez, Mike de Visser en Eva Albrecht
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Charred – Karel Fonteyne
KASK School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Interieurvormgeving
Thread By Thread – Vera Roggli
KASK School of Arts Gent, Master Textielontwerp
Verdensrommet – Camille Paroissien
LUCA School of Arts campus Gent, Master Textielontwerp
From Farm to Fabric – Céline Lambrechts
LUCA School of Arts campus Gent, Master Textielontwerp
Er zit een gat in mijn hoofd – Paulien Ribbens
LUCA School of Arts campus Gent, Master Textielontwerp
Vorm Volgt Materiaal – Nathan Vrebos
LUCA School of Arts Genk, Master Product Design
Complexiteit van Eenvoud – Lize Myttenaere
PXL-MAD School of Arts, Bachelor Juweelontwerp & Edelsmeedkunst
Žouželení – Barbora Lexová
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Master Jewellery Design & Gold- and Silversmithing
Transmutation d’une brique – Elise Hoebeke
Sint Lucas Antwerpen, Master Sieraad Context
Kaffa – Marijke Jans
Thomas More Mechelen, Bachelor Interieurvormgeving
Second wave – Ameline Vandecasteele
Thomas More Mechelen, Banaba Meubelontwerp (VOMO)
AGURA – Evelyn Ysewyn
Thomas More Mechelen, Banaba Meubelontwerp (VOMO)
Bruo Collection – Hanne Cornette
Thomas More Mechelen, Banaba Meubelontwerp (VOMO)
Cx4 Stoelen – Hanne Cornette
Thomas More Mechelen, Banaba Meubelontwerp (VOMO)
O2FLOW – Zeno Morel
Universiteit Antwerpen, Master Productontwikkeling
Ontwerp van een Interactieve 3D bioprinting kit voor STEM scholen – Robbe Timmerman & Jenthe Mommerency
Universiteit Gent Campus Kortrijk, Master Industrieel Ontwerpen
Functioneel personaliseren van schoenen door middel van digitale productie – Karel Stas
Universiteit Gent Campus Kortrijk, Master Industrieel Ontwerpen
Ontwerp en realisatie van een zelfrijdende gazonstrooier (topdresser) – Pieter-Paul Ragolle
VIVES, Bachelor Ontwerp- en productietechnologie
Graphic design
Graphics and illustration, advertising design, web and digital
Beestenboel
Lieselot Geirnaert, Kaj De Muynck & Wilma Vandemaele Howest/KASK, Bachelor Devine
Aiko – Bras Lareu & Frieda De Doncker
LUCA School of Arts campus Gent, Bachelor Visual Design
De Neerdaler – Nathan Verbelen
LUCA School of Arts campus Brussel, Bachelor Beeldverhaal
From Elisabeth to Queen – Jutta Vandenbussche
LUCA School of Arts campus Gent, Bachelor Visual Design
IKEA home is where you mastürbate – Graziëlla Scherpereel
LUCA School of Arts campus Gent, Bachelor Visual Design Studio Reclame
Zonder Titel – Hanne Mannens
LUCA School of Arts Campus Gent, Bachelor Visual Design
Onderweg – Annelies Bollaers
LUCA School of Arts campus Gent, Master Beeldende Kunsten, Illustratie
Het bevrijdende potentieel van de oefening – Louise Jans
PXL-MAD School of Arts, Master Grafisch Ontwerp
ATTACK BATTLE BOYS COURAGE DEFEAT DESTINY DUTY GLORY HERO HONOR HOPE LEADER LION LOSING ORDER PLAY PRAY PREY PRIDE REVENGE SCORE SERVANT SHOT SURRENDER VICTORY VISITOR WE WIN – Maxim Preaux
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Master Grafisch ontwerp
Gümüs Index – Helin Gümüs
Sint Lucas Antwerpen, Master in de autonome kunsten
Architecture
Interiors, buildings, public spaces and landscapes
W.H.O. (Water Harvesting Object) – Anouck van Zetten
KU Leuven, Bachelor Architectuur
Architectuur essay – Ard Dusseljee & Ken Decocq
KU Leuven, Bachelor Architectuur
Natural Hypertransformation: Agriculture in Belgium and the Netherlands 2100 – Poorya Eghtesadi & Niklas Michels
KU Leuven, Master Architectuur
Fountains on the borderline – Simon Boulez
KU Leuven Campus Sint Lucas Gent, Master Architectuur
