Industrial
Product
Design
20 YEARS OF IPO
20 YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT DESIGN
Two decades ago, the Industrial Product Design program was established within Howest. Since then, nearly 1000 creative designers have graduated from our habitat, the Industrial Design Center in Kortrijk, with their diploma and an impressive portfolio. "Over the past twenty years, the world, especially in the realm of design and product design, has undergone significant transformations," explains program coordinator Becky Verthé. "Throughout the academic year, we will showcase these changes not through a historical narrative but through products that exemplify the evolution of the past two decades."
ANNIVERSARY PARTNERS
We're thankful for our partners' support in celebrating IPO's 20th anniversary.
EVENTS
Our IPO INSIDE OUT expo ran at the Buda-fabriek until November 5.
We showcased 25 products from companies where IPO alumni worked, demonstrating the achievements and employability of IPO students in the industry
Launch of a podcast series
featuring alumni of the program who talk about their working experiences as product designers
Design to Manufacturing fair
in Kortrijk Xpo is an unmissable networking and demonstration event that brings together the entire manufacturing industry.
IPO Graduation Show
featuring students' graduation work of the class of 2024.
Opening of the permanent expo IPO INSIDE OUT
at the Industrial Design Center (IDC), showcasing alumni work.
Shaping Matter networking event at the IDC,
providing anniversary partners a platform to articulate their vision for design practice and design education for the next 20 years.