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11 Facts About Lowie Vermeersch

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Lowie Vermeersch is part of the third generation of a prominent artistic family.

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Lowie Vermeersch was born on May 9,1974, in Kortrijk, Belgium.

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Lowie Vermeersch is part of a prominent Flemish artistic family.

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Lowie Vermeersch studied Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology.

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Immediately after his graduation Vermeersch joined Pininfarina, where he contributed to the design of many successful cars and prototypes such as Metrocubo and Ford Start.

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In December 2010, Lowie Vermeersch resigned from his position at Pininfarina in order to found Granstudio, a new type of design house that allowed him to extend his automotive design experience into the field of mobility design.

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Lowie Vermeersch's studio is a multidisciplinary team of 40 creatives and is active both in the field of automotive design and mobility design.

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In November 2017 Lowie Vermeersch presented together with Dallara the Dallara Stradale, the first ever road going car from the world leading race engineering company that is based in Parma, Italy.

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Lowie Vermeersch designed the car together with Giovanni Piccardo and Rocco Carrieri.

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From 2011 to 2017, Lowie Vermeersch served as president of board of directors of the Interieur Foundation, a non-profit association acting in the field of design, product development and innovation.

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Lowie Vermeersch acted as Curator for the Interieur Biennale in 2012 and was praised by Wallpaper for "setting a new standard for the design fair experience".