For its eleventh edition, the BKRK-award is all about fibres. Once again I coordinate the trajectory from start to finish: the call, the jury moments, coaching, the finalists’ videos and everything in between.

What happens when young designers and manufacturing companies tackle a real design challenge together? TransFormMaker is a co-creation trajectory in the Genk–Hasselt region, and I coordinate it from start to finish.

Behind every award ceremony is a team making sure everything falls into place. For the Henry van de Velde Awards 2025, I helped organise the ceremony and coordinated the videos of the finalists in all categories.

Ten editions! For its anniversary, the BKRK-award went back to the source: raw materials. From the launch in October 2024 to the final event in October 2025, I guided ten selected talents through jury moments, coaching and a meet & greet with experts.

In April 2025, VAKlab made its international debut at Milan Design Week. At Alcova, a five-metre thatched pavilion by Michaël Verheyden showcased objects made by craftspeople from the VAKlab community. I coordinated the project in Bokrijk and in Milan .

The ninth edition of the BKRK-award revolved around wood. A year of jury moments, coaching sessions, finalist videos, a magazine and a festive award ceremony, with me coordinating it all.

Limburg is full of design talent, yet much of it stays invisible and unconnected. Commissioned by the city of Genk and Z33, freelance colleague Heleen Van Loon and I explored whether a new design platform for the province could take root. Our plan is now on the table of the city councils of Genk and Hasselt.

Baroness O. was asked by Belgium is Design, which promotes Belgian design around the world, to curate their exposition for Milan Design Week 2024. The task at hand: Envision a concept for the exposition that embodies the Belgian design landscape of twenty twenty four and make a selection of ten to fifteen designers to personify your vision. Challenge accepted…

For the eighth time in a row, VAKlab organized its annual BKRK competition. This years’ theme: braiding techniques. At VAKlab I manage the BKRK trajectory in which ten entries, picked by the professional jury, are coached in their idea and concept.

Long tables in the streets, windows open, smells and tastes from the neighborhood, selling treasures from the attic and garage, music and conviviality... What a pleasure to organise the Koning Boudewijnlaan’s first-since-years block party in Labiomista’s back yard.

Since 2023 I have programmed VAKlab’s Craftsmanship Calendar: a yearly programme of lectures, workshops, masterclasses and studio visits that inspires designers, craftspeople and entrepreneurs, and prepares candidates for the BKRK-award.

Kunstennacht is the go to event to discover Hasselt's diverse art and cultural life. Art houses open their doors, studios, galleries and artists give a taste of their work, often in surprising locations, in exhibitions, concerts, open studios, performances, shows and tours. Together with colleague Tine Deboelpaep we managed the night from A to Z

In the years to come I will be working at VAKlab on the trajectory coördination of the BKRK-award, that challenges, supports and guides creative talents and professionals on their way to entrepreneurship, and the Craftsmanship Calender that is spiked with interesting lectures, workshops, masterclasses and much more.

The 'Connecting Nature Impact Summit, Genk' in 2022 concluded five years of research and innovation on Nature Based Solutions. During the Summit at the Thor site in Genk, the results of this research were presented and the impact of the project and of nature-based solutions was highlighted. Drama, together with communications agency This Way Up, took on the complete organization of the summit.

As freelancer I’m working on regular assignments for House for contemporary art and design Z33 in Hasselt. I am currently taking on the role of project leader in the development of the public program for the new expo cluster that will open on April 1, 2023.

As a freelance event manager for event company Smile I get to indulge in my wildest creative fantasies. Smile designs and produces premium events and moments for brands, companies, institutions and private clients. Being very proud to have produced events for clients such as Pfizer, Unizo, Visit Limburg, ASAP, Philips, The Province of Antwerp, Volvo, Bestseller and counting.

When the city of Genk planned to revamp their Stalenstraat and gift it with its own street party ‘Allez Stalenstraat’ I was happy to be counted in! The beauty about Stalenstraat is that it’s a representation of the world. And Allez Stalenstraat is its celebration.

In 2016 I joined creative studio Baroness O. and took on the communications and organization of our projects where Anne takes on the design part. In the past couple of years we worked on great projects. We initiated, curated, designed, created and hosted shops, dinner parties, content, video’s, …