WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION exhibition
Discover the designers of tomorrow
WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION showcases the next generation of Belgian design talent.
Every year, Designregio Kortrijk and its partners seek out the most promising young designers from Belgian creative design education programmes. This year, a jury selected numerous projects, ranging from architecture to product design and from graphic design to game design.
The six winning Ecodesign award final projects will be included in the WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION exhibition.
Graphic design & scenography by 019 Ghent
A new generation of thinkers. Dreamers. Doers. Designers.
In a world that rushes, shouts and rubs, these young designers offer a counterbalance. They ask critical questions about how we live, produce and consume. They design for the long term, with a focus on reuse, well-being and humanity. Not with grand gestures, but with meaningful interventions. For many, circularity is no longer an ambition, but an automatic response.
What is striking is that they look close to home. In their own stories, in residual materials that would otherwise be forgotten, or in the environment in which they grow up. And yet they also look further afield. Each project demonstrates commitment, imagination and craftsmanship. This is not a generation that waits, but a generation that does things differently. In the selected projects, you see no uniformity, but a shared consciousness. This new generation wants to make a difference and knows that you do that by starting small. By linking beauty to commitment, and material to story.
Welcome to WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION.
With thanks to the jury members:
Jutter Lannoo (set designer WATNG - 019), Marie De Keersmaecker (graphic designer WATNG), Hera Van Sande (JUNO architects and artistic director Archipel), Marie-Amélie Cnockaert (urban design architect), Siel Gybels (Intercommunale Leiedal), Pieter Billiet (Atelier Toekomst), Tine Poot (Flemish Architecture Institute), Annelies Thoelen (Expertise Centre Design), Mies Van Roy (Flanders DC), Erik Desombere (Erik Desombere Studio), Christian Oosterlinck (Flanders DC), Giel Dedeurwaerder (designer), Steven Dehollander (Pilipili).
Graphic design & scenography by 019 Ghent
For We Are The Next Generation 2025, 019 is designing a boardwalk that brings the projects together in a single landscape.
So no classic layout, but a playful and circular whole in which projects enter into dialogue with each other and with visitors.
The walkway invites you to look, slow down and discover. Exactly what this generation of designers asks of us.
With the support of BEElite / Europal Packaging, VIVALYTE, COREX & Studio CLÉM
GESELECTEERDE EXPOSANTEN
Louise Nys- KU Leuven Campus Sint-Lucas Brussel, Master Architectuur
Edward Janssen - KU Leuven Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Master Architectuur
Laurien Thevelein- KU Leuven Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Master Interieurarchitectuur
Renée Sykora- KU Leuven Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Master Architectuur
Frauke Soetewey- KU Leuven Campus Sint-Lucas Brussel
Jitte Jansen-Universiteit Hasselt, Master Architectuur
Ying Sun- KU Leuven Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Master Architectuur
Jora van Baarle- KU Leuven Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Master Architectuur
Eleni De Brandt-Van Rumst- Arteveldehogeschool, Bachelor Grafische en Digitale Media
Norine Bisschops- Haute Ecole Charlemagne, Bachelor Green Packaging Design
Paulina Kuchta-Leśniak & Klara Pogačar- Howest, Devine (Digital design and development)
Clara Hsu -Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen, Master Grafisch Ontwerp
Adrien Berintan- LUCA School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Visual Arts
Amber De Roo - LUCA School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Visual Design
Roemer Vuerstaek- LUCA School of Arts Gent, Master Grafisch Ontwerp
Thea Toulabor- LUCA School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Visual Design
Woud Schoutteten & Mauro Keymeulen- LUCA School of Arts Gent, Master Grafisch Ontwerp
Monica Hutama-PXL – Mad School of Arts, Master Visual Arts
Robbe Oyen - Sint Lucas Antwerpen, Master beeldende kunsten (digitale context)
Emylen Gutierrez - Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Ione Ariznabarreta- Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Kristina Daneva- Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Linde Lemaire - Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Madelief Clinckemaillile- Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Takara Hamaya - Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Tijn Debusschere - Howest, Bachelor Industrieel Productontwerpen
Mina Huybrechts- KASK School of Arts, Master Textielontwerp
Mira Caulier- KASK School of Arts, Bachelor Interieurvormgeving
Emma Claeys- LUCA School of Arts Genk, Bachelor Product Design
Emme Neirynck- LUCA School of Arts Gent, Master Textielontwerp
Louisa Moerman- LUCA School of Arts Gent, Bachelor Interieurvormgeving
Elisabeth Pira- PXL-Mad School of Arts, Master Juweelontwerp & Edelsmeedkunst
Svea Finck-PXL-Mad School of Arts, Master Visual Arts
Brecht Beddeleem- Thomas More, banaba Meubelontwerp (VOMO)
Viktor Longueville -Thomas More, banaba Meubelontwerp (VOMO)
Bo Schreurs- Universiteit Antwerpen, Master Productontwikkeling
Cilia Dhondt- Howest, Industrieel Product Ontwerp
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.
