From Thursday, October 16th to Sunday, November 2nd, 2025, the WONDER festival will once again take over the city center of Kortrijk, UNESCO City of Design, with a unique discovery trail full of design, art, and innovation. Young talent and established figures from the broad creative field, industry, and education will share their vision for a better future.
The WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION exhibition forms the heart of the festival and showcases the next generation of Belgian design talent. Each year, the Kortrijk Design Region and its partners seek out the most promising young designers from the Belgian creative design education system. This year, 37 projects were selected from 228 submissions by an external jury, ranging from architecture to product design and from graphic design to game design.
Seven students of the Faculty of Architecture will exhibit their graduation projects:
Louise Nys – Campus Sint-Lucas Brussel, Master Architectuur
Edward Janssen – Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Master Architectuur
Laurien Thevelein – Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Master Interieurarchitectuur
Renée Sykora – Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Master of Architecture
Frauke Soetewey – Campus Sint-Lucas Brussel, Master Architectuur
Ying Sun – Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Master of Architecture
Jora van Baarle – Campus Sint-Lucas Gent, Master of Architecture
- Discover all the exhibitors at wonder-festival.be.