Designing products since 1994 and awarded the title Belgian Designer of the Year 2008, Stefan Schöning is a familiar name in the world of product design. He gained international acclaim for his Folder Chair in 2001, that has since become a classic. Stefan successfully completed many other projects, such as a new corporate style for the Belgian national railways in 2005, and the setting for the Belgium is design- exhibition in the prestigious Pinacoteca di Brera during the Salone del Mobile Milan in 2011. Stefan Schöning’s design style can be described as minimalistic. In his own words, elimination is an important part of the design process: “if you draw a line, it has to replace all other redundant lines. This is absolutely necessary to keep the world free from clutter and excess”.
