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5 Questions with Rogier van der Zwaag

How did it all start?

With graffiti, when I was 14. I sucked at it though. Got caught when I was 16. Had to pay a lot of money. Wasn’t fanatical enough to keep going, but I kept drawing.

Introducing your new host in Ghent

Meet Chiel De Cuyper, your new host and co-curator of Let’s Talk Design in Ghent. To give a proper introduction I thought it was a good idea to ask him a couple of questions to get to know him.

6 Questions with illustrator Sasa Ostoja

How and when did you start drawing?

I graduated as a fine artist, around 2009 I believe, from the HKU (Fine Art School in Utrecht), where I focussed on painting. I created abstract, geometrical and precise work. To pay my rent I decided to make drawings to earn more money. The drawings would take less time since my paintings took weeks, mostly months to finish. I never thought I would fall in love with drawing eventually. Drawing enables me to awaken the stories in my head. My love for nature and her diversity in flora and fauna can get a stage. To my drawings, I can add sounds and movement and motivates my imagination endlessly.

Let’s Talk Design 2020

Hello again! 2020 has started and we are committed to organise at least 4 editions of Let’s Talk Design this year (Antwerpen, Gent, 2x Brussel). After organising these events since 2013 we’ll be introducing new hosts for some of the events. The first new host of 2020 is Chiel De Cuyper, He will be hosting and co-curating our Ghent edition.

Another thing that will change is that the number of student tickets will be limited for some locations because of the capacity.

So, for all of you who have been visiting our events. Thank you! Let’s Talk Design wouldn’t be possible without you.

Location, location, location

After roaming around with our conference Let’s Talk Design in the past years, we finally have found a partner that can provide locations in each city. Perfect!

An interview with Henry Daubrez of Dogstudio

Henry never liked school, he likes to have calm and green surrounding him when he is not at the studio. He likes the smell of the seasons, especially in early spring. He’s a big fan of pop culture and music, he always has his headphones on. And just like many creative people, he is an overthinker. Something that pushes him forward and at the same time puts a lot of pressure on him. He is a son, but also a dad, and a boyfriend. Henry is proud of what the whole team achieved with Dogstudio so far, and at the same time, he is also endlessly unsatisfied. “I am always convinced we can do better. “

Eleni Debo wins prestigious World Illustration Award

Belgian Illustrator Eleni Debo who was one of our speakers at Let’s Talk Design 18 in Antwerpen has won the prestigious World Illustration Award in the Editorial category.

7 Podcasts on design, creativity & entrepreneurship

Summer is here and that’s traditionally the time where you have more time for leisure. Time to read books, our interviews and to listen to podcasts! So I wanted to share some design/creativity/entrepreneurship related podcasts that you might not now ( a couple of them are Dutch spoken). Check out this list of podcasts and enjoy summer.

Goodbye portfolios 😢 Hello future!

A couple of years ago we launched our portfolio section on the website, in a time when local initiatives were underrepresented.

Let’s Talk Design & Studio Tour— Antwerpen

On June 20th we will host our 21st edition of Let’s Talk Design in Antwerpen.

Let’s Talk Design is a series of evenings with speakers from the creative sector talking about their work. At our events we let established creatives talk about their work next to young & upcoming talent. Our events are all about getting inspired and connect with fellow creatives in an open low-key environment.