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.

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the team

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1990

a career worth mentioning..

1994

  • nomination ‘international luggage design competition’, toyooka, japan

2000

  • exhibition at ‘100% design’ in london, united kingdom

2001

2002

  • exhibition ‘salone satellite’ at the salone del mobile in milan, italy

  • exhibition at ‘100% design’ in london, united kingdom

  • window exhibition at ‘pesch intermöbel’ in köln, germany

  • exhibition ‘cut+fold’ at nike design library, oregon, usa

  • exhibition ‘skin’ at the national design museum in new york, usa

  • exhibition ‘mood river’ at the wexner center for the arts in columbus, ohio, usa

  • exhibition ‘salone satellite’, at the salone del mobile in milan, italy

  • window exhibition at ‘made in’ in dusseldorf, germany

  • window exhibition at ‘colette’ in paris, france

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

  • exhibition ‘vitrine first object-subject’ at louis in antwerp, belgium

2003

  • participation in ‘meesterproef2003’ for the city of almere, the Netherlands  

  • exhibition at ‘superstudio13 zona tortona’, during the salone del mobile
    in milan, italy

  • exhibition at ‘the world best design exchange seoul 2003’, at design korea 2003
    in seoul, korea, in cooperation with design flanders

  • window exhibition ‘vitrine fashion it’s belgian!?’ at brasserie national
    in antwerp, belgium

  • exhibition ‘kvadrat’ at vizo gallery in brussels, belgium

  • exhibition at ‘de nieuwe oogst’ at vizo gallery in brussels, belgium

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, italy

  • 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

2006

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

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

  • exhibition at design fair ‘interieur06’ in kortrijk belgium

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

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

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

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

2007

  • exhibition at ‘beauty singular~plural’, 5th triennial for design at the royal museum of art and history in brussels, belgium, 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’ in seoul, korea

  • laureate ‘provincial prize for design’ & exhibition in antwerp, belgium

  • ‘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 in purmerend, holland

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

  • exhibition at design fair ‘sfeer’ in gent, belgium

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

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, belgium

  • 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
    in brussels, belgium

2009

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

  • presentation 'whitegold collection' for domani at maison & objet, paris, france

  • window exhibition ‘vitrine colors’ at 't trefpunt, gent, belgium

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

  • exhibition at 'je suis dada', at design flanders gallery in brussels,  belgium

  • 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

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 (belgium)

  • 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)

2013

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

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

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

  • 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 (belgium)

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

  • lecturer at hong kong business of design week

  • if product design award for etap lighting (germany)

2011

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

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

  • 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 (italy)

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

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 (belgium)

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

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

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

2014

  • jury member if student design award

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

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

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

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

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

2015

  • jury member if student design award

  • lecturer at design museum gent (belgium) about ‘the government as a client’

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

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

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

2016

  • jury member if student design award

  • participation at 8th design triennial in flanders ‘hands on design’ at the design museum gent (belgium)

  • 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) malaysia

2017

  • interzum award for ‘respiro’ bed by kreamat

  • participation furniture fair ‘design & industry’ brussels (belgium)

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

  • if product design award for etap lighting (germany)

  • lead argonaut at business trip ‘design driven innovation’ in milan (italy)

2018

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

  • 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 (near the belgian coast) – together with poot architecture (belgium) and clusterlandscape (belgium)

  • if product design award for etap lighting (germany)

2019

  • presentation at ciff (china international furniture fair) - guangzhou

  • 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

2022

  • 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

  • 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 (under embargo)

  • 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 amuse flatware set for amuse

  • launch of cookware for cookever (korea)

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