"The idea is to produce a unique design object with the characteristics of an industrial product, following an artistic approach."

Every year, a designer of the year is chosen by the magazines Knack Weekend & Le Vif Weekend and the Biennale Interieur. This year, Brussels-based studio BISKT wins this recognition. The design studio is lauded for their innovative designs that push the boundaries of ceramics. In their own unique way, they bring craft and industry together. The prize is being awarded for the 17th time. Partners of the prize are the Design Museum Gent, CID Grand-Hornu, Design Museum Brussels and MAD Brussels. Studio BIKST succeeds Sebastien Caporusso as designer of the year.

Ceramist and industrial designer, Charlotte Gigan and Martin Duchêne founded studio Biskt in 2018. At the crossroads of design and ceramics, industrial processes and manual skills, studio biskt experiments with clay extrusion, a process borrowed from industry. Charlotte and Martin pay particular attention to the way objects are created.

MAD had a talk with Charlotte and Martin from Studio BISKT.