Koen De Winter

Mr. Koen De Winter has received numerous national and international awards. In 2006 he won the prestigious Henry van de Velde Award, the top distinction in Belgian design, for his extraordinary career. In 2016 Québec’s design community honoured him with its Grand Prix du Design. Mr. De Winter also has the unique honour of representing Québec in the Museum of Modern Art’s design and architecture collection in New York. He has designed and developed more than 400 products of the greatest variety, many of them presenting a number of challenges. From exploring new applications for innovative plastics developed by Shell to creating a low-cost prosthetic foot and designing variety of objects for the kitchen, he is an industry star known for his versatility and expertise in materials and production techniques. He is a very popular speaker, he has penned numerous articles in industry journals, and his work has been covered by international periodicals. Mr. De Winter has shared his knowledge and passion with his design students for over 18 years. He is past president of ADIQ (Association des designers industriels du Québec), and sits or has sat on the boards of various organizations, including SODEC and Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec, where he is a member emeritus.