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Thursday evening the eight winners of the Belgian Fashion Awards 2023 were announced.

Here are the winners of the Belgian Fashion Awards 2023!

The awards have been organised since 2017 by Flanders DC, MAD Brussels, Wallonie-Bruxelles Design Mode and Weekend Knack/ Le Vif Weekend to highlight the creativity and diversity of the talents in the Belgian fashion sector. This is how Belgian fashion is showcased to the world!

Celebrating its 30th edition, the Henry van de Velde Awards proudly unveils the inaugural winners of this milestone year. The jury has selected 3 winners in each of the 9 categories, giving this edition a special place in the rich history of Belgium's most prestigious design awards. 

The Henry van de Velde Awards 24: meet the first winners

For 30 years, the Henry van de Velde Awards have recognized products, projects, services, and systems from designers and companies in Flanders. These accolades are bestowed upon creations that, through thoughtful design, have a positive and remarkable impact on our economy, environment, and society. Annually presented by Flanders DC, these esteemed design prizes maintain their status as Belgium's foremost design distinctions. In this 30th edition, the chosen winners exemplify the ongoing pursuit of innovation in the world of design.


On September 23 and 24 the Gare Maritime at Tour & Taxis will once again be dedicated to design. In addition to the Brussels Design Market, the hall will also host FOR THE NOW (previously known as Contemporary Design Market) with a carefully curated selection of established and emerging Belgium based designers, working across various design disciplines and with a variety of mediums. 

Design platform FOR THE NOW celebrates 5th edition with 2 new binôme projects, a new exhibition hall and collaboration with Designer of the year.  

After 4 editions the Contemporary Design Market changed its name to FOR THE NOW, to emphasize that it is stepping away from traditional design contexts and exploring new design idioms. FOR THE NOW reached out to more than 40 artists and designers of all backgrounds, thus inviting professional visitors and other design enthusiasts to discover the diversity in today's design scene.

For the 15th time a Belgian delegation will be present at SaloneSatellite, the section for young designers within the Salone del Mobile.Milano, the world's largest trade fair for interior designers.

Belgium is Design is ready to present 13 young designers at Milan Design Week 2023.

From 18 to 23 April design professionals from all over the world will once again gather in Milan. Belgium is Design, the partnership between the three organisations that promote the design sector in the three regions in Belgium, will present a collective booth with 13 carefully selected young designers reflecting the richness, diversity and creativity in Belgian design. From woven textiles to precious woods, marble scraps to steel: here traditional crafts go hand in hand with industrial techniques. It is as if the Belgian sector needed a hybrid design, more human and more poetic. Graduated from the major Belgian design schools and mostly with an extensive experience abroad, these 13 fresh talents will confront the reality of a market undergoing profound changes, a market where the process of "making" is once again central. This young generation of designers is therefore returning to small series and custom-made products.

The second edition of the recurring event to celebrate Belgian fashion gathered approximately 500 friends and fans of Belgian fashion.

Florentina Leitner hosted #belgiansinparis at Paris Fashion Week

Saturday March 4th Flanders DC and Florentina Leitner put the spotlight on Belgian creativity and gathered many talents and executives from the Belgian fashion industry and beyond, at the AW 23/24 presentation of Florentina Leitner's eponymous label.

On Tuesday evening February 7th all winners of the Henry van de Velde Awards received their awards on stage in Bozar Brussels, Belgium. Besides the announcement of who won gold, silver and bronze within the 9 project categories, the winners of the 4 main prizes and the Public Award were also announced.

Paul Boudens, Tomorrowland, Amandine David and Resortecs are the big winners of the Henry van de Velde Awards 23!

The Henry van de Velde Awards are often called the Oscars of design in Belgium. They are indeed the oldest (this year marks their 29th edition), best-known and most prestigious design awards in Belgium. Winning an award therefore opens many doors, in Belgium and internationally.

These 20 design and fashion talents are going to make it big in 2023!

The '20 to watch'-list from Flanders DC

In the '20 to watch' overview Flanders DC presents 10 emerging talents from the design sector and 10 promising talents from fashion. Meet twenty designers who took their first steps in the design or fashion world one or several years ago and who Flanders DC believes will take it much further in the near future.

Flanders will soon have a design and fashion center

Flanders DC becomes the new Flemish design and fashion center!

Founded in 2004 Flanders DC had been tasked by the Flemish government with making 'creative Flanders' more entrepreneurial. Since 2016 entrepreneurs from all creative industries, such as fashion, design, games, marketing, media, architecture, film, music and the arts, could turn to the organization for business advice, participation in fairs, business trainings or management tools. Flanders DC is also co-organizer of the Belgian Fashion Awards and the organizer of the Henry van de Velde Awards, the most important design awards in Belgium.

Thursday evening, the winners of the Belgian Fashion Awards 2022 were announced.

Here are the winners of the Belgian Fashion Awards 2022!

The awards have been organised since 2017 by Flanders DC, MAD Brussels, Wallonie Bruxelles Design Mode and Weekend Knack/ Le Vif Weekend to highlight the creativity and diversity of the talents in the Belgian fashion sector. This is how we showcase Belgian fashion to the world!

The jury selected 3 winners within each of the 9 categories of the most prestigious design awards in Belgium. An overview!

The Henry van de Velde Awards 23: these are the winning designers and companies!

For 29 years, the Henry van de Velde Awards have honored products, projects, services and systems by designers and companies in Flanders that have had a positive and exceptional impact on our economy, environment and society thanks to the use of design. The design awards are presented annually by Flanders DC and are the most important design awards in Belgium.

You're invited for the Press Preview - Saturday 24/09/22 - 10h30 - Gare Maritime, Tour & Taxis Brussels

What's on at Contemporary Design Market 2022?

On 24 and 25 September 2022, the Gare Maritime -Tour & Taxis will once again be entirely dedicated to design. The Contemporary Design Market (CDM) will present some 50 designers based in Belgium, a mix of established names, up-and-coming talent and an innovative concept, BINÔME, which brings together a duo from different cultures. Guest of Honour this year is studiokhachatryan of Armenian designer Noro Khachatryan.

The 4th edition of Contemporary Design Market represents "Diversity in Design".

Towards a more inclusive design sector.

On 24 and 25 September 2022, the Gare Maritime -Tour & Taxis will once again be entirely dedicated to design. The Contemporary Design Market (CDM) will present some 50 designers based in Belgium, a mix of established names, up-and-coming talent and an innovative concept, BINÔME, which brings together a duo from different cultures. Guest of Honour this year is Studio Khachatryan of Armenian designer Noro Khachatryan.

Discover the winners of the Lifetime Achievement, Young Talent, Company, Ecodesign by OVAM, the Public Gold Award and the Gold Award winners within the other nine categories.

Press info: Gold for these Henry van de Velde Awards winners!

On 8 February, design-loving Flanders celebrated the biggest annual celebration of its design sector. The award ceremony for the Henry van de Velde Awards 22 recognises the highest quality, innovative and smart designs and designers. Who will win the Lifetime Achievement Award? Who is this year’s Young Talent? Who will pick up the Company Award, which project will secure the Ecodesign by OVAM Award and who did the public vote the Public Award winner? These and the nine other Gold Award winners in each category were announced on 8 February during the presentation of the Henry van de Velde Awards 2022 in BOZAR.