the studio

stefan.schöning.studio distinguishes itself through a multidisciplinary approach, enabling the successful execution of a wide range of assignments. By facilitating the exchange of knowledge across various fields and projects, the studio fosters a dynamic process of cross-fertilization that enhances creativity and innovation.

Each project is approached with a global perspective and a bespoke strategy, offering comprehensive support throughout all stages of the product development process — from the initial concept phase to full-scale production, when required.

The studio’s work is guided by three core principles: subtlety, perfection, and attention to detail.

To date, stefan.schöning.studio has been active in the fields of furniture and product design, public space, corporate identity, scenography, and one-offs. More recently, strategic collaborations with partner firms have allowed the studio to expand its expertise to include architecture, urban planning, and interior design, ensuring a fully integrated and comprehensive approach to each project.

1990

worth mentioning …

1994

  • nomination ‘international luggage design competition’

2000

  • exhibition at ‘100% design’ in london

2001

2002

  • exhibition ‘salone satellite’ at the salone del mobile

  • exhibition at ‘100% design’

  • window exhibition at ‘pesch intermöbel’

  • exhibition ‘cut+fold’ at nike design library

  • exhibition ‘skin’ at the national design museum

  • exhibition ‘mood river’ at the wexner center for the arts

  • exhibition ‘salone satellite’, at the salone del mobile

  • window exhibition at ‘made in’

  • window exhibition at ‘colette’

  • exhibition ‘100 jaar, 100 stoelen’ at the design museum in
    cooperation with the vitra design museum in germany

  • exhibition ‘vitrine first object-subject’ at louis

2003

  • participation in ‘meesterproef2003’ for the city of almere

  • exhibition at ‘superstudio13 zona tortona’,

    during the salone del mobile

  • exhibition at ‘the world best design exchange seoul 2003’,

    at design korea 2003 in cooperation with design flanders

  • window exhibition ‘vitrine fashion it’s belgian!?’ at brasserie national

  • exhibition ‘kvadrat’ at vizo gallery

  • exhibition at ‘de nieuwe oogst’ at vizo gallery

  • first prize lego-competition ‘automobile for the future’

2022

  • launch of close encounters collection for gardeco

  • laureate of a house- style design for grenspark groot saeftinghe

  • laureate of a house- style design for westtoer

  • creation of outdoor luxurious pavilions for the brand vilarte

2023

2024

  • launch of petal collection for gardeco

  • laureate of design competition for a new revolutionary e-bike

  • jury member for the henry van de velde awards

  • jury member for the if student design award

  • launch of cutlery collection soft for eternum

  • launch of langkawi collection for gardeco

2025

  • implementation of house-style elements grenspark groot saeftinghe

  • launch of flatware set for amuse at ambiente

  • launch of cookware for cookever

  • international

  • belgium

  • belgium

  • international

  • germany

  • gent, belgium

  • gent, belgium

  • knokke, belgium

  • antwerp, belgium

  • kuala lumpur, malaysia

  • guangzhou, china

  • gent, belgium

  • brugge, belgium

  • kuala lumpur, malaysia

  • kortrijk, belgium

  • belgium

  • kuala lumpur, malaysia

  • oostende, belgium
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  • germany

  • köln, germany

  • brussels, belgium

  • kuala lumpur, malaysia

  • germany

  • milan, italy

  • germany

  • gent, belgium

  • belgium

  • belgium

  • kuala lumpur, malaysia

  • germany

  • gent, belgium

  • milan, italy

  • kuala lumpur, malaysia

  • gent, belgium

  • germany

  • kortrijk, belgium

  • milan, italy

  • belgium

  • brussels, belgium

  • tokyo, japan

  • milan, italy
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  • belgium

  • genk, belgium

  • belgium

  • brussels, belgium
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  • kortrijk, belgium

  • hong kong, china

  • germany

  • de biesbosch, netherlands

  • antwerp, belgium

  • kortrijk, belgium

  • milan, italy

  • belgium

  • madrid, spain

  • paris, france

  • milan, italy

  • brussel, belgium

  • belgium

  • brussels, belgium

  • belgium

  • hornu, belgium

  • brussels, belgium

  • milan, italy

  • brussels, belgium

  • belgium

  • colombe en auxois, france

  • brussels, belgium

  • paris, france

  • gent, belgium

  • palermo, italy

  • brussels,  belgium

  • belgium

  • belgium

  • brussels, belgium

  • torino, italy

  • kortrijk, belgium

  • brussels, belgium

  • brussels, belgium

  • brussels, belgium

  • seoul, korea

  • seoul, korea

  • antwerp, belgium

  • essen, germany

  • purmerend, holland

  • zürich, switzerland

  • gent, belgium

  • germany

  • international

  • international

  • belgium

  • germany

  • international

  • international

  • belgium

  • frankfurt, germany

  • korea

2018

  • ‘design triggers common space’ – lecture design fusion 2018. “common space talks” at interieur18

  • listed by the standaard magazine as one of the most influencial designers of this moment.

