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Biography
After starting his career in Sweden,
working for Volvo, Koen De Winter returned
to Holland. There he developed many
household products for the firm Rosti-Mepal,
where he was in charge of the design
department. In 1979, Montreal's Danesco
Corporation asked him to come to Canada.
Until the founding of HippoDesign Inc.,
he combined the vice-presidency of Danesco
Inc. with teaching at the School of
Design at UQAM. He is the former president
of ADIQ and its national equivalent
and he represents Quebec in the permanent
MONA collection in New York.
For its European and North American
clients, HippoDesign develops products
renowned for their quality and innovativeness.
Education
1969, Master of Product Design, Akademie
voor Industriële Vormgeving Eindhoven,
Holland
 1962,
Diploma in Ceramic Technology, Maredsous
School of Fine Crafts, Belgium
Awards
1999, "Design Award", Best
of Canada, Toronto
1998, "Design Award", Best
of Canada, Toronto
1997, "Habitas Award", Montreal,
Canada
1997, "Habitas Award", Québec,
Canada
1987, "Best of Category",
ID Magazine: Annual Design Review,
New York
1987, "Produkte des jahres",
Frankfurt, Germany
1982, "Award of Merit", Design
Canada Awards, Ottawa
1974, "De Gouden Noot Award",
Utrecht, Holland
1969, "MOSA Award", Maastricht,
Holland
Memberships: SPI
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