Five women who are making an impact on the contemporary design sector in Belgium recognize Wiki Women Design as an important project that they would like to contribute to. Oana Bogdan, Sara De Bondt, Stefanie Everaert, Caroline Lateur and Linde Freya Tangelder motivate why the project is important and how they think it can make a difference for a more equal gender representation in the design sector and historiography.
Architect, founding & managing partner BOGDAN & VAN BROECK
Oana Bogdan founded the architecture firm BOGDAN & VAN BROECK with Leo Van Broeck in 2007. Since 2020, she is also a member of The Board of Directors of A+ Architecture in Belgium and of the Council of The International Union of Architects.
Read her statement"It seems obvious to me that the role of women in architecture - now and over the years - deserves much more structural attention. The oeuvre of these female architects should, much more than is the case now, be part of our collective memory."‐ Oana Bogdan
Graphic designer, lecturer at KASK Gent
As a graphic designer, Sara De Bondt has acquired an important position in the cultural domain. Her clients include the V&A Museum, Barbican Centre, Tate and BOZAR. She leads a small team in her independent design studio. She has also held guest lectureships and taught at the Royal College of Art. Nowadays she is a lecturer at the KASK in Ghent.
Read her statement"Wikipedia plays an important role for students and researchers. It is often a starting point for research, and for young designers looking for examples to identify with, representation can be crucial."‐ Sara De Bondt
Designer, founder Destroyers/Builders and member of BRUT Collective
Linde Freya Tangelder founded the design studio Destroyers/Builders–based in Brussels and Antwerp–in 2014. Linde was recognized as Designer of the Year in 2019, and is one of the five designers within BRUT, a Belgian design collective.
Read her statement"By paying more attention to equal representation of male and female designers in such [architectural] projects, more women could help shape the architecture, urbanism and designed environment of the future."‐ Linde Freya Tangelder
Interior designers and designers, founders Doorzon interior architects
In 2005, Stefanie Everaert and Caroline Lateur founded Doorzon interior designers. In 2013, a first monograph dedicated to their work was published in an edition of Vlees en Beton. In 2016, Doorzon interior architects was selected for the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale, together with architects devylder vinck taillieu and Filip Dujardin. Everaert and Lateur also both work as lecturers at the KU Leuven.
Read their statement"During our studies we hardly had any female role models apart from Charlotte Perriand, Marie-José Van Hee and Claire Bataille. If a simple search on Google can reveal more female names, that's a very important step forward."‐ Stefanie Everaert & Caroline Lateur
