Work
| 2016 – | Artistic Director and co-founder of Atelier LUMA, LUMA Arles. Arles, France |
| 2019 – 2023 | Rector at Karlsruhe University of Art & Design (HfG). Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 2001 – 2019 | Artistic Director and Founder of Z33 House for Contemporary Art. Hasselt, Belgium |
| 2017 – 2018 | Curator of the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial. Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2010 – 2020 | Head of Master Department Social Design, Design Academy Eindhoven. Eindhoven, The Netherlands |
| 2013 – 2014 | Curator of biennial of design BIO50, Ljubljana, Slovenia. |
| 2001 – 2010 | Lecturer, Design Academy Eindhoven, Department Man and Well-Being. Eindhoven, The Netherlands |
| 2001 – 2011 | Project Manager, Design, Anno ’02. Kortrijk, Belgium |
| 1998 – 2001 | Director, Centre for Integral Product Design CEPRO. Waregem, Belgium |
| 1998 – 1999 | Host Lecturer, Product Design, Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg. Genk, Belgium |
| 1995 – 1998 | Product Manager, Kreon. Antwerp, Belgium |
| 1995 – 1996 | Lecturer and host lecturer, Design Theory, Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg, Department Graphic and Advertisement Design. Hasselt, Belgium |
Recent Publications
| 2023 | Atelier Luma, Bioregional Design Practices (Luma) |
| 2021 | Muller Van Severen: Dialogue. (Walther König) |
| 2020 | Social Matter, Social Design: For Good or Bad, all Design is Social. (Valiz, Amsterdam) |
| 2018 | Studio Future, Future Thinking in Art and Design. (Black Dog Press) |
Education
| 1986 – 1992 | Product Design, Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg (former SHIVKV now Luca school of arts). |
| Thesis: Game as Metaphor for the Twentieth Century. Magna Cum Laude. Genk, Belgium |
Activities (selection)
Previous:
President of the architecture and design Commission of the Flemish Community. Member of the Dutch creative fund selection commissions.
Board member Manifesta International, and Manifesta 9 Member of the advisory board. Fondazione Matera-Basilicata 2019. Matera, Italy and former member of the advisory board. V&A Museum of Design Dundee. Dundee, Great Britain. Hochschulrat Karlshochschule Karlsruhe.
Currently:
Board member Foundation d’Entreprise Martell, Cognac, France.
Workshops talks and lectures:
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, JRC Ispra, WEF Davos, Kunstgewerbe Museum Hamburg, Centre Pompidou, Norman Foster Foundation, Vitra Design Museum, London Design Museum, ZKM, Het Nieuw Instituut. CCA, Copenhagen. Porto Design Biennial,…