‘Design is the art of reducing.’

Alain Monnens is the founder of his award-winning studio for product design, branding and photography. Based in Belgium, Alain founded the studio in 2006 after working for an industrial design studio in The Netherlands and a number of design companies in Belgium.

His studio is specializing in lighting, furniture, and objects that are minimalist in style with maximum functionality. For Alain, it is not the adding of elements but their integration with the whole form and function which is important. He sees design as the art of reducing and designing for different sectors as a form of cross-pollination.

Over the studio’s history, he has won several design awards, including a Henry Van de Velde Label, iF Design Award and a number of Red Dot Design Awards.

AWARDS

2019
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MOMENTS iF DESIGN AWARD (D)
MOMENTS Designregio Kortrijk Award (B)

2014
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OLIVER red dot design award (D)
OLIVER interior innovation award (D)
U-LIGHT design and design international award (F)

2013
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U-LIGHT designpreis – nominee (D)
OBO design and design international award (F)
BULLET design and design international award (F)

2012
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SERVICE BIN, CRANE & 25° best product design
at the four annual Design Award of Province West-Flanders (B)

2011
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SERVICE BIN design and design international award (F)
25° design and design international award (F)
CRANE design and design international award (F)

2010
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BERTUS red dot design award (D)
FLOWER design and design international award (F)
SAX design and design international award (F)
BIG BANG design and design international award (F)
2LINK design and design international award (F)

2009
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BERTUS design and design international award (F)
BRACE design and design international award (F)
FLIP designpreis – nominee (D)
STRETCH designpreis – nominee (D)
CONE designpreis – nominee (D)

2008
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FLIP red dot design award (D)
STRETCH red dot design award (D)
STRETCH design and design international award (F)
STRETCH selection Award of the City Mechelen (B)
CONE selection Award of the City Mechelen (B)

2006
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CONE Henry van de Velde Label (B)

2004
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TUBE best product design
at the four annual Design Award of Province West-Flanders (B)
THE JOINT selection design competition of designboom (UK)

2000
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V-CHAIR selection Design Award of the City Mechelen (B)

1996
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LETTER-BOX BELGIUM POST selection Exit’96 (B)
LETTER-BOX BELGIUM POST & EROTIC
award Arts and Crafts committee of the Province Limburg (B)

1995
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HALLSTAND 1° award innovative design
HALLSTAND 2° award commercial | industrial design,
Young Design Award MECC Maasstricht (NL)

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