  • participant and lecturer at pdp muar (professional designers program) with presentation at efe fair klcc (kuala lumpur convention center) malaysia and miff (malaysian international furniture fair)

  • laureate of a design competition to built a watchtower in oostende, together with poot architecture (be) and clusterlandscape (be)

  • if product design award for etap lighting (germany)

2019

  • presentation at ciff (china international furniture fair)

  • laureate of a house- style design for the city of gent

  • laureate of a design for a pavilion at bulskampveld park near
    the city of brugge

  • participant and lecturer at pdp muar (professional designers program) with presentation at efe fair klcc (kuala lumpur convention center) malaysia and miff (malaysian international furniture fair)

2020

  • team member of horecanext, a volunteer platform to help horeca after the coronacrisis

  • participant at pdp4 (professional designers program) without presentation at efe fair klcc (kuala lumpur convention center) malaysia and miff (malaysian international furniture fair)

2021

  • jury member if student design award

  • laureate ‘birth forest monuments’ for the city of gent

  • laureate of a house- style design for the waterways in the city of gent

  • participation exhibition ‘the new enchanted domain’ with master sculpter jan frederik de cock at knokke art fair

2015

  • jury member if student design award

  • lecturer at design museum gent, about ‘the government as a client’

  • participant for the exhibition ‘belgium is design’ at pinacoteca di brera during milan design week

  • participant and lecturer at pdp1 (professional designers program) with presentation at efe fair klcc (kuala lumpur convention center)

  • participant exhibition ‘design derby be/nl 1815-2015’ at design museum gent

2016

  • jury member if student design award

  • participation at 8th design triennial in flanders ‘hands on design’ at the design museum

  • nomination for febe elements award

  • nomination henry van de velde awards

  • participant and lecturer at pdp2 (professional designers program) with presentation at efe fair klcc (kuala lumpur convention center)

2017

  • interzum award for ‘respiro’ bed by kreamat

  • participation furniture fair ‘design & industry’

  • participant and lecturer at pdp3 (professional designers program) with presentation at efe fair klcc (kuala lumpur convention center)

  • if product design award for etap lighting

  • lead argonaut at business trip ‘design driven innovation’

2013

  • participant for the exhibition ‘belgium is design: the toolbox’ at triennale di milano during milan design week

  • president of the jury ‘awareness award’ for the company associated weavers

  • participation at 7th design triennial in flanders ‘conflict & design’ – c mine genk

  • lecturer at winvorm about public design

  • member of the jury for the nikon bozar competition on photography ‘the monography award’ at paleis voor schone kunsten brussels

  • lecturer at ovam ecodesign award by the industrial design center in kortrijk

  • lecturer at hong kong business of design week

  • if product design award for etap lighting

2014

  • jury member if student design award

  • participant designer for interieur bistro the biannual design fair in kortrijk

  • participant for the exhibition ‘belgium is design: reflections’ at triennale di milano during the milan design week

  • president of the jury ‘awareness award’ for the company associated weavers

  • participant of the exhibition ‘the power of objects – design bestsellers in belgium’ at ing art center brussels

  • participant of bja (belgian japanese association) yes (young executive stay) program

2010

  • 50min documentary on the belgian national television about stefan.schöning.studio ‘de vormgevers’

  • laureate of a competition on ‘the loketten’ in brussels: design and build a pavilion for the flemish parliament

  • laureate of a competition on a receiving counter at the entrance
    of the flemish parliament

  • scenographer and participant for the triennial exhibition ‘belgium is design’
    at musée ‘le grand hornu’ in hornu

  • exhibition ‘fighting the box’ at la centrale électrique, european centre of contemporary art of the city of brussels

  • folder by bulo and delvaux at the wallpaper* exhibition in milan 

  • auction & exhibition ‘second hand second life’ for les petits riens at tour & taxis, brussels, belgium

  • participation symposium ‘dag van de openbare ruimte’

  • participation exhibition ‘arcade - atelier de recherche en création artistique et en design’ at château de site colombe en auxois (france)

2011

  • speaker at seminar on economy and design at el matadero -
    design center of madrid 

  • speaker at cité universitaire in paris for the belgian foundation biermans lapôtre about public space

  • scenographer and participant for the exhibition ‘belgium is design’ at pinacoteca di brera during milan design week

  • participant round table conference ‘see what light can do’ organized by philips lighting – brussels

2012

  • laureate of a competition for the recreational reception of the largest nature park in the netherlands ‘de biesbosch’

  • president of the jury of a design competition to redesign the entrance of ‘de studio’ – a culture house in antwerp

