Icons: 20 Years of the Designer of the Year Awards

23 oktober 2026

In 2006, the first “Designer of the Year” award was presented in Belgium. The prize was originally established by the Interieur Biennale and the magazines Knack Weekend and Le Vif Weekend, and was awarded that year to Brussels-based designer Alain Berteau. Over the years, various partners joined the initiative, and it grew into a well-established reference in the Belgian design landscape.

Linde Freya Tangelder of studio destroyers/builders, Reworked Bench represented by Uppercut Gallery.

Twenty years later, the list of laureates reads as a best-of-the-best of what the country has to offer in contemporary design: from ceramic designers and silversmiths to product and lighting designers. Concepts such as innovation, originality, and ecology are often central to their work. The list includes names such as Muller Van Severen, Alain Gilles, Nedda El-Asmar, Julien Renault, and Linde Freya Tangelder. On the occasion of the 20th edition of the title, all twenty names come together in an exhibition at MAD Brussels, on view from 1 October to 12 December.

An exhibition featuring the work of

Alain Berteau (2006), Nedda El-Asmar (2007), Stefan Schöning (2008), Sylvain Willenz (2009), Bram Boo (2010), Nathalie Dewez (2011), Alain Gilles (2012), Jean-François D'or (2013), Marina Bautier (2014), Muller Van Severen (2015), Vincent Van Duysen (2016), Unfold (2017), Frederik Delbart (2018), Linde Freya Tangelder (2019), Sep Verboom (2020) Sébastien Caporusso (2021), Studio Biskt (2022), Julien Renault (2023), Paulineplusluis (2024), Maarten De Ceulaer (2025).

When
01.10.26 - 12.12.26

Wednesday to Saturday
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Where
Pl. du Nouveau Marché aux Grains 10
Nieuwe Graanmarkt 10, 1000 Brussels

Price
Free entrance. Reservation is required.

Overdose Desk by Bram Boo for Bulo

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