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Belgium
ABOUT
Kato Herbots (BE, 2001) is a product designer with a fascination for the relationship between human, environment, materials and context. By blending thorough research, material exploration, and storytelling, her practice challenges preconceptions and explores responsible future scenarios.
Her expertise lies in mapping as a research method to uncover complex interactions and connections in order to create meaningful perspectives. This results in different typologies, from product design to research-driven installations. Recently, she is interested in the role of design in creating responsible more-than-human futures.
CV
EXPERIENCE
2024
Junior Researcher in Design at LUCA School of Arts
2023
Intership at Studio Johanna Seelemann
2022
Research Unit Inter-Actions Luca School of Arts,
Dementia Lab
Jobstudent for artistic works
April 2022
Internship at NAUWAU
EXHIBITIONS
October 2024
Residents of Solar Space at Interwoven,
DDW, Eindhoven, NL
October 2024
Residents of Solar Space at WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION,
Kortrijk, BE
September 2024
Residents of Solar Space at Brussels Design September,
Brussels, BE
June 2024
Residents of Solar Space at MATTER(S)/ EXIT,
CCHA, Hasselt, BE
Oktober 2023
Ad Terram exhibited at Interwoven
DDW, Eindhoven, NL
March 2023
Ad Terram exhibited at Design is Dead Expo,
Genk, BE
June 2022
THIS IS NOT A BUMP exhibited at Angewandte Festival,
Vienna, AT
June 2022
WNDRWTR exhibited at Branch Out: a productdesign expo,
Hasselt, BE
March 2022
KASK exhibited at Reshaped: Post-Industrial crafts,
ADAM Design Museum Brussels, BE
September 2021
LOOP - IT exhibited as part of Student Design Challenge,
DDW 2021, Eindhoven, NL
August 2021
KASK exhibited at Maastricht conference on Circular Economy,
Maastricht NL
July 2021
KASK exhibited at Post-Industrial crafts,
Terrarium, Sint-Lukas, Brussel, BE
EDUCATION
2022-2024: Master Product Design, with the highest honors
LUCA School of Arts – campus C-mine
C-Mine 5, 3600 Genk, Belgium
Higer education
2019- 2022: Bachelor Product Design, with high honors
LUCA School of Arts – campus C-mine
C-Mine 5, 3600 Genk, Belgium
Higer education
2020-2021: Industrial Design
Die Angewandte - Industrial Design 1
Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Exchange semester
2013-2019: Mathematics and science
Hasp-O Centrum
Diesterstraat 1, 3800 Sint-Truiden
High school
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
November 2024
Ecodesign Award - Inspiring Design for Residents of Solar Space by OVAM & Designmuseum Gent
Ecodesign Award - Human Interest for Residents of Solar Space by OVAM & Knack Weekend
June 2024
featured in the Class of 2024 by Flanders DC with the graduatation project Residents of Solar Space
June 2021
KASK as selected project for the Euregional open call for circular economy
by Wanderfull Stream, BE, NL and DE
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