  • president of the jury of a design competition design x50 at designregio kortrijk

  • participation exhibition ‘perspectives’ at belgium is design at triennale di milano during milan design week

  • president of the jury ‘awareness award’ for the company associated weavers

2008

  • exhibition at 'plastic the white hotel' in cooperation with weekend le vif/l'express

  • exhibition at 'je suis dada', organised by design flanders during torino world design capital in torino, italy

  • awarded ‘designer of the year’ by interieur foundation, together with the magazines weekend knack, weekend le vif/l’express as well as the design museum gent and grand-hornu images. solo exhibition at interieur08 in kortrijk

  • first prize competition ‘redesign interior de loketten of the flemish parliament’ in cooperation with giuseppe farris

  • henry van de velde awards & labels exhibition at design flanders gallery

  • exhibition at ‘beauty singular~plural’, 5th triennial for design at the royal museum of art and history, organised by design flanders

  • exhibition at ‘world best design zone’ at design korea 2007 in seoul, korea, in cooperation with design flanders

  • exhibition at ‘korean public design expo 2007’

  • laureate ‘provincial prize for design’ & exhibition

  • ‘red dot award product design 2007’ exhibition at the red dot design museum in essen, germany, publication in red dot design yearbook & online exhibition

  • exhibition ‘new belgian design’ at waterland museum

  • exhibition ‘on time’ at the design museum in zürich

  • exhibition at design fair ‘sfeer’ in gent

  • ‘if product design award 2007’ exhibition at hannover exhibition centre, germany & publication in if yearbook 2007

2009

  • auction & exhibition ‘second hand second life’ for les petits riens at tour & taxis

  • presentation 'whitegold collection' for domani at maison & objet

  • window exhibition ‘vitrine colors’ at 't trefpunt

  • exhibition at 'design stories', during palermo design week

  • exhibition at 'je suis dada', at design flanders gallery

  • exhibition at 'puur persoonlijk - docville', international documentary festival,
    in cooperation with canvas

  • exhibition at 'expo / product stories' at design centre de winkelhaak,
    organised by artesis

2006

  • henry van de velde label 2006 exhibition at design flanders gallery in brussels

  • exhibition at ‘belgian designers rooms’, the white hotel in brussels

  • exhibition at design fair ‘interieur06’ in kortrijk

  • exhibition at ‘2006 world industrial design fair’ in ningbo

  • exhibition at ‘oeverture 06’ at surplus interieur in gent

  • wallpaper*’s ‘global edit exhibition’, during salone del mobile at armani teatro

  • exhibition at ‘label-design.be’, design in belgium after 2000 by grand-hornu images, pro materia & design vlaanderen at grand hornu

2007

2004

  • exhibition at ‘(im)perfect by design’, 4th triennial for design at the royal museum of art and history in brussels, belgium, organised by vizo

  • publication in ‘international design yearbook’ edited by tom dixon

  • exhibition at ‘vitrine on paper’ at copyright in antwerp, belgium

  • exhibition at ‘bio19’, biennial of industrial design, in ljubljana, slovenia

  • first prize competition ‘corporate identity nmbs’ — belgian railway stations,
    pilot project st-niklaas

  • exhibition at ‘meesterproef 2003 vlaanderen & nederland’ at museum
    ‘de paviljoens’ in almere, the netherlands

  • permanent collection designcenter winkelhaak, antwerp, belgium

  • exhibition at ‘hé prijsbeesten’ at vizo gallery in brussels, belgium

2005

  • first prize competition ‘housestyle for project gent sint pieters’

  • exhibition at quality time/tutto bene, designers from belgium & the netherlands at sarpi sei in milan

  • first prize competition ‘supports for traffic lights’ — flemish government

  • exhibition ‘with love from belgium’, passagen ‘05 at kunsthaus lempertz in köln, germany, coordination by optimo

  • brussels, belgium

  • brussels, belgium

  • kortrijk belgium

  • ningbo, china

  • gent, belgium

  • milan, italy

  • grand hornu, belgium

  • gent, belgium

  • milan, italy

  • belgium

  • köln, germany

  • brussels, belgium

  • international

  • antwerp, belgium

  • ljubljana, slovenia

  • st-niklaas, belgium

  • almere, the netherlands

  • antwerp, belgium

  • brussels, belgium

  • almere, the Netherlands  

  • milan, italy

  • seoul, korea

  • antwerp, belgium

  • brussels, belgium

  • brussels, belgium

  • oregon, usa

  • new york, usa

  • columbus, ohio, usa

  • milan, italy

  • dusseldorf, germany

  • paris, france

  • gent, belgium,

  • antwerp, belgium

  • milan, italy

  • london, united kingdom

  • köln, germany

  • london, united kingdom

  • toyooka, japan

  • munchen, germany