RecuPlay – Marthe Casteele & Marie Cocquyt
KU Leuven Campus Sint Lucas Gent, Bachelor Architectuur
Randgeval(fabet) – Katrien Stas
LUCA School of Arts campus Gent, Bachelor Interieurvormgeving
(N)ergens, vertoeft niemand in anonimiteit – Milan Nullens
Universiteit Hasselt, Master Interieurarchitectuur
Gaming
Delta Valley – Roxana Moshashai, Anouk Tondeleir, Ortwin Van Der Stappen, Carolin Aust & Arthur Geeraert
Howest, Bachelor Digital Arts and Entertainment
WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION 2021
In 2021, the expo continued from 15 October to 14 November 2021 and was part of WONDER - Kortrijk Creativity Festival, just like the Biennale Interieur with its new design event 'PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT'. The venue was the factory halls on the former Van Marcke site in Kortrijk.
THEME: PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT
Sitting together, coming together, enjoying together, being together. The corona crisis has made us all think more about the importance of social interaction and its impact on people, society and students. With the theme PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT, we show how design students have interpreted the corona crisis in their student projects.
The jury selected these projects because of their link to the theme, their social relevance, innovative character, sustainability and exhibitability.
Thanks to the jury members from the various design fields:
Thomas De Ben, Ship of Fools - Lennert Gavel, Ship of Fools - Vincent Vanderbeck Hangar K - Gilles Vancoillie MoonMonster studios - Simon Gryspeert Flanders DC - Dieter Van Den Storm, Biennale Interieur - Hanne Debaere, Flanders DC - Giel Dedeurwaerder product designer - Anne-Mie Van Elsen Barco - Heleen Van Loon Z33 - Laura Bergans, Bureau BoschBerg - Mies Van Roy Flanders DC - Fien Meelberghs DIFT - Marie-Amélie Cnockaert, urban design architect - Tine Poot Vlaams Architectuurinstituut - Maarten Gheysen, urban designer Studio UAD - Hera Van Sande, JUNO architects and ARCHIPEL vzw.
Graphics and scenography by Ship of Fools
Discover the 2021 exhibitors
Product design
Industrial product design, furniture design, textiles, fashion, accessories
TABISU, from biowaste to tableware, closing the loop – Mahe Plancke
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Layers – Ameline Vandecasteele
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
FINGER food – Marie Van Dun
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Stool/Bench – Hanne Cornette
KASK School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Interieurvormgeving, focus Meubel & Design
Dentelles – Kaat Verschueren
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
No Time To Waste – Isabeau Goddé
KASK School of Arts Gent, Master Textielontwerp
Please do touch - interact and play – Nele Demeulemeester
KASK School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Textielontwerp
How We Wear – Gaëlle Van Durme
Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, Bachelor Juweelontwerp & edelsmeedkunst
Revaluation of discarded materials – Ulrike Pittomvils & Elise Vanden Broecke
LUCA School of Arts Gent, Master Textielontwerp
Scanned Daylight (series) – Michaela Armani
LUCA School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Textielontwerp
NODISH – Roxanne Cipers
Thomas More Mechelen, Bachelor Interieurvormgeving Open Hoger Onderwijs
Babel – Yani Vandenbranden
Thomas More Mechelen, VOMO Banaba Meubelontwerp
DERME – Marit Doorenbos
Thomas More Mechelen, VOMO Banaba Meubelontwerp
Tafel .⅓ – Thijs Smits
