Ba. Industrial 
Product
Design

Our second-year students have just completed a 12-week co-design journey. Together with local users with different abilities, they created unique assistive devices that enable participation in meaningful activities such as swimming and gaming. Some processes cannot be accelerated: building trust, developing empathy, and fostering a sense of ownership all take time. The basic language of co-design is prototyping and discovering unexpected insights together. Users are often un

Call to alumni of Howest - Ba. Industrieel Productontwerpen & industry partners of HOWEST Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen. Join us as an external jury member on 23 June 2026 to co-review some of our graduation projects in Industrial Product Design and Interior Product Design, helping us to keep our graduation level aligned with industry needs. Meanwhile explore the exhibition of final degree projects. Witness the culmination of our students' hard work and creativity, and connec

The transition to a circular economy requires designers who can think beyond products and understand how materials, processes, organisations, and value chains are interconnected. In this programme, you’ll learn how design decisions impact sustainability and value creation, while exploring circular strategies that go beyond recycling alone. Through real-life business cases, expert guidance, and hands-on projects, you will develop a systemic and circular mindset, gain insight i

The June 2nd workshop is already sold out, so we’ve added an extra session on June 9th. Please note: both workshops will take place live on-site at IDC in Kortrijk, Belgium, and not online. >>>>>>>>>>>> Howest Industrial Product Design is proud to announce their 2nd AI Visualization Techniques for Product Designers One-day live workshop, June 2 at IDC Kortrijk, Marksesteenweg 58, Kortrijk - Belgium At Howest - Ba. Industrieel Productontwerpen, we see AI not as a shortcut or

For the second year in a row, our Industrial Product Design (IPO) students from HOWEST University of Applied Sciences win the nationally organized AGORIA. Student Challenge! With their team Arok Studio, Cesar Bracaval, Kobe Maes, Jotte Vaes and Rune Bultynck convinced the jury in a competition with strong bachelor's and master's students from different design schools in Belgium. The challenge came from Superellipse and focused on a current social question: how can we integra

Inspiratietrip voor creatieve professionals naar Frankfurt World Design Capital van 9 t.e.m. 11 juni 2026 Schrijf je nu in ! ( inschrijven mogelijk tot 26 april ) Van 9 tot en met 11 juni reizen we met 20 creatieve professionals naar Frankfurt, dat in 2026 de titel World Design Capital (WDC) draagt. Het programma is een mix van studio- en museabezoeken met focus op immersive en digital, netwerking en exposities van het World Design Capital programma. Een unieke kans om in c

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Military Gear Labs wrapped up, and what a week it was. 🎯 IN THE NEWS! https://www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/west-vlaanderen/zuid-west-vlaanderen/kortrijk/howest-studenten-verrassen-defensie-industrie-met-innovatieve-prototypes-ik-heb-al-een-paar-mooie-ideeen-gezien/143745332.html Over the course of five days, 45 students from three international design programs immersed themselves in the world of protective gear, defense technology, and advanced textiles. From Brussels Expo to f