Thomas More Mechelen, VOMO Banaba Meubelontwerp
Palm protection – Lotte Beernaert
UGent Campus Kortrijk, Bachelor Industrieel ontwerpen
Bioclock – Marie Janssens & Miguel Warmenbol
LUCA School of Arts Gent, Masterclass Design for Impact
Boat. – Lydia Cauwels
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Perception and reality – Olha Timkova
PXL-MAD School of Arts, Master Jewellery Design
Seaslate – Groepswerk 2e bachelorstudenten
VIVES, Bachelor Ontwerp- en Productietechnologie
Bumblebox – Arno Vandercammen, Jasper Cypers & Floris Spithoven
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Triplice – Titus Merlin
Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Reconnect – Casper Van Herzele
Universiteit Gent Campus Kortrijk, Bachelor Industrieel ontwerpen
Prototyping circulair – prototyping materialen bibliotheek
Universiteit Gent campus Kortrijk Industrieel Ontwerpen
Game design
Warsaw Apartment – Daniil Shashenkov
Howest, Bachelor Digital Arts and Entertainment
Ventis Harenae - Desert Ruins | Unreal Engine 5 – Juan Guillen
Howest, Bachelor Digital Arts and Entertainment
Hanging Gardens – Maria del Mar Martinez Tabaco
Howest, Bachelor Digital Arts and Entertainment
What about hedgehogs? – Ewout De Vos
LUCA School of Arts Genk, Master Game Design
Graphic design
Graphics and illustration, advertising design, web and digital
Hack-tic – Lieselot Geirnaert, Pieter Olievier, Cesar De Greve & Wilma Vandemaele
Howest, Bachelor Digital Design & Development
Het Sociale Spel – Manon Lambeens
KASK School of Arts Gent, Master Grafische vormgeving
Tumtu Market – Martijn Mertens
Sint-Lucas Antwerpen, Master Visual Arts
Unfairytale – Nina Olivier
LUCA School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Beeldende vormgeving
THAI TONE KIT – Lina Bee Gillis
LUCA School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Visual Design
___'smiles – Camille Dewaele, Evelyne Debaenst, Axelle Delboo, Mathilde Waeterloos en Mona Demyttenaere
LUCA School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Visual Design – Studio Reclame
Mountain – Haocheng Zhang
Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, Master Grafisch Ontwerp
De Verdwaalzaal – Lars Marginet, Jelle Denturck & Louis Ghekiere
Howest, Bachelor Digital Design & Development
Mijn paard betekent niets – Mirthe Vermunicht
KASK School of Arts Gent, Master Grafisch ontwerp
Le bon coin – Newt Contrino
KASK School of Arts Gent, Master illustratie
Cloud – Ward Vossaert
LUCA School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Visual Design
Between The Lines – Magalie Fierens
Sint-Lucas Antwerpen, Master Art, Design and Image in a digital context
Architecture
Interiors, buildings, public spaces and landscapes
Interieurarchitectuur en nostalgie – Katrien Diaz
KU Leuven Campus Sint-Lucas Brussel, Master Interieurarchitectuur
Spiegelwolk – Fien De Vos & Ruben Van Wonterghem
KU Leuven Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Bachelor Architectuur
Perfect_Imperfections – Hannes Torrekens, Artuur Herman & Gaetan Van Beversluys
KU Leuven Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Bachelor Architectuur
Activating Landscapes Through Memory: A Journey Through Cape Town's Strand Street Quarries – Chioma Obasi
Universiteit Hasselt, Master Interieurarchitectuur
Vacancy as Urban Asset – Heather Stael
KU Leuven Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Master Architectuur
(UN)FAMILIAR. – Inez Leduc
KU Leuven Faculteit Architectuur, Master Interieurarchitectuur
Interested? Contact Lisa!
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.
